Asphalt R&R

What is the minimum compaction for a California road?

• 90%

• 95%

• 9.5%

• 9.0%

Match the following

• Putty Knife

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• Lute

• 
• Depth Gauge

• 
• Straight Edge

• 
• Square Shovel

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How many tons of hot mix asphalt are needed to replace a section of road that measures 250' x 48' x 3" ?

Mathematical Equivalence

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Which person on the asphalt crew would most likely be responsible for shovels, lutes, compactors, water, and marking paint? ​ (a)  

• The raker
• The roller operator
• The dump person
• The screed operator
• the shoveler
• the crew truck driver
• the foreman

Also known as as thermal cracking, occur roughly perpendicular to the centerline of the pavement or laydown direction.

• Transverse Cracking

• Linear Cracking

• Fatigue Cracking

• Slippage Cracking

Where is the dump person?

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Asphalt Tools

,

(b) Asphalt Equipment

,

(c) Asphalt Skills

,

(d) Asphalt Uses

• Putty knife

• Water truck

• Parking lot

• Rubber tire roller

• Tack truck

• Driveway

• Lute

• Dumping asphalt

• Making grade

• Steel drum roller

• Square shovel

• Roads

• Dump truck

• Milling machine

• Raking

• Paving machine

• Depth gauge

• Shoveling

What is the main cause of transverse cracking in pavement?

• Insufficient compaction

• Excessive traffic loads

• Poor drainage

• Freeze-thaw cycles

We will lay 5" of fresh asphalt to have 4" of asphalt after (a)   .

How much asphalt do I need to lay if I want the mat to be 3" after compaction?

• three inches

• three and a quarter inches

• three and a half inches

• three and three quarter inches