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FDOT ASPHALT PAVING LEVEL 1 EXAM | QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED
S to N - (answers)Downstation
W to E - (answers)Downstation
Stationing - (answers)Starts at 0+00
Stationing Measurement - (answers)1+00 is 100 feet
Straight Edge is the - (answers)Measurement of Pavement smoothness with a 15
foot 4.573 m rolling straightedge
Straight Edge is used to - (answers)identify problems
Random sampling - (answers)Are random numbers generated usually by a VT for
cores to be extracted from the roadway
How often should you calibrate a Straight edge - (answers)Calibrate at the start of
each working period
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Using the manual straight edge you find what kind of spot to place the rolling
straightedge? - (answers)Locate a flat area with the manual straightedge and
place the rolling straightedge next to the manual straightedge and the gauge
should read 0
The 3/16 and the 3/8 shims go under which wheels during calibration -
(answers)The outside wheels to measure the low and the center to measure the
high. Gauge should read 3/16 on the 3/16 shim and vice versa for the 3/8 shims.
Make sure the center wheel moves up and down freely.
Calibration materials for Straightedge - (answers)Rolling Straightedge
Manual Straightedge
Manual Measurement (ruler)
x4 3/16 shims 5mm thick
x4 3/8 shims 10mm thick
When to perform final straightedge - (answers)After an entire lane has been
paved
When to perform final straightedge - (answers)Pavement should be an ambient
temperature
You cannot use the straightedge until it has been properly - (answers)calibrated
FDOT ASPHALT PAVING LEVEL 1 EXAM | QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED
S to N - (answers)Downstation
W to E - (answers)Downstation
Stationing - (answers)Starts at 0+00
Stationing Measurement - (answers)1+00 is 100 feet
Straight Edge is the - (answers)Measurement of Pavement smoothness with a 15
foot 4.573 m rolling straightedge
Straight Edge is used to - (answers)identify problems
Random sampling - (answers)Are random numbers generated usually by a VT for
cores to be extracted from the roadway
How often should you calibrate a Straight edge - (answers)Calibrate at the start of
each working period
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Using the manual straight edge you find what kind of spot to place the rolling
straightedge? - (answers)Locate a flat area with the manual straightedge and
place the rolling straightedge next to the manual straightedge and the gauge
should read 0
The 3/16 and the 3/8 shims go under which wheels during calibration -
(answers)The outside wheels to measure the low and the center to measure the
high. Gauge should read 3/16 on the 3/16 shim and vice versa for the 3/8 shims.
Make sure the center wheel moves up and down freely.
Calibration materials for Straightedge - (answers)Rolling Straightedge
Manual Straightedge
Manual Measurement (ruler)
x4 3/16 shims 5mm thick
x4 3/8 shims 10mm thick
When to perform final straightedge - (answers)After an entire lane has been
paved
When to perform final straightedge - (answers)Pavement should be an ambient
temperature
You cannot use the straightedge until it has been properly - (answers)calibrated
