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DATE____________________________
FALL 2022
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT #2
Material Calculations
(10 problems, 5 points each, 50 points total maximum)
1. How much asphalt will you need for a roadway whose length is 8,280 feet, width is 54
feet and the average mat thickness is 2.5Ê2. How many gallons of tack will you need for the roadway in Problem No. 1?
3. Assuming you use trucks whose payload capacity averages 18 tons, how many truck
loads of asphalt will you need to complete the project in Problem No. 1?
4. On the day of the start of the project, the asphalt plant breaks down and can only deliver
33% of the material you need. How much material do you need to complete the work?
5. If the average production rate for the paving crew is 800 tons of asphalt paved per day,
how many more days will you need to complete the work in Problems No 1 and 4?
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6. How many cubic yards of concrete are needed for a sidewalk installation project where
the length is 750 feet, the width is 5 feet? Assume the minimum sidewalk thickness is
3Š7. How many cubic yards of base material will you need for the work in Problem No. 6?
8. How many truckloads of concrete will you need to deliver the amount of concrete in
Problem No. 6?
9. Assuming each cement finisher is capable of finishing 5 cy of concrete, how many
finishers will you need for the work in Problem No. 6?
10. You check the calendar and you realize the start date for the work in Problem No. 6 is
only 5 days before a major national holiday. Do you have time to finish the work before
the holiday occurs?
11. EXTRA CREDIT (5 points): Back to Problem No. 1, if a profiling crew production is
assumed to be 50,000 square feet of profiled roadway daily, how many days would you
need to profile the project in Problem No. 1?
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