Practice question

According to the Hot-Mix Asphalt Paving Handbook compaction sequence, where should the breakdown roller operate?

  1. Several hundred feet behind the paver after the mat has set
  2. Immediately behind the paver while the mix is still hot and workable
  3. Only after the finish roller has removed the marks
  4. Only on the cold joint after the adjacent lane is placed

Answer: B — Immediately behind the paver while the mix is still hot and workable

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