ASPHALT PAVING LEVEL 1 EXAM ALL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |
LATEST 2026 VERSION | ALREADY A
GRADED | NEW AND REVISED
When calibrating to check the low side of the rolling straight edge:
Place shims under the outer wheels
Place the rolling straight edge on a surface that looks flat
Place a 3/16 inch shin under each outside wheel, the gauge should read
zero on both sides of the gauge
Place shims under the center wheel - ANSWER- Place a 3/16 inch shin
under each outside wheel, the gauge should read zero on both sides of
the gauge
When calibrating to check the high side of the rolling straight edge:
Place shims under the outer wheels
Place shims under the center wheel
Place the rolling straight edge on a surface that looks flat
Place a 3/16 inch shin under the center wheel. The gauge should read
zero on both sides of the gauge. - ANSWER- Place a 3/16 inch shim
under the center wheel. The gauge should read zero on both sides of the
gauge.
What do you need to know when manually checking the cross slope?
, The level length
The lane width
Height from the end of the level to pavement surface
The diameter of the bubble in the level - ANSWER- Level length and
height from the end of level to pavement surface
When paving 5 foot wide shoulders or open-graded friction course FC-5
cores should be taken at the frequency of...
1 per 100 feet
5 per lot
5 per sub lot
1 per 1000 feet
None of the above - ANSWER- None of the above
Density cores for acceptance testing are not required for:
Mix less than 1 inch thick
Shoulders less than 5 feet wide
Acceleration and deceleration lanes less than 1000 feet in length
Ramos less than 1000 feet - ANSWER- All of the above
If a core sample is needed just after paving then
Coring can be done immediately
Let the pavement be cool to the touch before coring
Run extra water from the core rig while coring
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |
LATEST 2026 VERSION | ALREADY A
GRADED | NEW AND REVISED
When calibrating to check the low side of the rolling straight edge:
Place shims under the outer wheels
Place the rolling straight edge on a surface that looks flat
Place a 3/16 inch shin under each outside wheel, the gauge should read
zero on both sides of the gauge
Place shims under the center wheel - ANSWER- Place a 3/16 inch shin
under each outside wheel, the gauge should read zero on both sides of
the gauge
When calibrating to check the high side of the rolling straight edge:
Place shims under the outer wheels
Place shims under the center wheel
Place the rolling straight edge on a surface that looks flat
Place a 3/16 inch shin under the center wheel. The gauge should read
zero on both sides of the gauge. - ANSWER- Place a 3/16 inch shim
under the center wheel. The gauge should read zero on both sides of the
gauge.
What do you need to know when manually checking the cross slope?
, The level length
The lane width
Height from the end of the level to pavement surface
The diameter of the bubble in the level - ANSWER- Level length and
height from the end of level to pavement surface
When paving 5 foot wide shoulders or open-graded friction course FC-5
cores should be taken at the frequency of...
1 per 100 feet
5 per lot
5 per sub lot
1 per 1000 feet
None of the above - ANSWER- None of the above
Density cores for acceptance testing are not required for:
Mix less than 1 inch thick
Shoulders less than 5 feet wide
Acceleration and deceleration lanes less than 1000 feet in length
Ramos less than 1000 feet - ANSWER- All of the above
If a core sample is needed just after paving then
Coring can be done immediately
Let the pavement be cool to the touch before coring
Run extra water from the core rig while coring
