FDOT Asphalt Paving Level 2 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The decision-making authority on a job needs to be given to who? - Needs to be given to the
level closet to the work as specified in the specifications. It ensure a quick handle on situations
and issues.
The governing order of project documents from high (1) to low (7) starts with the highest being -
Special Provisions
The governing order of project documents from high to low (2) - Technical Special Provisions
The governing order of project documents from high to low (3) - Plans
The governing order of project documents from high to low (4) - Road design, structures, and
traffic operations standards
The governing order of project documents from high to low (5) - Developmental Specifications
The governing order of project documents from high to low (6) - Supplemental Specifications
The governing order of project documents from high to low (7) - Standard Specifications
What are the key components in a pre-paving conferences? - Key Personnel (Paving
superintendent)
Contractor Input
Agency Input
QC Plan Review
, Discuss more specific key topics or issues
Meeting Minutes
Action items (what to do in situations, who to call)
What are the key components in a pre-construction conferences? - Agency Input (FDOT)
Contractor Input (Including the Prime)
Project Personnel (Upper - Middle management)
Testing
Safety
Utilities
Cities or Municipalities (HOA, school boards)
Suppliers
What causes the compactive effort increase? - Crushed aggregate content
Nominal maximum size
Hardness of the aggrergate
Angularity of aggregate
Less natural sand
High dust content mixes
Gradation of the mix greatly affects compaction
Superpave mixes
What kind of Performance Graded binders are there? - PG 67-22 (old AC-30)
PG 52-82
PG 58-22
PG 76-22 (PMA) Polymer modified asphalt
PG 76-22 (ARB) Asphalt rubber binder
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The decision-making authority on a job needs to be given to who? - Needs to be given to the
level closet to the work as specified in the specifications. It ensure a quick handle on situations
and issues.
The governing order of project documents from high (1) to low (7) starts with the highest being -
Special Provisions
The governing order of project documents from high to low (2) - Technical Special Provisions
The governing order of project documents from high to low (3) - Plans
The governing order of project documents from high to low (4) - Road design, structures, and
traffic operations standards
The governing order of project documents from high to low (5) - Developmental Specifications
The governing order of project documents from high to low (6) - Supplemental Specifications
The governing order of project documents from high to low (7) - Standard Specifications
What are the key components in a pre-paving conferences? - Key Personnel (Paving
superintendent)
Contractor Input
Agency Input
QC Plan Review
, Discuss more specific key topics or issues
Meeting Minutes
Action items (what to do in situations, who to call)
What are the key components in a pre-construction conferences? - Agency Input (FDOT)
Contractor Input (Including the Prime)
Project Personnel (Upper - Middle management)
Testing
Safety
Utilities
Cities or Municipalities (HOA, school boards)
Suppliers
What causes the compactive effort increase? - Crushed aggregate content
Nominal maximum size
Hardness of the aggrergate
Angularity of aggregate
Less natural sand
High dust content mixes
Gradation of the mix greatly affects compaction
Superpave mixes
What kind of Performance Graded binders are there? - PG 67-22 (old AC-30)
PG 52-82
PG 58-22
PG 76-22 (PMA) Polymer modified asphalt
PG 76-22 (ARB) Asphalt rubber binder
