FDOT EARTHWORK LEVEL 1
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
●● W to E
Answer: Downstation
●● Stationing
Answer: Starts at 0+00
●● Stationing Measurement
Answer: 1+00 is 100 feet
●● Straight Edge is the
Answer: Measurement of Pavement smoothness with a 15 foot 4.573 m
rolling straightedge
●● Straight Edge is used to
Answer: identify problems
●● Random sampling
, Answer: Are random numbers generated usually by a VT for cores to be
extracted from the roadway
●● How often should you calibrate a Straight edge
Answer: Calibrate at the start of each working period
●● Using the manual straight edge you find what kind of spot to place
the rolling straightedge?
Answer: Locate a flat area with the manual straightedge and place the
rolling straightedge next to the manual straightedge and the gauge
should read 0
●● The 3/16 and the 3/8 shims go under which wheels during calibration
Answer: The outside wheels to measure the low and the center to
measure the high. Gauge should read 3/16 on the 3/16 shim and vice
versa for the 3/8 shims. Make sure the center wheel moves up and down
freely.
●● Calibration materials for Straightedge
Answer: Rolling Straightedge
Manual Straightedge
Manual Measurement (ruler)
x4 3/16 shims 5mm thick
x4 3/8 shims 10mm thick
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
●● W to E
Answer: Downstation
●● Stationing
Answer: Starts at 0+00
●● Stationing Measurement
Answer: 1+00 is 100 feet
●● Straight Edge is the
Answer: Measurement of Pavement smoothness with a 15 foot 4.573 m
rolling straightedge
●● Straight Edge is used to
Answer: identify problems
●● Random sampling
, Answer: Are random numbers generated usually by a VT for cores to be
extracted from the roadway
●● How often should you calibrate a Straight edge
Answer: Calibrate at the start of each working period
●● Using the manual straight edge you find what kind of spot to place
the rolling straightedge?
Answer: Locate a flat area with the manual straightedge and place the
rolling straightedge next to the manual straightedge and the gauge
should read 0
●● The 3/16 and the 3/8 shims go under which wheels during calibration
Answer: The outside wheels to measure the low and the center to
measure the high. Gauge should read 3/16 on the 3/16 shim and vice
versa for the 3/8 shims. Make sure the center wheel moves up and down
freely.
●● Calibration materials for Straightedge
Answer: Rolling Straightedge
Manual Straightedge
Manual Measurement (ruler)
x4 3/16 shims 5mm thick
x4 3/8 shims 10mm thick
