NECEPT Asphalt Exam with accurate detailed solutions || || || || || ||
Gmb - ✔✔Specific gravity of compacted specimen or pavement core, including air voids
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Gmm - ✔✔Theoretical maximum specific gravity or "RICE" specific gravity of Asphalt-coated
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aggregated or "specific gravity of mix at zero air voids" || || || || || || || || ||
Water batch temperature must be at 77 (plus or minus)2 degrees
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Mechanical Foaming - ✔✔Temperature can't be less than 260 degrees || || || || || || || || ||
Pub 351 - ✔✔Asphalt Tech Certification Program
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PG-58S-28
PG-64S-22
PG-64E-22 - ✔✔215-310 Degrees (COLD) || || || ||
220-320 Degrees (Non-Heavy) || ||
240-330 Degrees (Heavy) || ||
Rutting - ✔✔Reduced with the proper BINDER grade and Asphalt content.
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May have been caused by allowing traffic on a map that was too hot.
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,Need for a scratch course, leveling, or milling
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Scratch Course: used to fill wheel ruts & other local small depressions
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Leveling Course: used to provide a relatively uniform level platform for placing binder or
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wearing course. ||
Module 4 page 42 || || ||
ESAL - ✔✔Calculations are NOT linear and cars DO NOT count. 18,000 lbs
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Mix Designs
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(Base Course, - ✔✔Do not place when surface is wet or temperature is 35 Degrees or below.
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Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) - ✔✔Existing roadway materials
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Stabilized additives ||
Imported aggregate or RAP || || ||
TR-447 - ✔✔Sampling || ||
Sampling - ✔✔NO sampling needed for quantities less than 500
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Paving Seasons - ✔✔Extended paving season is from April 1 to November 15
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, Paving season is from April 1 to October 31
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Density Cores - ✔✔Tested using PTM 715 and PTM 716
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Cores are to be taken within 1 DAY (24hrs) of placement
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Joints - ✔✔Offset joints by 6 inches
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Overband all joints with Binder-(4+-1) || || || ||
9.5mm Wearing Course - ✔✔Minimum depth is 1 inch
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6.3mm placement must be greater than 50 degrees outside and surface
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Stone Matrix Asphalt - ✔✔PG-64E-22- 240 to 330 Degrees
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Prohibited when weather is ≤50 degrees or wet surfaces || || || || || || || ||
93%-98% for 100% payment || || ||
NO TACK between layers
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-9.5 or -19mm mixes
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>50 degrees ||
Allows infiltration || ||
Do not over compact
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Cool to 100 degrees between each layer
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4 passes with static drum
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TACK - ✔✔90-150 Degrees || || ||
Gmb - ✔✔Specific gravity of compacted specimen or pavement core, including air voids
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
Gmm - ✔✔Theoretical maximum specific gravity or "RICE" specific gravity of Asphalt-coated
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
aggregated or "specific gravity of mix at zero air voids" || || || || || || || || ||
Water batch temperature must be at 77 (plus or minus)2 degrees
|| || || || || || || || || ||
Mechanical Foaming - ✔✔Temperature can't be less than 260 degrees || || || || || || || || ||
Pub 351 - ✔✔Asphalt Tech Certification Program
|| || || || || ||
PG-58S-28
PG-64S-22
PG-64E-22 - ✔✔215-310 Degrees (COLD) || || || ||
220-320 Degrees (Non-Heavy) || ||
240-330 Degrees (Heavy) || ||
Rutting - ✔✔Reduced with the proper BINDER grade and Asphalt content.
|| || || || || || || || || ||
May have been caused by allowing traffic on a map that was too hot.
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
,Need for a scratch course, leveling, or milling
|| || || || || || ||
Scratch Course: used to fill wheel ruts & other local small depressions
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
Leveling Course: used to provide a relatively uniform level platform for placing binder or
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
wearing course. ||
Module 4 page 42 || || ||
ESAL - ✔✔Calculations are NOT linear and cars DO NOT count. 18,000 lbs
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
Mix Designs
|| ||
(Base Course, - ✔✔Do not place when surface is wet or temperature is 35 Degrees or below.
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) - ✔✔Existing roadway materials
|| || || || || || || ||
Stabilized additives ||
Imported aggregate or RAP || || ||
TR-447 - ✔✔Sampling || ||
Sampling - ✔✔NO sampling needed for quantities less than 500
|| || || || || || || || ||
Paving Seasons - ✔✔Extended paving season is from April 1 to November 15
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
, Paving season is from April 1 to October 31
|| || || || || || || ||
Density Cores - ✔✔Tested using PTM 715 and PTM 716
|| || || || || || || || ||
Cores are to be taken within 1 DAY (24hrs) of placement
|| || || || || || || || || ||
Joints - ✔✔Offset joints by 6 inches
|| || || || || ||
Overband all joints with Binder-(4+-1) || || || ||
9.5mm Wearing Course - ✔✔Minimum depth is 1 inch
|| || || || || || || ||
6.3mm placement must be greater than 50 degrees outside and surface
|| || || || || || || || || ||
Stone Matrix Asphalt - ✔✔PG-64E-22- 240 to 330 Degrees
|| || || || || || || ||
Prohibited when weather is ≤50 degrees or wet surfaces || || || || || || || ||
93%-98% for 100% payment || || ||
NO TACK between layers
|| || ||
-9.5 or -19mm mixes
|| || ||
>50 degrees ||
Allows infiltration || ||
Do not over compact
|| || ||
Cool to 100 degrees between each layer
|| || || || || ||
4 passes with static drum
|| || || ||
TACK - ✔✔90-150 Degrees || || ||
