FDOT BATCH PLANT
OPERATOR'S QUIZ
Comprehensive Questions
(Frequently Tested) with
Verified Answers Graded A+
ABSOLUTE VOLUME OF A MATERIAL IS: - Answer: VOLUME OF A MATERIAL IN A VOIDLESS STATE
THE THREE METHODS WHICH MAY BE USED TO DETERMINE FREE MOISTURE ARE: - Answer:
COOKOUT, TOWEL DRY, AND PROBE
PLANT PERSONNEL MUST INSPECT MIXER TRUCKS FOR WHAT 5 ITEMS? - Answer: COUNTER,
WATER, RATING PLATE, DRUM, AND BLADES
THE SIX TYPES OF CEMENT ALLOWED IN FDOT CONCRETE MIXES ARE? - Answer: 1, 2, 3, 1-P, 1-S,
1-P(MS)
WHEN 2 PORTLAND CEMENTS ARE GROUND DIFFERENTLY, ONE FINER THAN THE OTHER, THE
FINER ONE WILL: - Answer: GENERATE MORE HEAT, SET MORE QUICKLY, AND GIVE GENERALLY
HIGHER EARLY STRENGTH.
, ABSORBED MOISTURE OF AGGREGATES IS DEFINED AS: - Answer: THE MOISTURE WITHIN THE
AGGREGATE THAT DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE LOAD
A LOWER WATER-CEMENT RATIO WILL EFFECT CONCRETE BY: - Answer: BEING MORE DURABLE
WITH GREATER STRENGTH
AN AGGREGATE THAT IS SATURATED, SURFACE DRY (SSD) IS: - Answer: IN THE PROPER
CONDITION FOR FDOT CONCRETE AND FULLY ABSORBED CONDITION
HOT WEATHER CONCRETE'S MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE IS: - Answer: 100 DEGREES F
CONCRETE QUALITY CONTROL RECORDS ARE REQUIRED TO BE: - Answer: AT EACH CERTIFIED
DOT PLANT AND MAINTAINED FOR 3 YEARS
AGGREGATE GRADATIONS ARE: - Answer: REQUIRED ONCE PER MONTH PER MATERIAL
HOW MANY MIXING REVOLUTIONS ARE REQUIRED AT THE PLANT? - Answer: 70-100
WATER-CEMENT RATIO (W/C RATIO) IS? - Answer: WATER DIVIDED BY CEMENT, FLY ASH, AND
SLAG
WHAT IS THE UNIT WEIGHT OF WATER? - Answer: 62.4 POUNDS
THE MINUMUM NUMBER OF STEP CHECKS REQUIRED BY SCALES IS? - Answer: AT LEAST 4
WHY SHOULD CARE BE EXERCISED WHEN HANDLING AGGREGATES? - Answer: TO PREVENT
SEGREGATION, DEGREDATION, AND CONTAMINATION
OPERATOR'S QUIZ
Comprehensive Questions
(Frequently Tested) with
Verified Answers Graded A+
ABSOLUTE VOLUME OF A MATERIAL IS: - Answer: VOLUME OF A MATERIAL IN A VOIDLESS STATE
THE THREE METHODS WHICH MAY BE USED TO DETERMINE FREE MOISTURE ARE: - Answer:
COOKOUT, TOWEL DRY, AND PROBE
PLANT PERSONNEL MUST INSPECT MIXER TRUCKS FOR WHAT 5 ITEMS? - Answer: COUNTER,
WATER, RATING PLATE, DRUM, AND BLADES
THE SIX TYPES OF CEMENT ALLOWED IN FDOT CONCRETE MIXES ARE? - Answer: 1, 2, 3, 1-P, 1-S,
1-P(MS)
WHEN 2 PORTLAND CEMENTS ARE GROUND DIFFERENTLY, ONE FINER THAN THE OTHER, THE
FINER ONE WILL: - Answer: GENERATE MORE HEAT, SET MORE QUICKLY, AND GIVE GENERALLY
HIGHER EARLY STRENGTH.
, ABSORBED MOISTURE OF AGGREGATES IS DEFINED AS: - Answer: THE MOISTURE WITHIN THE
AGGREGATE THAT DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE LOAD
A LOWER WATER-CEMENT RATIO WILL EFFECT CONCRETE BY: - Answer: BEING MORE DURABLE
WITH GREATER STRENGTH
AN AGGREGATE THAT IS SATURATED, SURFACE DRY (SSD) IS: - Answer: IN THE PROPER
CONDITION FOR FDOT CONCRETE AND FULLY ABSORBED CONDITION
HOT WEATHER CONCRETE'S MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE IS: - Answer: 100 DEGREES F
CONCRETE QUALITY CONTROL RECORDS ARE REQUIRED TO BE: - Answer: AT EACH CERTIFIED
DOT PLANT AND MAINTAINED FOR 3 YEARS
AGGREGATE GRADATIONS ARE: - Answer: REQUIRED ONCE PER MONTH PER MATERIAL
HOW MANY MIXING REVOLUTIONS ARE REQUIRED AT THE PLANT? - Answer: 70-100
WATER-CEMENT RATIO (W/C RATIO) IS? - Answer: WATER DIVIDED BY CEMENT, FLY ASH, AND
SLAG
WHAT IS THE UNIT WEIGHT OF WATER? - Answer: 62.4 POUNDS
THE MINUMUM NUMBER OF STEP CHECKS REQUIRED BY SCALES IS? - Answer: AT LEAST 4
WHY SHOULD CARE BE EXERCISED WHEN HANDLING AGGREGATES? - Answer: TO PREVENT
SEGREGATION, DEGREDATION, AND CONTAMINATION
