Lesson 5/Practice Exercise
PRACTICE EXERCISE FOR LESSON 5
Instructions
Check your understanding of Lesson 5 by completing the practice exercise. There is only one correct
answer to each question. Try to answer all of the questions without referring to the lesson material.
When you have completed all of the questions, turn the page and check your answers against the correct
responses. Each correct response is referenced to specific portions of the lesson material so that you can
review any questions you have missed or do not understand.
Before going on to the Examination, review all of the lessons and practice exercises to review the
materials you do not understand or any questions you have missed.
1.
The object of the CBR Test Program is to define
a.
soil placement conditions which give the greatest measure of strength in a laboratory
setting.
b.
the principles of pavement design.
c.
mandatory soil classifications contained in the job specifications.
d.
parameters of a deliberate soil survey.
2.
The further a soil is beneath a load
a.
the more soil strength is required to support that load.
b.
the less soil strength is required to support that load.
c.
minimum trafficability is required.
d.
maximum trafficability is required.
3.
"Highest quality structural materials having strengths of nearly 100% CBR" best defines
a.
select materials.
b.
subbase materials.
c.
asphalt materials.
d.
base course materials.
4.
The nature of the soil in military construction projects will determine
a.
the CBR tests employed.
b.
the nature of the profile report to be submitted.
c.
the amount and type of laboratory work required.
d.
the method of testing to be employed.
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