FDOT EARTHWORK LEVEL 1 EXAMINATION SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTIONS

FDOT EARTHWORK LEVEL 1 EXAMINATION
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH FULL SOLUTIONS

◉ How does moisture react with soil.
Answer: acts as a lubricant permitting maximum densification


◉ Compaction expels air and water causing.
Answer: Increase in unit weight
and
Decrease in compressibility and permeability (ability of water to
flow through)


◉ MSE wall stands for.
Answer: Mechanically stabilized earth wall


◉ FM 1 T-80 refers to which proctor.
Answer: Modified


◉ AASHTO T 99 refers to which proctor.
Answer: Standard

, ◉ Density is the measuring of.
Answer: the dry density of soil compared to max dry density
determined by proctor % compaction


◉ When is the density be more than 100% of the maximum dry
density on the proctor test?.
Answer: If compactive effort is more applied in field than lab


◉ Direct transmission is.
Answer: a rod with Cesium-137 lowered to depth. The photons pass
through material to the gauge.


◉ Backscatter geometry is.
Answer: gamma photons reflected on to material and required to
have at least one reach the gauge.


◉ The standard block and gauge must have matching.
Answer: serial numbers


◉ If daily standard counts are out of tolerance even after being re-
run what do you do?.
Answer: Replace gauge