Live Quiz Arena
🎁 1 Free Round Daily
⚡ Enter ArenaQuestion
← TechnologyWithin a high-rise concrete support column, which risk increases when rapid hydration occurs?
A)Decreased long-term compressive strength✓
B)Increased shear stress resistance
C)Minimized creep deformation effects
D)Enhanced freeze-thaw durability
💡 Explanation
Excessive heat induces ettringite formation through internal sulfate attack; this expansion weakens the binder through delayed 'Delayed Ettringite Formation' (DEF). Therefore, the compressive strength decreases, rather than the alternatives involving shear stress; DEF impacts compressive, but not shear, strength.
🏆 Up to £1,000 monthly prize pool
Ready for the live challenge? Join the next global round now.
*Terms apply. Skill-based competition.
Related Questions
Browse Technology →- Which outcome is amplified when a hydraulic valve experiences internal component resonance?
- Which risk acutely increases during investment casting if molten wax removal is incomplete?
- Which outcome occurs when an internal combustion engine's fuel injectors experience dribbling?
- Which risk increases when a robotic arm's encoder feedback malfunctions during trajectory planning?
- Within a three-phase power transformer, which consequence results when an inductive load causes a leading power factor correction circuit to switch inappropriately?
- Which limitation arises when an ammonia-based refrigeration evaporator operates below its minimum design temperature?
