LADOTD PCC Plant Inspection LADOTD PCC Plant
Inspection With complete solutions | latest update
2026/2027
cement, aggregates, and water - Ans What does concrete primarily consist of?
Sections 601, 805, & 901 of the standard specs - Ans PCC produced and delivered for use
in the building of roads and structures must conform to...
901, 1006, and 1016 - Ans Concrete produced for precast units shall conform to what
sections of the standard specs?
minor structural concrete - Ans Concrete produced and delivered for use in the
construction of curbs, gutters, medians, and catchbasins
quality control - Ans The constant monitoring by the contractor of equipment, materials,
processes, and making the necessary adjustments to ensure that concrete mixtures produced
and placed are uniform, are within control limits, and meet spec requirements
supplemental specs, plans, and plan changes/special agreements - Ans DOTD specs can
be overridden by...
2 - Ans How many categories of concrete are there?
,the project contract, the project plans, and Table 1, Master Proportion Table -
Ans Concrete mixtures shall be produced in accordance with requirements as identified
on...
a proposed mix design - Ans Before any concrete is placed on a project, what should the
contractor submit to the department for acceptance?
the contractor's certified concrete technician - Ans Who is responsible for designing the
concrete mixture, taking samples, and performing tests necessary for control of the concrete
mixture within spec requirements?
daily when the plant is operating and producing concrete for a DOTD project - Ans The
DOTD Inspector is required to visit the contractor's plant...
the DOTD certifies inspector - Ans Acceptance and sampling testing are performed by or
under the direction of whom?
district laboratory engineer - Ans Who should the contractor's proposed mix design must
be submitted to for acceptance?
Qualified Products List - Ans The department's publication which lists products for which
source approval has been granted
Materials Sampling Manual - Ans The minimum sampling frequency by section and
material is delineated in the...
sampling plan - Ans A schedule which outlines the minimum sampling and testing
frequencies for all materials to be used on a project
, batch plant - Ans The type of concrete plant referred to as ready mix
batch plant - Ans The type of plant that uses a truck mixers to completely mix the
concrete components at the plant before transport to the jobsite
Central mix plant - Ans The type of plant that uses a stationary mixer at the plant site to
mix the concrete components and transports the mixture to the jobsite in truck mixers or non
agitator/haul trucks
storage bins, silos, weigh hoppers, scales, water meters, admixture dispensers, truck mixers, and
non agitator trucks - Ans What types of equipment are used at PCC batch plants?
cumulative weighing - Ans The weighing of one concrete component with a different
concrete component in the same hopper by the same scale
district laboratory engineer - Ans Who certifies all plants and trucks used in the
production and delivery of concrete for DOTD projects?
the contractor's certified concrete technician - Ans Who is responsible for making
adjustments in proportioning of materials used to produce the specified concrete?
contractor - Ans Who is responsible for the operation & maintenance of a plant supplying
concrete for use on DOTD projects?
the department - Ans Whose responsibility is it to sample and perform tests on materials
for the purpose of source approval and acceptance?
Inspection With complete solutions | latest update
2026/2027
cement, aggregates, and water - Ans What does concrete primarily consist of?
Sections 601, 805, & 901 of the standard specs - Ans PCC produced and delivered for use
in the building of roads and structures must conform to...
901, 1006, and 1016 - Ans Concrete produced for precast units shall conform to what
sections of the standard specs?
minor structural concrete - Ans Concrete produced and delivered for use in the
construction of curbs, gutters, medians, and catchbasins
quality control - Ans The constant monitoring by the contractor of equipment, materials,
processes, and making the necessary adjustments to ensure that concrete mixtures produced
and placed are uniform, are within control limits, and meet spec requirements
supplemental specs, plans, and plan changes/special agreements - Ans DOTD specs can
be overridden by...
2 - Ans How many categories of concrete are there?
,the project contract, the project plans, and Table 1, Master Proportion Table -
Ans Concrete mixtures shall be produced in accordance with requirements as identified
on...
a proposed mix design - Ans Before any concrete is placed on a project, what should the
contractor submit to the department for acceptance?
the contractor's certified concrete technician - Ans Who is responsible for designing the
concrete mixture, taking samples, and performing tests necessary for control of the concrete
mixture within spec requirements?
daily when the plant is operating and producing concrete for a DOTD project - Ans The
DOTD Inspector is required to visit the contractor's plant...
the DOTD certifies inspector - Ans Acceptance and sampling testing are performed by or
under the direction of whom?
district laboratory engineer - Ans Who should the contractor's proposed mix design must
be submitted to for acceptance?
Qualified Products List - Ans The department's publication which lists products for which
source approval has been granted
Materials Sampling Manual - Ans The minimum sampling frequency by section and
material is delineated in the...
sampling plan - Ans A schedule which outlines the minimum sampling and testing
frequencies for all materials to be used on a project
, batch plant - Ans The type of concrete plant referred to as ready mix
batch plant - Ans The type of plant that uses a truck mixers to completely mix the
concrete components at the plant before transport to the jobsite
Central mix plant - Ans The type of plant that uses a stationary mixer at the plant site to
mix the concrete components and transports the mixture to the jobsite in truck mixers or non
agitator/haul trucks
storage bins, silos, weigh hoppers, scales, water meters, admixture dispensers, truck mixers, and
non agitator trucks - Ans What types of equipment are used at PCC batch plants?
cumulative weighing - Ans The weighing of one concrete component with a different
concrete component in the same hopper by the same scale
district laboratory engineer - Ans Who certifies all plants and trucks used in the
production and delivery of concrete for DOTD projects?
the contractor's certified concrete technician - Ans Who is responsible for making
adjustments in proportioning of materials used to produce the specified concrete?
contractor - Ans Who is responsible for the operation & maintenance of a plant supplying
concrete for use on DOTD projects?
the department - Ans Whose responsibility is it to sample and perform tests on materials
for the purpose of source approval and acceptance?
