NICET Highway Construction Inspector Level III

NICET HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
INSPECTOR LEVEL III PRACTICE
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS

Duringkinstallationkofktraffickloopskinkthekpavement,kwhichkthreekstatementskapplykpriorktokandkduringkthek
installationkofkloopkwire?k(Choosek3).



a)kDoknotkallowkvehicularktraffickoverkankopenksawkcut.

b)kDoknotkoverlapksawkcutskatkthekcorner.

c)kThoroughlykcleanktheksawkcutkofkforeignkmaterial.

d)kUsekakplasticksleevekwherekloopkwirekcrosseskakjoint.k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
a)kDoknotkallowkvehicularktraffickoverkankopenksawkcut.

c)kThoroughlykcleanktheksawkcutkofkforeignkmaterial.

d)kUsekakplasticksleevekwherekloopkwirekcrosseskakjoint.



Thekcontractorkiskinstallingkakculvertkwithkak12-
inchkreinforcedkconcretekpipek(koutsidekdiameterkofk16.50kinches)kfromkStak10+00,k40kfeetkLeftktokSTAk10+
00,k65kfeetkRightkonk4-inchkbeddingkmaterial.kThek12-
inchkRCPkoutletkisktokbekinstalledkatkStak10+00,k40kfeetkLeftkatkankinvertkelevationkofk652.50.



Ifkthekconduitkiskinstalledkatkak1.40%kslope,kwhatkiskthekelevationkofkthekfoundationkgradekatkStak10+00,k45k
feetkRight?



a)k652.04

b)k653.17

c)k653.36

d)k653.50k-kCORRECTkANSWER-?

,Onkthekreservoirksidekofkakdam,kerosionkprotectionkagainstkwavekactionkshouldkextendkupkthekslopektokatkle
astkwhichklevel?



a)kcrestkofkdam

b)kmaximumkwaterkelevation

c)kminimumkwaterkelevation

d)ktwo-thirdskthekheightkofkthekdamk-kCORRECTkANSWER-b)kmaximumkwaterkelevation



Duringkstagekconstructionkwhilekinstallingkdrainage,kthekcontractorkmustkcompletekwhichktwokofkthekfollo
wingktasks?k(Choosektwo).



a)kBulkkheadkthekpipekuntilktheksystemkiskcomplete.

b)kCompletekthekentireksystemkbeforekitkrains.

c)kMaintainkthekexistingkdrainageksystemkuntilktheknewksystemkiskfunctional.

d)kProvidektemporarykconnectionskaskneededktokmaintainkthekexistingksystem.k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
c)kMaintainkthekexistingkdrainageksystemkuntilktheknewksystemkiskfunctional.

d)kProvidektemporarykconnectionskaskneededktokmaintainkthekexistingksystem.



Afterkflushingkbutkbeforekconnectingkaknewkmainktokthekexistingksystem,kwhatktestkdoeskankinspectorkneed
ktokverifykbeforekplacingkthekmainkintokservice?




a)kbacteriologicalktesting

b)kcoverktesting

c)kdeflectionktesting

d)kpressurektestingk-kCORRECTkANSWER-d)kpressurektesting



Whichkthreektypeskofkinspectionskarekcompletedkforksignkstructures?k(Choosekthree).



a)kfinalkinspection

b)kinterimkinspection

, c)kinitialkinspection

d)kroutinekinspectionk-kCORRECTkANSWER-b)kinterimkinspection

c)kinitialkinspection

d)kroutinekinspection



Howkmanyktimeskperkfootkshouldkloopklead-inkwireskbektwisted?



a)k3kturnskperkfoot

b)k5kturnskperkfoot

c)k6kturnskperkfoot

d)k7kturnskperkfootk-kCORRECTkANSWER-b)k5kturnskperkfoot



Whichkphrasekisktruekofktestkreportskrequiredkforkconcreteksidewalks,kasphaltkpavement,kconcretekcurb,ka
ndkpipekculvertskforkrestkareas?



a)k50%krequiredkonkroadwaykcontracts

b)krequiredkforkfederal-aidkprojectskonly

c)ksamekaskroadwaykcontracts

d)ksubmittedkinkduplicatek-kCORRECTkANSWER-?



AccordingktokFP-
14,kwhenkremovingkexistingkconcretekstructurekinkthekroadbed,khowkmanykincheskbelowktheksubgradekele
vationkshouldkthekexistingkstructurekbekremovedkto?



a)k12kinches

b)k24kinches

c)k30kinches

d)k36kinchesk-kCORRECTkANSWER-d)k36kinches



Whatkdoeskakwhitekdiskkonkthekfirekhydrantkrepresent?