NICET Level II Highway Construction

Topics for This Course

1. Earthwork
   1. Visually identify soil and aggregate types and their properties.
   2. Identify and differentiate between limits of disturbance, rights-of-way, and easements.
   3. Inspect clearing and grubbing.
   4. Inspect temporary erosion and sediment controls and storm water management components.
   5. Recognize materials testing, certification, and acceptance requirements.
   6. Monitor field procedures for soils compaction testing, and determine the acceptability of the results.
   7. Visually identify soil and aggregate types and their properties.
   8. Identify and differentiate between limits of disturbance, rights-of-way, and easements.
   9. Inspect clearing and grubbing.
   10. Inspect temporary erosion and sediment controls and storm water management components.
   11. Recognize materials testing, certification, and acceptance requirements.
   12. Monitor field procedures for soils compaction testing, and determine the acceptability of the results.
   13. Inspect placement and grading of embankments, including compaction and finish tolerances.
   14. Inspect placement and grading of subgrades, undercuts, and aggregate subbase and base courses, including compaction and finish tolerances.
   15. Calculate excavation and embankment quantities.
   16. Asphalt Pavement Construction

2. Asphalt Pavement Construction
   1. Inspect existing surface preparation as required.
   2. Inspect the application of tack coats.
   3. Conduct pre placement inspection, including grade control, equipment pre-checks, and paving plan review.
   4. Visually identify asphalt mixes and properties.
   5. Identify the requirements for materials sampling for testing and verify conformance.
   6. Inspect delivery, placement, compaction, and finishing of asphalt.
   7. Calculate and interpret yield.

3. Concrete Pavement Construction
   1. Inspect surface preparation, forms, reinforcing steel, and load-transfer assemblies for pavements.
   2. Verify that concrete for pavement meets testing and certification requirements.
   3. Verify that correct procedures are followed for sampling fresh concrete; measuring temperature; determining slump, air content, unit weight, and yield; and making and curing test specimens.
   4. Inspect delivery, placement, and consolidation of concrete for pavements.
   5. Inspect finishing and surface tolerances.
   6. Inspect pavement curing, and saw-cutting and sealing of joints.

4. Concrete Structure Construction
   1. Inspect delivered precast box culverts, box beams, and other precast items.
   2. Inspect bedding and installation of footings and basic driven pile.
   3. Inspect forms and reinforcing steel for structures, and calculate pay weight.
   4. Inspect delivery and method of placement of concrete for structures.
   5. Inspect cast-in-place structural components.
   6. Verify that concrete for structures meets testing and certification requirements.

5. Drainage
   1. Identify drainage system components.
   2. Inspect excavation for drainage.
   3. Inspect bedding and backfilling.
   4. Inspect installation of drainage components.

6. Utilities and Incidental Construction
   1. Identify utility facilities affected by construction.
   2. Inspect signage, striping, and message marking.
   3. Inspect guardrails, safety systems, and fencing.
   4. Inspect basic foundations for lighting, traffic signals, ground-mounted signs, and sound walls.
   5. Inspect underground electrical conduit.
   6. Inspect sidewalks, curbs and gutters, curb ramps, medians/median barriers, and driveways.
   7. Inspect landscaping and environmental mitigation.

7. Site Layout and Controls
   1. Use survey notes and data to verify elevations.
   2. Inspect placement of work zone traffic controls, including lane shifts, closures, detours, and construction access points and routes.

8. Responsibilities and Documentation
   1. Generate and maintain project documentation related to work within the inspector’s scope of responsibility.
   2. Identify project roles, hierarchies, and responsibilities, including the authority of the inspector.
   3. Identify project activities from a project schedule.
   4. Identify and inspect required work-site postings.

What You’ll Learn?

• Gain a thorough understanding of the key aspects to inspect during critical phases of construction, such as earthwork, asphalt placement, concrete pouring, concrete structure placement, and drainage work.
• Develop a high level of proficiency in maintaining accurate and detailed construction records for the daily work you are inspecting.
• Acquire a clear understanding of the timing of survey elevation measurements and possess the ability to verify the accuracy of the collected survey data.
• Develop a clear comprehension of your responsibilities as an inspector, including knowing situations where you have the authority to make decisions independently and recognizing instances where it is appropriate to seek guidance from your supervisor.

Target Audience

NICET Level I-certified individuals seeking to obtain NICET Level II Certification.

Requirements

Individuals should be NICET Level I-certified before enrolling for this course.

Materials Included

This course will include live sessions with instructors covering all the topics included in the NICET Level II Highway Construction exam. Additionally, students will have access to lectures, notes, and practice problems to aid their learning.