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FDOT Asphalt Paving Level 1 Exam (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Prep Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) QUESTION When calibrating to check the low side of the rolling straight edge: Place shims under the outer wheels Place the rolling straight edge on a surface that looks flat Place a 3/16 inch shin under each outside wheel, the gauge should read zero on both sides of the gauge Place shims under the center wheel Answer: Place a 3/16 inch shin under each outside wheel, the gauge should read zero on both sides of the gauge QUESTION When calibrating to check the high side of the rolling straight edge: Place shims under the outer wheels Place shims under the center wheel Place the rolling straight edge on a surface that looks flat Place a 3/16 inch shin under the center wheel. The gauge should read zero on both sides of the gauge. Answer: Place a 3/16 inch shim under the center wheel. The gauge should read zero on both sides of the gauge. QUESTION What do you need to know when manually checking the cross slope? The level length The lane width Height from the end of the level to pavement surface The diameter of the bubble in the level Answer: Level length and height from the end of level to pavement surface QUESTION When paving 5 foot wide shoulders or open-graded friction course FC-5 cores should be taken at the frequency of... 1 per 100 feet 5 per lot 5 per sub lot 1 per 1000 feet None of the above Answer: None of the above QUESTION Density cores for acceptance testing are not required for: Mix less than 1 inch thick Shoulders less than 5 feet wide Acceleration and deceleration lanes less than 1000 feet in length Ramos less than 1000 feet Answer: All of the above QUESTION If a core sample is needed just after paving then Coring can be done immediately Let the pavement be cool to the touch before coring Run extra water from the core rig while coring Wait until the pavement surface temperature has cooled below 160 degrees before coring Answer: Wait until the pavement surface temp has cooled below 160 degrees before coring QUESTION Align the core barrel over the marked sampling location so that It is a slight angle to the pavement It is perpendicular to the truck bumper It is perpendicular to the pavement surface The top of the barrel is tilted slightly towards the truck Answer: It is perpendicular to the pavement surface QUESTION How should asphalt cores be stored when transporting in hot weather? Stacked on top of each other in a box for each project being sampled By standing them upright in a cool shady location By lying them flat in the back of a truck In the cab of a un air conditioned truck Answer:

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FDOTl Asphaltl Pavingl Levell 1l Examl
(Latestl 2025/l 2026l Update)l Prepl
Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)
Q:l Whenl calibratingl tol checkl thel lowl sidel ofl thel rollingl straightl edge:
Placel shimsl underl thel outerl wheelsl
Placel thel rollingl straightl edgel onl al surfacel thatl looksl flatl
Placel al 3/16l inchl shinl underl eachl outsidel wheel,l thel gaugel shouldl readl zerol onl bothl
sidesl ofl thel gaugel
Placel shimsl underl thel centerl wheel



Answer:
Placel al 3/16l inchl shinl underl eachl outsidel wheel,l thel gaugel shouldl readl zerol onl bothl
sidesl ofl thel gauge




Q:l Whenl calibratingl tol checkl thel highl sidel ofl thel rollingl straightl edge:
Placel shimsl underl thel outerl wheelsl
Placel shimsl underl thel centerl wheel
Placel thel rollingl straightl edgel onl al surfacel thatl looksl flat
Placel al 3/16l inchl shinl underl thel centerl wheel.l Thel gaugel shouldl readl zerol onl bothl
sidesl ofl thel gauge.


Answer:
Placel al 3/16l inchl shiml underl thel centerl wheel.l Thel gaugel shouldl readl zerol onl bothl
sidesl ofl thel gauge.




Q:l Whatl dol youl needl tol knowl whenl manuallyl checkingl thel crossl slope?
Thel levell lengthl

,Thel lanel widthl
Heightl froml thel endl ofl thel levell tol pavementl surface
Thel diameterl ofl thel bubblel inl thel level



Answer:
Levell lengthl andl heightl froml thel endl ofl levell tol pavementl surface




Q:l Whenl pavingl 5l footl widel shouldersl orl open-gradedl frictionl coursel FC-5l coresl
shouldl bel takenl atl thel frequencyl of...l
1l perl 100l feet
5l perl lot
5l perl subl lot
1l perl 1000l feet
Nonel ofl thel above


Answer:
Nonel ofl thel above




Q:l Densityl coresl forl acceptancel testingl arel notl requiredl for:
Mixl lessl thanl 1l inchl thick
Shouldersl lessl thanl 5l feetl wide
Accelerationl andl decelerationl lanesl lessl thanl 1000l feetl inl lengthl
Ramosl lessl thanl 1000l feet


Answer:
Alll ofl thel above




Q:l Ifl al corel samplel isl neededl justl afterl pavingl thenl
Coringl canl bel donel immediatelyl
Letl thel pavementl bel cooll tol thel touchl beforel coring

, Runl extral waterl froml thel corel rigl whilel coring
Waitl untill thel pavementl surfacel temperaturel hasl cooledl belowl 160l degreesl beforel coring



Answer:
Waitl untill thel pavementl surfacel templ hasl cooledl belowl 160l degreesl beforel coring




Q:l Alignl thel corel barrell overl thel markedl samplingl locationl sol thatl
Itl isl al slightl anglel tol thel pavementl
Itl isl perpendicularl tol thel truckl bumper
Itl isl perpendicularl tol thel pavementl surfacel
Thel topl ofl thel barrell isl tiltedl slightlyl towardsl thel truck



Answer:
Itl isl perpendicularl tol thel pavementl surface




Q:l Howl shouldl asphaltl coresl bel storedl whenl transportingl inl hotl weather?
Stackedl onl topl ofl eachl otherl inl al boxl forl eachl projectl beingl sampledl
Byl standingl theml uprightl inl al cooll shadyl location
Byl lyingl theml flatl inl thel backl ofl al truckl
Inl thel cabl ofl al unl airl conditionedl truck


Answer:
Byl standingl theml uprightl inl al cooll shadyl location




Q:l Asphaltl placedl whenl thel mixl temperaturel isl tool lowl canl causel whichl ofl thel
followingl problems?
Texturel problemsl
Densityl mayl notl bel achievedl
Ridel orl smoothnessl problemsl
Alll thel above

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