building construction Paper 2 WASSCE (PC 2ND), 2022

Question 3

 

State two effect of too much water in a concrete mix.
State three methods of protecting newly constructed substructural walls from damage.

List five items in the apparatus used for conducting a slump test on fresh concrete

 

Majority of the candidates were able to
-          State two effect of too much water in a concrete mix.
-         State three methods of protecting newly constructed substructural walls from damage.

However, most of them failed to list five items in the apparatus used for conducting a slump test on fresh concrete

The expected response to question 3 (c) is as given below.

 

Apparatus used for Conducting Slump Test:

  • Slump cone
  • Straight edge
  • Tape measure/rule
  • Flat wooden/metal base
  • Compacting rod/ tamping rod.