Practical Questions Flashcards
The contractors sling psychometer gives a different reading than your digital dew point meter. What would you do first as an inspector?
A. Verify calibration of both instruments
B. accept the digital dew point meter reading
C. Shut down the work
D. accepted the sling psychometer reading
A. Verify calibration of both instruments
Where should surface temperature readings be taken? (select all that apply)
A. Only indirect sunlight
B. Only in the shade
C. At the actual work location
D. At the areas that are likely to be hotter or colder than the normal
E. On areas of the structure that are exposed to high wind
C. At the actual work location
D. At the areas that are likely to be hotter or colder than the normal
what is the temperature at which moisture condenses on a surface called?
A. Relative humidity
B. Dew point
C. Delta T (temperature)
D. Surface temperature
E. Air temperature
B. Dew point
Which of the following would be appropriate to add to a sling psychrometer?
A. Red spirit
B. Sea water
C. Distilled water
D. Mercury
C. Distilled water
Which of the following procedures is used to test for ferrous salts?
A. Bresle patch test
B. Sleeve test
C. Potassium ferricyanide test
D. Salt contamination meter
C. Potassium ferricyanide test
When using titration tubes to analyze a sample taken from the surface, which color value indicates the presence of chlorides in the test solution?
A. Pink
B. White
C. Blue
D. Yellow
B. White
According to ISO 8502 - 6, when collecting a test sample using the Bresle method, the water should be reinjected into the cell a minimum of how many times?
A. 4 times
B. 3 times
C. 2 times
D. Never, the water is only injected into the cell once.
A. 4 times
Which of the following methods is used to test for the presence of nitrates?
A. Salt contamination meter
B. Conductivity meter
C. Titration tubes
D. Ion test strips
D. Ion test strips
Name the three types of soluble salt contamination
Chlorides, sulfates, and nitrates
How should the surface profile be defined in a well written specification?
A. As an exact measurement
B. Specifying only the maximum depth
C. Specifying only the minimum depth
D. As a range of measurements
D. As a range of measurements
You are on a project where Testex tape is specified to determine the surface profile by a STM D4417, method C. Which of the following is likely to cause errors? (select all that apply)
A. Dust on the surface
B. Using an incorrect grade of tape
C. Not accounting for the thickness of the mylar tape
D. Under burnishing the Mylar tape
A. Dust on the surface
B. Using an incorrect grade of tape
C. Not accounting for the thickness of the mylar tape
D. Under burnishing the Mylar tape
According to ASTMD 4417 method B, when taking measurements using a profile gage at each location you should_______? (Select all that apply)
A. Take five gage readings in three locations, record the average value per location, then determine the average of all locations as the reported profile
B. Take three gage readings in five locations, record the average value per location, then determine the average of all locations as the reported profile
C. Take 10 readings per location, record the maximum value, then determine the average for all maximum values as the reported profile
D. Take 10 readings and record the average of those 10 readings as the reported profile depth.
C. Take 10 readings per location, record the maximum value, then determine the average for all maximum values as the reported profile
D. Take 10 readings and record the average of those 10 readings as the reported profile depth.
Depth of surface profile can be evaluated by several methods including?
ISO Comparator
Replica Tape
Digital Profile Gauge
The IO comparator grades may be recorded as what?
Finer than fine grade
Find grade
Medium grade
Coarse grade
Coarser than coarse grade
The two types of replica tape that are commonly used are?
Coarse for 0.8 to 2.5 mills
X-coarse for 1.5 to 4.5 mills