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The purpose of revetments is to |
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protect parked aircraft and essential facilities. |
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How are the sides and cross panels of the A–1 and B–1 revetments held together? |
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They are held together with pins. |
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The best way to repair damage to a large section of a revetment is to |
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remove the damaged section. |
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What two types of concrete revetments are replacing A1 and B1 metal revetments? |
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Bitburg and concrete bins. |
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Concertainer revetments are lined with a |
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What is the minimum amount of people required to erect a Concertainer revetment? |
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Concertainer revetments are connected together using |
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Concertainer revetments provide the same protection as |
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Which is considered to be a quick and easily constructed temporary culvert? |
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Which culvert is designed to withstand heavy water flow? |
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You place sandbags, burlap sacks, or canvas around a metal planking culvert in order to |
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give the culvert a better watertight seal. |
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You are preparing to construct a timber bridge: for this task, your most important
consideration is to |
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insure the bridge is constructed according to its projected use. |
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If at all possible, the construction of a soil-cement road should be restricted during |
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When treating a soil-cement road area with cement for final finishing, you divide the areas
into sections. The purpose of this is to |
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make it possible to complete an area in one working day |
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A sanitary landfill should not be located near |
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When abandoning a sanitary landfill trench, cover it with at least |
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Where do you place stones that weigh less than 10 pounds when you are constructing berms
or dikes? |
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Lower center of the berm. |
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Which fuel bladder berm is the least desirable? |
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In the event fuel should catch fire in the berm, what can you do to reduce the risks of the
remaining material from burning? |
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What is one of the first things you do after constructing a lagoon? |
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Secure the area with a fence |
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The purpose of building adjustable outlet pipes to extend through the lagoon’s berm is to |
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control the operating depth. |
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You slope the bottom of evaporation lagoons |
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for quick and complete draining |
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What is the first thing to assemble on the temper tent? |
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We join the sections of the temper tent together with |
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How many sections of the temper tent does a fly section cover? |
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When disassembling a temper tent, when do you remove a single ply floor? |
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After you remove all internal components. |
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What is the newest type all–purpose tent type shelter used by the Air Force? |
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Small Shelter System Tent |
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The Small Shelter System Tent can withstand steady wind loads of |
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How many types of liners does the Small Shelter System tent use? |
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Which liner do you install first when erecting the Small Shelter System Tent? |
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The Environmental Control Unit should be approximately how far away from the SSS tent
end wall? |
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Inspect the Small Shelter System Tent electrical cable assemblies every |
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When the shelter is placed in storage for a lengthy period, inspect it at |
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When you are making a repair to a small tear on the Small Shelter System Tent, the patch
material must extend a minimum of how many inches around all sides of the tear? |
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How many (if any) damaged parts can you have in an oxyacetylene welding system and still
be able to use the system? |
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What is used inside acetylene cylinders to stabilize the pressurized acetylene? |
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Oxygen and acetylene hoses are colored |
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green or black and red or maroon respectively |
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Why must you crack open each cylinder outlet valve before you attach regulators? |
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To blow out any dirt lodged in the outlet nipple |
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When assembling oxyacetylene equipment, you open the acetylene cylinder valve a
maximum of |
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A safety feature of oxyacetylene equipment is that |
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acetylene connections have right-hand threads and oxygen connections have left-hand threads |
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When lighting the oxyacetylene torch, you open the |
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Why is a pure acetylene flame smoky? |
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There is not enough oxygen in the air to burn the acetylene completely |
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Which oxyacetylene welding flame produces a white streamer or “feather” of acetylene at
the end of the inner cone? |
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When closing down an oxyacetylene unit, what valve do you close first? |
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To relieve the pressure on the diaphragm of a two-stage oxyacetylene regulator, you |
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turn the adjusting screw counterclockwise. |
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If a flashback occurs in oxyacetylene welding equipment, your first action is to immediately
close the |
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How is cutting oxygen released from the high pressure oxygen valve on the oxyacetylene
cutting torch |
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What flows through the central orifice of an oxyacetylene cutting torch tip? |
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The oxygen blast of an oxyacetylene cutting torch combines with red hot metal and |
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The slot made during oxyacetylene cutting we call the |
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We can do oxyacetylene cutting without any special precautions on |
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all low and medium carbon steels. |
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To what color do you preheat low-carbon steel before you open the oxyacetylene cutting
oxygen valve? |
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To do straight-line cutting with the oxyacetylene torch, mark the line cut clearly with |
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After you preheat a piece of metal plate to a kindling temperature, how high above the plate
do you raise the oxyacetylene cutting torch to pierce the metal |
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Which oxyacetylene cutting technique is one of the more difficult to accomplish? |
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What type of gouging starts with the tip of the torch being held at a 20° angle to the
horizontal? |
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During progressive gouging, what happens if you move the cutting torch too slow? |
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Makes the cut too wide and deep. |
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How many types of flame-gouging techniques are there? |
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What is a very simple but critical task that you must always do before you light the torch of
an oxyacetylene cutting outfit? |
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Check the entire outfit for gas leaks. |
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To repair a leak around the needle valves, tighten the |
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What metal must never be used on an acetylene hose because it forms an unstable
compound with acetylene |
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When cleaning a tip, you must use straight back-and-forth motion to keep from |
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Which rapid runway repair (RRR) equipment set enables the completion of at least 6 craters
within 4-hours? |
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What type of crater repair do we make to upgrade expedient repairs? |
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You are surveying pavement damage from an attack with conventional weapons. You find
the attack has penetrated and disturbed the runway subgrade for an area of up to 20 feet in
diameter. You would classify this damage as a |
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Which rapid runway repair (RRR) factor is important in determining the principal crater
types? |
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When an enemy attack becomes eminent, the rapid runway repair (RRR) assets must be |
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equally divided and dispersed to designated areas. |
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When are you allowed to disperse rapid runway repair (RRR) equipment to designated
staging areas situated near the runway? |
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After you receive an “all clear”. |
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What does the acronym MOS stand for? |
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At present, how many crater repair methods does the Air Force use? |
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Which equipment do we use to clear an area where AM–2 mats are to be assembled? |
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Who determines how much fill material is needed at the rapid runway repair (RRR) crater
sites? |
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What is the first action you take when repairing a damaged utility located in a bomb crater? |
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Isolate the damaged utility. |
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When the dozer enters a rapid runway repair (RRR) bomb crater, the crater should be |
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How much of the crater repair does the sand-grid placement make up? |
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Joining two folded fiberglass mats (FFM) together requires the use of a |
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2 feet, 1¼-inch wide two-ply panel. |
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When joining two folded fiberglass mats (FFM) together, always pull |
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in a direction that is perpendicular to the hinges |
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Leave a horizontal gap of 1 inch between the edges of the folded fiberglass mat (FFM) and
the ramp to allow for |
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mat removal or replacement |
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How many rows will one standard pallet of AM–2 mats cover? |
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Which item allows two AM–2 mat laying teams to start work in the middle of a runway and
work in opposite directions towards the end of the runway? |
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The centerline lights in an AM–2 mat package are installed every |
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Soil material supporting AM–2 matting must have a California Bearing Ratio (CBR) rating
of at least |
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You are spotting AM–2 mat pallets around a mat laying area. To do this properly, you
should place them in the center of the runway at |
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Check the alignment of AM–2 matting after |
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Why are AM–2 mats made to fit together with a loose fit? |
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allows for expansion of subgrade |
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When placing AM–2 matting, install typical keylocks at intervals of |
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When anchoring AM–2 matting, make the anchor ditch |
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18 to 24 inches deep and cut it at a 15° to 30° angle. |
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Which is the first step in disassembling an AM–2 mat runway? |
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Which method is considered the quickest, but has limited success in repairing spalls? |
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Before you can use any material on DOD airfields, you must make sure it |
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Reflectorized paint is preferred for expedient paint striping when you are |
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seeking improved night vision |
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Which of these pigmented paint binders tends to bleed on asphalt? |
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What is the responsibility of the 2–person crew on the minimum operating strip (MOS)
marking team? |
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During expedient operations, sufficient white paint must be available to complete a |
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During expedient operations, which area on the minimum operating strip (MOS) is
normally laid out first? |
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What are the primary materials we use for the expedient marking of the minimum operating
strip (MOS)? |
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White paint with reflective beads |
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During expedient operations, what can you use to paint areas that are not accessible with the
paint machine? |
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During expedient operations, how soon do we begin the obliteration of airfield markings? |
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After you do as much white painting as practical |
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