NETTCP HMA INSPECTOR (LATEST 2026 UPDATE) |
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100%VERIFIED) ALREADY GRADED A+
HMA pavement can be placed on all of the following surfaces except:
A. Existing pavement
B. existing Portland cement concrete
C. Soil and aggregate
D. those that contain water
D. those that contain water
The main reason for cracking and seating or rubblizing PCC slabs is
to eliminate:
A. Reflective cracking in the HMA at the joints
B. Stability beneath the slab
C. the reinforcing steel in the concrete
D. None of the above
A. Reflective cracking in the HMA at the joints
What special precautions need to be taken when millings are to be
used as RAP?
A. Pavement layer needs to be free of dirt, clay, and other foreign
materials
B. Layers beneath the HMA being reclaimed should not be disturbed
C. Milling should be stockpiled with respect to dominant nominal size
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
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,Truing and leveling mix used to fill ruts deeper than 6" should be
placed in the ruts:
A. In one layer
B. In two layers
C. In more than two layers
D. none of the above
C. In more than two layers
If the job ordered 2500 tons of HMA for a 10 hour work day, at what
rate would the plant need to produce mix to steadily supply the job?
A. 250 tons/hour
B. 2510 tons/hour
C. 25 tons/hour
D. 2500 tons/hour
A. 250 tons/hour
Haul units should be loaded:
A. middle back front
B. front back middle
C. back middle front
D. Front, middle, back
B. front back middle
Which of the following would indicate an overheated HMA mixture?
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,A. Segregation
B. Presence of mica
C. Blue smoke
D. Mix appearing stiff in the truck
C. blue smoke
How many 20 ton trucks would be needed to supply a job receiving a
total of 800 tons of HMA with a 0.75 hour round trip time, where the
work day is 8 hours?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
A. 4 trucks
Ideally, the paver moves
A. Stop and go
B. slowly up to paving
C. at a constant rate
D. Only when trucks are available
C. at a constant rate
The two primary components of a paver are the:
A. leveling arm and the grade controls
B. Tractor and screed
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, C. strike off plate and extensions
D. flow gates and conveyors
B. tractor and screed
The California Bearing Ratio test is a procedure commonly used to:
A. qualify soil strengths
B. quantify particle sizes
C. qualify density achieved
D. quantify RAP
A. qualify soil strengths
The proper level of material at the auger in a pacer is:
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 100%
B. 50%
The forces that are acting upon the screen include:
A. The horizontal and vertical resistance of the mix at and under the
screed
B. the mass of the screed
C. The head of the material in front of the screed
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
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COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100%VERIFIED) ALREADY GRADED A+
HMA pavement can be placed on all of the following surfaces except:
A. Existing pavement
B. existing Portland cement concrete
C. Soil and aggregate
D. those that contain water
D. those that contain water
The main reason for cracking and seating or rubblizing PCC slabs is
to eliminate:
A. Reflective cracking in the HMA at the joints
B. Stability beneath the slab
C. the reinforcing steel in the concrete
D. None of the above
A. Reflective cracking in the HMA at the joints
What special precautions need to be taken when millings are to be
used as RAP?
A. Pavement layer needs to be free of dirt, clay, and other foreign
materials
B. Layers beneath the HMA being reclaimed should not be disturbed
C. Milling should be stockpiled with respect to dominant nominal size
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
pg. 1
,Truing and leveling mix used to fill ruts deeper than 6" should be
placed in the ruts:
A. In one layer
B. In two layers
C. In more than two layers
D. none of the above
C. In more than two layers
If the job ordered 2500 tons of HMA for a 10 hour work day, at what
rate would the plant need to produce mix to steadily supply the job?
A. 250 tons/hour
B. 2510 tons/hour
C. 25 tons/hour
D. 2500 tons/hour
A. 250 tons/hour
Haul units should be loaded:
A. middle back front
B. front back middle
C. back middle front
D. Front, middle, back
B. front back middle
Which of the following would indicate an overheated HMA mixture?
pg. 2
,A. Segregation
B. Presence of mica
C. Blue smoke
D. Mix appearing stiff in the truck
C. blue smoke
How many 20 ton trucks would be needed to supply a job receiving a
total of 800 tons of HMA with a 0.75 hour round trip time, where the
work day is 8 hours?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
A. 4 trucks
Ideally, the paver moves
A. Stop and go
B. slowly up to paving
C. at a constant rate
D. Only when trucks are available
C. at a constant rate
The two primary components of a paver are the:
A. leveling arm and the grade controls
B. Tractor and screed
pg. 3
, C. strike off plate and extensions
D. flow gates and conveyors
B. tractor and screed
The California Bearing Ratio test is a procedure commonly used to:
A. qualify soil strengths
B. quantify particle sizes
C. qualify density achieved
D. quantify RAP
A. qualify soil strengths
The proper level of material at the auger in a pacer is:
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 100%
B. 50%
The forces that are acting upon the screen include:
A. The horizontal and vertical resistance of the mix at and under the
screed
B. the mass of the screed
C. The head of the material in front of the screed
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
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