PSL Rebar Training Assessment

A). Answer Is One Sentence

1. What are the grades of deformed steel bars? 2. On what basis the grade of deformed steel bars made? 3. Name the surface defects on the steel bars? 4. What is the mandrel diameter required to rebend 12mm dia bar of quality FE 415, as per IS 1786? 5. Are contour rib bars suitable for epoxy coating? Why? 6. Name of the list of checks to be done on bars after receipt? 7. What is the ratio of mixing of patch up material? 8. Steel reinforced bars to be coated shall conform to which IS standard specification? 9. Write down the types of ribs of bars? 10. What is SA 2 ? Why is it used? 11. How much time the blasted bars can be stored without coating? 12. Why steel bars are grounded at the time of coating? 13. How are the bars grounded at the time of coating? 14. As per IS 13620 which tests are specified on coated bars? 15. What is the acceptable limit of continuity of coating test? 16. What is a holiday? 17. How much voltage is required for holiday test? 18. What is the time & temperature specified for adhesion test (IS13620)?

19. What is the mandrel diameter specified to check adhesion test of 10mm dia bars as per IS13620? 20. Write the frequency of the tests as per IS 13620 on coated bars? 21. For which test failure, retest is specified; write the frequency of Retest? 22. What care shall be taken for handling of coated bars? 23. What are the acceptable criteria of retest? 24. What is the acceptable limit of damaged area need not be repaired? 25. What is the maximum damaged area allowed? 26. Which chemicals are in chemical resistance test? 27. What is the specified impact energy in impact test as per IS 13620? 28. What is meant by CTD & TMT? 29. What will happen if the material having rolling defect is coated? 30. What is rolling defect? 31. Explain briefly the rebar coating process with diagram? 32. How is coating thickness gauge calibrated? 33. Why is steel grit required along with steel shot for abrasive blasting? 34. Which are the parameters that affect the thickness of coating? 35. What is the gel time of epoxy powder? 36. What is curing? 37. How many turbines do we use for blast cleaning? 38. What is the recommended temp of rebar before coating? 39. What is the specific gravity of epoxy powder? 40. Why is the coating called Fusion Bonded Epoxy coating? 41. What is the electrolyte in applied voltage resistance test? 42. Differentiate between coatings of a straight rebars and bend rebars? 43. What is corrosion?

44. Write the methods used to prevent corrosion? 45. Why straightening of bend bar is required before coating? 46. What will happen if the temp of bar is less than specified at the time of coating? 47. Why is air knives used? 48. What is used to measure the roughness of the bars after abrasive blasting? 49. State main type/mode of concrete degradation? 50. Why steel are used in concrete, state technical property. 51. How many days a sample is cured before compressive strength test? 52. State causes of corrosion? 53. State type of mechanisms of concrete degradation? 54. How we get uniform thickness on uneven rebar? Explain in 1 or 2 line. 55. Average production capacity per day in Chennai rebar plant? 56. What is the particle size range of epoxy powder? 57. Range of rebar dia. that can be coated in our plant? 58. Benefits of factory applied coating. 59. Which corrosion system introduced by Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi? 60. What is the % bond loss is permissible as per pullout test: IS 2770.

B) Fill In The Blanks

1. The steel bars for concrete reinforcement shall be manufactured by the process of ---------------rolling (HOT, COLD) 2. -----------test shall be conducted on bare bars before coating. (Bend strength, Bend test) 3. The ratio of patch up material is by-------------- (Weight, Volume) 4. As per IS 13620 the acceptable limit of coating thickness is from ----to---------------microns (140 to 275,100 to 300) 5. Minimum -----------measurement shall be taken for coating thickness measurement.(10,15) 6. In adhesion test bending angle is ---------------degree.(180,120) 7. Cracks on coating shall be checked by-----------------in adhesion test (Microscope, visually) 8. Binding wires are coated with __________ 9. The mandrel dia. required to bend 20mm dia. Coated as per IS 13620 is--------------mm (150,120) 10. A potential of -------------volts shall be applied in the applied voltage test. (1.5, 2.0) 11. Strength of concrete designated as______ 12. History of rebar coating began in the year-----13. CPCC stands for--14. Life enhancement due to FBEC is----year 15. Concretes are weak in _______ strength.

C) State Whether Following Statements Are True Or False?

1. IS 13620 is the only applicable for epoxy coating applied by electrostatic spray method. 2. The patch up material shall be inert in concrete. 3. As per IS 13620 only steel/grit is allowed for blast cleaning operation. 4. Pitting is a surface defect. 5. Longitudinal cracks are accepted in bend bar. 6. The surface to be coated shall be near white metal only. 7. If client permits the coating can be delayed for long duration after blast cleaning. 8. Object shall be grounded at the time of electrostatic coating. 9. The power shall be applied only on hot bar 10. The coated bar shall be given a thermal treatment. 11. The coating thickness limits do not apply to patched area. 12. No visible cracks in the coating on the coating radius shall be allowed. 13. As per IS 13620 coating thickness can also be checked by destructive method. 14. Reest is permitted for holiday test. 15. Coated bar shall be handled with spreader bar. 16. All test & inspection shall be at places of manufacture prior to shipment. 17. CS-10 wheel is used in Taber abrasive as per IS 13620. 18. After blast cleaning the bars become white& smooth. 19. Coated bars shall be lifted by EOT crane using slings. 20. Bend bars are not suitable for coating. 21. Cut end does not require touch up repair.

22 Bond between epoxy and steel is stronger than bond between epoxy and concrete in coated reinforced concrete. 23. Higher water cement ratio gives higher strength to concrete. 24. In plain concrete, sea water can be used for mixing or curing. 25. Average blast profile required as per IS 13620 varies with degreeof rust? 26. As per IS 13620 bend test of 25 mm bar can be done on 25 mm mandrel. 27. Stainless steel rebar does not require FBEC for corrosion protection. 28. Volume expansion occurs as a result of ettringite formation. 29. CRS steel has very high corrosion resistance. 30. FBEC is used for rebar exposed to atmosphere also.

D) Select Correct Answer From Multiple Choices Given Below

1. In ASTM 775 M, M stands for a. Measurement system b. mode c. metric system d. none 2. Heating a fully cured epoxy coating a. Change its property. b. does not change any property c. only chemical property changes d. only physical property changes 3. Steel reinforcing bar to be coated shall meet the requirements of following standards. a. IS 465 b IS13620 c. IS 1786 d. None 4. Reinforcing bars to be coated shall be cleaned to near white metal, which is a. SA 1.5 b. SA 2.5 c. SA3.5 d. SA 4.5 5. As per IS what is the maximum time coating can be delayed after the abrasive blasting ? a. 2 Hr. b. 4 hrs. c. 8 hrs d. immediate 6. What is the coating thickness range as per ASTM 775 M? a. 100-300 b. 125-300. C. 175-300 d. 200-300 7. Coating thickness can be measured by a. thickness gauge b. elcometer. c . monometer d. ammeter 8. Acceptable holiday in a coating as per IS are a. 2 per feet b. 2 per meter c. 2 per bar d. 2 per batch 9. Chemical resistance test chemicals are selected based on, a. chemicals which will react with epoxy. b. chemical which which will not react with epoxy c. chemicals are part of concrete d. none 10. Chemical resistance test highest corrosion occurs in a. distilled water b. Cacl2 c. NaoH d. ca(OH)2 11. The effect of electrochemical stresses on the bond of coating to steel and the film integrity shall be tested by a. chloride permeability test b. bend test. C. resistance to applied voltage test. D. pull out test

12. Bend test shows the crack in 100x magnifying glass. Coating is accepted or rejected? 13. Pull out test is conducted to test the bond between a. epoxy & steel . b epoxy & concrete c. steel & concrete d. none

14. Taber abrasor uses following abrasive wheels a. CS-10 b. SC -10 c. TA-10 d. none 15. In impact resistance test the force is a. 5 Nm b. 7 Nm c. 9 Nm d. 11 Nm 16. Induction heating of rebar is a. mass heating b. surface heating c. core heating d. thermal heating 17. FBEC has following amount of solvents a. 10-20% b. 50-60 % c. 100 % d None 18. Corrosion of steel is a. Oxidation reaction. b. Reduction reaction. C. Carbonation reaction. D. none 19. Fresh concrete has PH value a. > 12.5 % b. 11 % c. < 7.5 % d None 20. Galvanizing is coating of a. Al b. Cu c. Zn. d Fe