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By Sara Hart

AIA/Architectural Record Continuing Education

Instructions

• Read the article "Concrete Gets Glamorous in the 21st Century"
• Complete the questions below, then fill in your answers .
• Fill out and submit the AIA/CES education reporting form in the magazine or print the form to receive one AIA learning unit.

Questions:

LU: 1
HSW: 1

1. The Pantheon in Rome, built in a.d. 126, was constructed of which material?
a. portland cement
b. reinforced concrete
c. concrete blocks
d. cut stone

2. In this article, trial and error in research and development is referred to as what?
a. high-performing
b. iteration
c. self-compacting
d. lucid

3. Who invented portland cement?
a. Joseph Monier
b. Joseph Aspdin
c. Le Corbusier
d. Pier Luigi Nervi

4. The physical attribute of concrete that was standard for all types of the material until 2001 is which?
a. translucence
b. light-transmitting
c. opacity
d. curved

5. When concrete can bend while continuing to carry a load, it is considered to be which?
a. ductile
b. compressed
c. reinforced
d. brittle

6. Which is the physical characteristic of the concrete walls constructed of LiTraCon?
a. they are ultra thin
b. they are bendable
c. they are made of panels
d. they are made of blocks

7. Bill Price’s Pixel products transmit light through which material(s)?
a. fiber optics
b. crushed glass and polymer
c. LiTraCon
d. Ductal

8. Although they are different in content, Ductal and LiTraCon have which characteristics in common?
a. they are flexible
b. they consist of fibers
c. they are produced in blocks
d. they are extremely thin

9. The benefits of structural-concrete-insulating panels include all the following except which?
a. lightweight
b. cost-effective
c. poured-in-place
d. R-40 insulation

10. How thick is the concrete deck of the Seonyu footbridge constructed in Seoul, South Korea?
a. slightly more than 1 inch
b. slightly less than 1 foot
c. two-and-a-half inches
d. four inches

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