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Materials Science And Engineering Properties

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Author:Charles Gilmore

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Chapter11: Fracture And Fatigue

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In a concrete mix design (at oven dry condition), the amount of water needed is a function of required
slump and Nominal maximum aggregate size.
True
False

Uniformly graded aggregate gradations have missing particles of one or more sizes.
True
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