1 | Page
LEVEL 1-FDOT ASPHALT PAVING
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
S to N - correct answer- Downstation
W to E - correct answer- Downstation
Stationing - correct answer- Starts at 0+00
Stationing Measurement - correct answer- 1+00 is 100 feet
Straight Edge is the - correct answer- Measurement of
Pavement smoothness with a 15 foot 4.573 m rolling
straightedge
Straight Edge is used to - correct answer- identify problems
Random sampling - correct answer- Are random numbers
generated usually by a VT for cores to be extracted from the
roadway
, 2 | Page
How often should you calibrate a Straight edge - correct
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? - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer- Rolling
Straightedge
Manual Straightedge
Manual Measurement (ruler)
x4 3/16 shims 5mm thick
x4 3/8 shims 10mm thick
LEVEL 1-FDOT ASPHALT PAVING
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
S to N - correct answer- Downstation
W to E - correct answer- Downstation
Stationing - correct answer- Starts at 0+00
Stationing Measurement - correct answer- 1+00 is 100 feet
Straight Edge is the - correct answer- Measurement of
Pavement smoothness with a 15 foot 4.573 m rolling
straightedge
Straight Edge is used to - correct answer- identify problems
Random sampling - correct answer- Are random numbers
generated usually by a VT for cores to be extracted from the
roadway
, 2 | Page
How often should you calibrate a Straight edge - correct
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? - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer- Rolling
Straightedge
Manual Straightedge
Manual Measurement (ruler)
x4 3/16 shims 5mm thick
x4 3/8 shims 10mm thick
