Designing for Performance: Segmental Concrete Pavements Quiz

Thank you for attending the Landscape Architecture Foundation's webinar "Designing for Performance: Segmental Concrete Pavements".

In order to receive Professional Development Hours (PDHs) through the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA CES), please complete the following 10-question quiz. Attendees scoring 75% or higher will receive 1.0 PDH.

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1. Which are key inputs needed to conduct a life-cycle cost analysis?

a) Analysis period in years

b) Initial construction costs

c) Future maintenance costs and schedules

d) All of the above

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2. Which of the following affects the service life of pavements?

a) Traffic

b) Materials

c) Climate

d) All of the above

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3. Which of the following are the three design approaches for using permeable interlocking concrete pavers (PICP)?

a) Parking lot, alley, or low-volume street

b) Full, partial, or no infiltration

c) Concrete, slag, or fly ash

d) All of the above

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4. What are some ways that permeable interlocking concrete pavers (PICP) can be used to meet the SITES criteria in the “Site Design: Water” category?

a) Water harvesting for on-site irrigation

b) Manage a 60th, 80th, 90th, or 95th percentile storm event on site

c) Restore 30%, 60% or 90% of aquatic systems

d) All of the above

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5. Compared to asphalt, on hot days concrete grid pavements can help reduce microclimate temperatures by an average of

a) 3 degrees Fahrenheit

b) 10 degrees Fahrenheit

c) 20 degrees Fahrenheit

d) 35 degrees Fahrenheit

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6. When reusing or recycling materials, an advantage of pavers is that:

a) They need to be reprocessed into new pavers.

b) Often the same units can be reused.

c) They require a new base.

d) Reusing pavers is cheaper than other pavement options.

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7. Which of the following about recycled content is true?

a) Almost all segmental concrete paving units contains recycled materials

b) Segmental concrete paving can contain pre-consumer waste like reused concrete, slag, flyash and silica fume

c) Segmental concrete paving can contain post-consumer waste like crushed glass

d) All of the above

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8. What is an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)?

a) A certification that a site can get for using environmentally-friendly products

b) A ‘nutrition label’ that describes maintenance and upkeep costs

c) A third-party, audited statement from the manufacturer on the environmental impacts of making a product

d) All of the above

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9. In terms of social performance, paving can be used to:

a) Suggest direction and pace

b) Calm traffic and create highly visible bicycle and pedestrian areas

c) Support wayfinding and create landmarks

d) All of the above

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10. The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) offers an assembly selection guide that covers:

a) Minimum unit thickness

b) Options for base materials

c) Lifetime structural capacity

d) All of the above