GATE Construction Materials: Concrete: constituents, mix design, short-term and long-term properties – Previous Year Questions

7 GATE previous year questions on Concrete: constituents, mix design, short-term and long-term properties (Construction Materials, Civil Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

1. GATE 2023 CE (CE1) Q13 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Creep of concrete under compression is defined as the .
2. GATE 2023 CE (CE1) Q15 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – In cement concrete mix design, with the increase in water-cement ratio, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
3. GATE 2024 CE (CE1) Q15 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Concrete of characteristic strength 30 MPa is required. If 40 specimens of concrete cubes are to be tested, the minimum number of specimens having at…
4. GATE 2025 CE (CE2) Q13 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Consider the following statements (P) and (Q): (P): Fly ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag can be used as mineral admixtures in concrete.…
5. GATE 2025 CE (CE2) Q23 (1 mark, Multiple select) – In the context of construction materials, which of the following statements is/are CORRECT?
6. GATE 2025 CE (CE1) Q16 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Identify the FALSE statement from the following options:
7. GATE 2025 CE (CE1) Q33 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – If the weights retained on the 2.36 mm, 1.18 mm, 600 µm, and 300 µm sieves are 30%, 35%, 15%, and 20%, respectively, of the total weight of an…