Heavy Equipment Operator Study Material
1. What is Gl? <Ans> Gutter Line
2. what is this stake? <Ans> Center Line
3. What does RAP stand for? <Ans> Recycled Asphalt Pavement
4. What does OMC stand for? <Ans> Optimum Moisture Content
5. The 3 ingredients for concrete are? <Ans> Water aggregate cement
6. There are 4 types of compaction on soil or asphalt what are they? <Ans>
Vibration Impact Kneading Pressure
7. What is muskeg <Ans> swamp or bog
8. What does this stake mean f-0.360 <Ans> Fill 360cm
9. what is a F.G stake <Ans> Finish Grade
10. Is rise over run a % or a ratio <Ans> %
11. Is Run over rise a ratio or a % <Ans> Ratio
12. How tall do guard rails have to be on scaffolds etc <Ans> 40-44 inches hig
13. What is the maximum allowable slopes for excavation <Ans> 20 feet
14. Any trench or hole measuring deeper than 4 feet must be what <Ans>
Sloped or shored
15. Maximum distances between ladders in trenches is <Ans> 25 feet
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, 16. How high must trench blocks extended above the surface of the trench?-
<Ans> minimum of 18 inches
17. What is shoring <Ans> Shoring is the reinforcement of the walls of trenches to
prevent cave ins
18. PL Stake <Ans> Property line
19. SS stake <Ans> Slope stake
20. OF stake <Ans> Off Set
21. HMA Meaning <Ans> Hot Mix Asphalt
22. When the truck is being loaded can the operator get out of his cab yes or
no <Ans> no
23. Why are rocks heated before adding them to the asphalt mix? <Ans> It is
because if you put a cold rock into the hot material the rock will sweat and it will
not bind properly
24. What is the curing process of concrete <Ans> The curing process is
keeping the concrete moist while it is gaining strength
25. Is superpave a product or a procedure <Ans> Superpave is a procedure
26. What is a rop <Ans> Roll over protection system
27. What is a roach <Ans> A giant pile of dirt to compact the surface over a
long period of time
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1. What is Gl? <Ans> Gutter Line
2. what is this stake? <Ans> Center Line
3. What does RAP stand for? <Ans> Recycled Asphalt Pavement
4. What does OMC stand for? <Ans> Optimum Moisture Content
5. The 3 ingredients for concrete are? <Ans> Water aggregate cement
6. There are 4 types of compaction on soil or asphalt what are they? <Ans>
Vibration Impact Kneading Pressure
7. What is muskeg <Ans> swamp or bog
8. What does this stake mean f-0.360 <Ans> Fill 360cm
9. what is a F.G stake <Ans> Finish Grade
10. Is rise over run a % or a ratio <Ans> %
11. Is Run over rise a ratio or a % <Ans> Ratio
12. How tall do guard rails have to be on scaffolds etc <Ans> 40-44 inches hig
13. What is the maximum allowable slopes for excavation <Ans> 20 feet
14. Any trench or hole measuring deeper than 4 feet must be what <Ans>
Sloped or shored
15. Maximum distances between ladders in trenches is <Ans> 25 feet
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, 16. How high must trench blocks extended above the surface of the trench?-
<Ans> minimum of 18 inches
17. What is shoring <Ans> Shoring is the reinforcement of the walls of trenches to
prevent cave ins
18. PL Stake <Ans> Property line
19. SS stake <Ans> Slope stake
20. OF stake <Ans> Off Set
21. HMA Meaning <Ans> Hot Mix Asphalt
22. When the truck is being loaded can the operator get out of his cab yes or
no <Ans> no
23. Why are rocks heated before adding them to the asphalt mix? <Ans> It is
because if you put a cold rock into the hot material the rock will sweat and it will
not bind properly
24. What is the curing process of concrete <Ans> The curing process is
keeping the concrete moist while it is gaining strength
25. Is superpave a product or a procedure <Ans> Superpave is a procedure
26. What is a rop <Ans> Roll over protection system
27. What is a roach <Ans> A giant pile of dirt to compact the surface over a
long period of time
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