NICET LEVEL 1 IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION 2024 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS || ALREADY GRADED A+ <LATEST VERSION>
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NICET LEVEL 1 IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
NICET LEVEL 1 IN HIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION 2024 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
SOLUTIONS || ALREADY GRADED A+
<LATEST VERSION>
bridge - ANSWER . A structure, other than a culvert, including
supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction, such as water,
highway, or r...
NICET LEVEL 1 IN HIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION 2024 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
SOLUTIONS || ALREADY GRADED A+
<LATEST VERSION>
bridge - ANSWER ✔ . A structure, other than a culvert, including
supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction, such as water,
highway, or railway, and having a track or passageway for carrying
traffic or other moving loads and having a length 3 measured along the
center of the structure of more than 20 feet between undercopings of
abutments or extreme ends of openings for multiple boxes. Structure
dimensions are defined as follows:
bridge length - ANSWER ✔ The overall length measured along the line
of survey stationing from back to back of backwalls of abutments, if
present, otherwise end to end of the bridge floor; but, in no case less
than the total clear opening of the structure
bridge width - ANSWER ✔ The clear width measured at right angles to
the longitudinal centerline of the bridge between the bottom of curbs, or
in the case of multiple height of curbs, between the bottoms of the lower
risers or, if curbs are not used, between inner faces of parapet or railing
The main reason for applying liquid membrane forming compound on
concrete is? - ANSWER ✔ Prevent loss of water during early curing.
,The main reason for white reflective concrete covering is to? -
ANSWER ✔ Reduce temperature in concrete and reflect the suns heat.
What does a screed do? - ANSWER ✔ Removes excess concrete from
the surface of freshly placed concrete.
A protective treatment is applied to a bridge deck that is 70'x135'. The
rate of application is 0.075 gal/sy. What is the amount of gallons that are
required? - ANSWER ✔ 75x135=10,125 sf/9=1,125 sy.
1,125 sy. x 0.075 = 84.4 gallons
If told in the above problem the specifications requires a 30% increase
in the quantity for the protective coating how many gallons required? -
ANSWER ✔ 84.4 gallons x 1.30=109.75 gallons
A membrane is applied with a 30% overlap. The bridge deck surface is
150'x50'. Each roll of membrane is 400 sf. How many rolls must be
ordered? - ANSWER ✔ 150' x 50,=7,500 sf.
7,500 x 1.3=9,750 sf.
9,750/400=24.3
=25 rolls
Concrete pipe should be placed? - ANSWER ✔ With the bell end of the
pipe at the upstream end.
When installing concrete pipe, install? - ANSWER ✔ Downstream to
upstream.
When installing a culvert, work should begin? - ANSWER ✔ Begin at
downstream end.
A culvert is labeled CMPA. What does CMPA stand for? - ANSWER
✔ Corrugated metal pipe arch culvert
, Why is it important to keep the trench width consistent with the specs? -
ANSWER ✔ Larger trench widths increase cost.
By looking through one end of a pipe an inspector is able to check for? -
ANSWER ✔ Alignment
Given:
Sta. Volume ft^2
1+50 210
2+00 150
2+50 275
What is the volume of the ditch in CY from sta. 1+50 to 2+50? -
ANSWER ✔ 210+150/2=180
180x50'=9,000 ft^3
A pipes invert elevation at the inlet is 153.5. A 100 ft. run of pipe is to
be installed at a -2.0% grade. What is the elevation at the end of the pipe
run? - ANSWER ✔ 100x0.02=2'
153.5-2.0=151.5'
What happens when the soil moisture content is greater than the
optimum moisture content by more than the specification tolerance? -
ANSWER ✔ Erosion
Where is the thickness of aggregate surface specified? - ANSWER ✔
Cross section sheets
What is water moisture content? - ANSWER ✔ In given soil mass the
ratio expressed as a percentage of the weight of dry soil particles.
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