NICET Highway Construction Inspector Level III Practice
Exam 1 Questions and Answers Latest Update
Terms in this set (56)
During installation of traffic loops A) Do not allow vehicular traffic over an open saw cut.
in the pavement, which three c) Thoroughly clean the saw cut of foreign material.
statements apply prior to and d) Use a plastic sleeve where loop wire crosses a joint.
During the installation of
loop wire? (Choose 3).
a) Do not allow vehicular traffic
over an open saw cut.
b) Do not overlap saw cuts at the
corner.
c) Thoroughly clean the saw cut of
foreign material.
d) Use a plastic sleeve where loop
wire crosses a joint.
,The contractor is installing a ?
Culvert with a 12-inch reinforced
concrete pipe ( outside diameter
Of 16.50 inches) from Sta 10+00, 40
feet Left to STA 10+00, 65 feet
Right on 4-inch bedding material.
The 12-inch RCP outlet is to be
installed at Sta 10+00, 40 feet Left
at an invert elevation of 652.50.
If the conduit is installed at a 1.40%
slope, what is the elevation of the
foundation grade at Sta 10+00, 45
feet Right?
a) 652.04
b) 653.17
c) 653.36
d) 653.50
On the reservoir side of a dam, B) maximum water elevation
erosion protection against wave
Action should extend up the slope
to at least which level?
a) Crest of dam
b) Maximum water elevation
c) Minimum water elevation
d) Two-thirds the height of the dam
During stage construction while c) Maintain the existing drainage system until the new system is
installing drainage, the contractor functional.
must complete which two of the d) Provide temporary connections as needed to maintain the existing
following tasks? (Choose two). system.
a) Bulk head the pipe until the
system is complete.
b) Complete the entire system
before it rains.
c) Maintain the existing drainage
system until the new system is
functional.
d) Provide temporary connections
as needed to maintain the existing
system.
, After flushing but before D) pressure testing
Connecting a new main to the
existing system, what test does an
inspector need to verify before
Placing the main into service?
a) Bacteriological testing
b) Cover testing
c) Deflection testing
d) Pressure testing
Which three types of inspections b) Interim inspection
Are completed for sign structures? c) Initial inspection
(Choose three). d) Routine inspection
a) Final inspection
b) Interim inspection
c) Initial inspection
d) Routine inspection
How many times per foot should B) 5 turns per foot
loop lead-in wires be twisted?
a) 3 turns per foot
b) 5 turns per foot
c) 6 turns per foot
d) 7 turns per foot
Which phrase is true of test ?
reports required for concrete
sidewalks, asphalt pavement,
Concrete curb, and pipe
culverts for rest areas?
a) 50% required on roadway
contracts
b) Required for federal-aid projects
only
c) Same as roadway contracts
d) Submitted in duplicate
According to FP-14, when D) 36 inches
removing existing concrete
Structure in the roadbed, how
many inches below the subgrade
elevation should the existing
Structure be removed to?
a) 12 inches
b) 24 inches
c) 30 inches
d) 36 inches
Exam 1 Questions and Answers Latest Update
Terms in this set (56)
During installation of traffic loops A) Do not allow vehicular traffic over an open saw cut.
in the pavement, which three c) Thoroughly clean the saw cut of foreign material.
statements apply prior to and d) Use a plastic sleeve where loop wire crosses a joint.
During the installation of
loop wire? (Choose 3).
a) Do not allow vehicular traffic
over an open saw cut.
b) Do not overlap saw cuts at the
corner.
c) Thoroughly clean the saw cut of
foreign material.
d) Use a plastic sleeve where loop
wire crosses a joint.
,The contractor is installing a ?
Culvert with a 12-inch reinforced
concrete pipe ( outside diameter
Of 16.50 inches) from Sta 10+00, 40
feet Left to STA 10+00, 65 feet
Right on 4-inch bedding material.
The 12-inch RCP outlet is to be
installed at Sta 10+00, 40 feet Left
at an invert elevation of 652.50.
If the conduit is installed at a 1.40%
slope, what is the elevation of the
foundation grade at Sta 10+00, 45
feet Right?
a) 652.04
b) 653.17
c) 653.36
d) 653.50
On the reservoir side of a dam, B) maximum water elevation
erosion protection against wave
Action should extend up the slope
to at least which level?
a) Crest of dam
b) Maximum water elevation
c) Minimum water elevation
d) Two-thirds the height of the dam
During stage construction while c) Maintain the existing drainage system until the new system is
installing drainage, the contractor functional.
must complete which two of the d) Provide temporary connections as needed to maintain the existing
following tasks? (Choose two). system.
a) Bulk head the pipe until the
system is complete.
b) Complete the entire system
before it rains.
c) Maintain the existing drainage
system until the new system is
functional.
d) Provide temporary connections
as needed to maintain the existing
system.
, After flushing but before D) pressure testing
Connecting a new main to the
existing system, what test does an
inspector need to verify before
Placing the main into service?
a) Bacteriological testing
b) Cover testing
c) Deflection testing
d) Pressure testing
Which three types of inspections b) Interim inspection
Are completed for sign structures? c) Initial inspection
(Choose three). d) Routine inspection
a) Final inspection
b) Interim inspection
c) Initial inspection
d) Routine inspection
How many times per foot should B) 5 turns per foot
loop lead-in wires be twisted?
a) 3 turns per foot
b) 5 turns per foot
c) 6 turns per foot
d) 7 turns per foot
Which phrase is true of test ?
reports required for concrete
sidewalks, asphalt pavement,
Concrete curb, and pipe
culverts for rest areas?
a) 50% required on roadway
contracts
b) Required for federal-aid projects
only
c) Same as roadway contracts
d) Submitted in duplicate
According to FP-14, when D) 36 inches
removing existing concrete
Structure in the roadbed, how
many inches below the subgrade
elevation should the existing
Structure be removed to?
a) 12 inches
b) 24 inches
c) 30 inches
d) 36 inches
