NICET LEVEL 1 HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
ACTUAL 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE
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✔✔A cubic foot of ordinary Portland cement concrete weighs approximately what? -
✔✔145 pounds
✔✔The main purpose of adding an entraining agent to a concrete mix used for
sidewalks is to? - ✔✔Improve the resistance of the concrete to freezing and thawing
conditions
✔✔When concrete is referred to as 3000 pound concrete, the 3000 refers to its strength
at the end of how many days? - ✔✔28 Days
✔✔If a batch of concrete is very stiff, its main characteristic is that is has a? - ✔✔Low
Slump
✔✔Reinforcing steel should have the greatest cover of concrete when then concrete
surface is? - ✔✔In contact with the ground
✔✔The main difference between reinforced concrete and plain concrete is that plain
concrete uses ___ for reinforcing - ✔✔Larger aggregate
✔✔What type of wood is most likely used in form work for concrete? - ✔✔Fir
✔✔The size that separates the fine aggregate from the coarse aggregate in a concrete
mix is what? - ✔✔1/4 Inch
✔✔The minimum thickness of sidewalk pavements for pedestrian use should be how
many inches? - ✔✔4 inches
, ✔✔An advantage of using sand instead of salt on concrete roadway surfaces when
snow and ice settle on them is that? - ✔✔Sand won't harm the concrete surface
whereas salt is harmful to the surface
✔✔Sidewalks should be pitched toward the street at a minimum of? - ✔✔1/8 inch per
foot
✔✔A freshly poured concrete sidewalk is usually finished with a? - ✔✔Wood Float
✔✔The typical shape of a roadway section is? - ✔✔A parabola
✔✔The main advantage of using large coarse aggregate in a concrete mix is that -
✔✔Saving on cement
✔✔In building a new street, sidewalk, and curb in a previously unpaved area, the order
of construction practically always followed is that the? - ✔✔Curb precedes the road
pavement.
✔✔The usual range of depth of a curb from the top surface of road at curb to top of curb
is? - ✔✔4 inches to 8 inches
✔✔The dimensions of common brick are generally what? - ✔✔2 1/4 inches by 3 3/4
inches by 8 inches
✔✔Common brick is made of what? - ✔✔Clay
✔✔Carbon black is added to concrete to what? - ✔✔Give the concrete a black color
✔✔When steel curb angles are used for curbs, anchors are attached, to the curb angles
the main purpose of the anchors is to what? - ✔✔Bond the curb angle into the concrete
curb
✔✔Wire mesh is specified in pounds per what? - ✔✔Hundred square feet
✔✔The base course of a sheet asphalt pavement is usually made of what? -
✔✔Concrete
✔✔In asphalt paving, the tack coat is usually applied on what? - ✔✔On a hard dense
impervious surface
✔✔The specification for a pavement states that the penetration of asphalt is measured
in units of mm, this unit stands for what? - ✔✔Millimeter
ACTUAL 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE
A+
✔✔A cubic foot of ordinary Portland cement concrete weighs approximately what? -
✔✔145 pounds
✔✔The main purpose of adding an entraining agent to a concrete mix used for
sidewalks is to? - ✔✔Improve the resistance of the concrete to freezing and thawing
conditions
✔✔When concrete is referred to as 3000 pound concrete, the 3000 refers to its strength
at the end of how many days? - ✔✔28 Days
✔✔If a batch of concrete is very stiff, its main characteristic is that is has a? - ✔✔Low
Slump
✔✔Reinforcing steel should have the greatest cover of concrete when then concrete
surface is? - ✔✔In contact with the ground
✔✔The main difference between reinforced concrete and plain concrete is that plain
concrete uses ___ for reinforcing - ✔✔Larger aggregate
✔✔What type of wood is most likely used in form work for concrete? - ✔✔Fir
✔✔The size that separates the fine aggregate from the coarse aggregate in a concrete
mix is what? - ✔✔1/4 Inch
✔✔The minimum thickness of sidewalk pavements for pedestrian use should be how
many inches? - ✔✔4 inches
, ✔✔An advantage of using sand instead of salt on concrete roadway surfaces when
snow and ice settle on them is that? - ✔✔Sand won't harm the concrete surface
whereas salt is harmful to the surface
✔✔Sidewalks should be pitched toward the street at a minimum of? - ✔✔1/8 inch per
foot
✔✔A freshly poured concrete sidewalk is usually finished with a? - ✔✔Wood Float
✔✔The typical shape of a roadway section is? - ✔✔A parabola
✔✔The main advantage of using large coarse aggregate in a concrete mix is that -
✔✔Saving on cement
✔✔In building a new street, sidewalk, and curb in a previously unpaved area, the order
of construction practically always followed is that the? - ✔✔Curb precedes the road
pavement.
✔✔The usual range of depth of a curb from the top surface of road at curb to top of curb
is? - ✔✔4 inches to 8 inches
✔✔The dimensions of common brick are generally what? - ✔✔2 1/4 inches by 3 3/4
inches by 8 inches
✔✔Common brick is made of what? - ✔✔Clay
✔✔Carbon black is added to concrete to what? - ✔✔Give the concrete a black color
✔✔When steel curb angles are used for curbs, anchors are attached, to the curb angles
the main purpose of the anchors is to what? - ✔✔Bond the curb angle into the concrete
curb
✔✔Wire mesh is specified in pounds per what? - ✔✔Hundred square feet
✔✔The base course of a sheet asphalt pavement is usually made of what? -
✔✔Concrete
✔✔In asphalt paving, the tack coat is usually applied on what? - ✔✔On a hard dense
impervious surface
✔✔The specification for a pavement states that the penetration of asphalt is measured
in units of mm, this unit stands for what? - ✔✔Millimeter
