INTRO TO ASPHALT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Under the QMS specification for asphalt pavements, it refers to the Contractors
Responsibility as: - ANSWER Quality Control
If during the production of mix for a NCDOT project the Contractor must
provide a Certified ______ Plant Technician at all times at each plant site used -
ANSWER Level I
Under the NCDOT QMS specification level I, Level II, and roadway
Technicians shall be certified through the ______ Technician Certification
program. - ANSWER NCDOT
With each paving operation and at others times during placement of the
pavement the contractor must [provide a certified _____ technician - ANSWER
Roadway
The end product of the SHRP asphalt research program was a new system
referred to as SUPERPAVE that is an abbreviation of: - ANSWER Superior
Preforming Asphalt Pavements
What are the basic elements of Asphalt Pavements? - ANSWER Aggregate,
Binder, and Air Voids
What is the most common asphalt binder grade for use in NCDOT standard
SUPERPAVE? - ANSWER PG64-22
, Performance grade (PG) bunders are designated with grades such as PG64-22.
The first number, 64, us often called the ______ - ANSWER High
Temperature Grade
Performance grade (PG) bunders are designated with grades such as PG64-22.
The second number, -22, us often called the ______ - ANSWER Low
Temperature Grade
Name three basic asphalt mix types - ANSWER Surface, Intermediate, and
Base Courses
19.0mm mixes are classified as what type of Superpave Mix? - ANSWER
Intermediate
Another name for the document or the "recipe" for an asphalt mix which shows
the sources and grades of materials, blend proportions of aggregates, specific
gravity information, and other applicable data and notes is - ANSWER The
Job Mix Formula
The overall objective in designing asphalt mixes is to determine an economical
blend of gradation of aggregates (within specifications limits) and to a
corresponding asphalt content that yields a mix having: - ANSWER Sufficient
asphalt, a mix resistant to permanent deformation, voids, and workability
The mixing temperature for a PG 64-22 Superpave asphalt mix is - ANSWER
250-290 degF
ANSWERS
Under the QMS specification for asphalt pavements, it refers to the Contractors
Responsibility as: - ANSWER Quality Control
If during the production of mix for a NCDOT project the Contractor must
provide a Certified ______ Plant Technician at all times at each plant site used -
ANSWER Level I
Under the NCDOT QMS specification level I, Level II, and roadway
Technicians shall be certified through the ______ Technician Certification
program. - ANSWER NCDOT
With each paving operation and at others times during placement of the
pavement the contractor must [provide a certified _____ technician - ANSWER
Roadway
The end product of the SHRP asphalt research program was a new system
referred to as SUPERPAVE that is an abbreviation of: - ANSWER Superior
Preforming Asphalt Pavements
What are the basic elements of Asphalt Pavements? - ANSWER Aggregate,
Binder, and Air Voids
What is the most common asphalt binder grade for use in NCDOT standard
SUPERPAVE? - ANSWER PG64-22
, Performance grade (PG) bunders are designated with grades such as PG64-22.
The first number, 64, us often called the ______ - ANSWER High
Temperature Grade
Performance grade (PG) bunders are designated with grades such as PG64-22.
The second number, -22, us often called the ______ - ANSWER Low
Temperature Grade
Name three basic asphalt mix types - ANSWER Surface, Intermediate, and
Base Courses
19.0mm mixes are classified as what type of Superpave Mix? - ANSWER
Intermediate
Another name for the document or the "recipe" for an asphalt mix which shows
the sources and grades of materials, blend proportions of aggregates, specific
gravity information, and other applicable data and notes is - ANSWER The
Job Mix Formula
The overall objective in designing asphalt mixes is to determine an economical
blend of gradation of aggregates (within specifications limits) and to a
corresponding asphalt content that yields a mix having: - ANSWER Sufficient
asphalt, a mix resistant to permanent deformation, voids, and workability
The mixing temperature for a PG 64-22 Superpave asphalt mix is - ANSWER
250-290 degF
