SAMPLING AND CONTROL OF ASPHALT CONCRETE

Sampling and Control of Asphalt Concrete (52 Pages) By Virginia Department of Transportation

Contents

SECTION 501 GENERAL ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2
Sec. 501.01 General Responsibility of Materials Division ……………………………………………………………3
Sec. 501.02 Duties of the Project Inspector ………………………………………………………………………………..4
SECTION 502 PLANT SAMPLING, TESTING, AND INSPECTION OF ASPHALT MIXTURES ……5
Sec. 502.01 Plant Equipment ……………………………………………………………………………………………………5
Sec. 502.02 Inspection of Plant, Equipment, and Personnel………………………………………………………….6
Sec. 502.03 Materials ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7
Sec. 502.04 Approval of Job-Mix……………………………………………………………………………………………..8
Sec. 502.05 Documentation of Tonnage Material ……………………………………………………………………..12
Sec. 502.06 Sampling Asphalt Mixtures…………………………………………………………………………………..12
Sec. 502.07 Material Acceptance…………………………………………………………………………………………….16
Sec. 502.08 Duties of Department’s Representative…………………………………………………………………..16
Sec. 502.09 Responsibility of Asphalt Concrete Producer ………………………………………………………….18
SECTION 503 ROAD SAMPLING, TESTING, AND INSPECTION OF ASPHALT PAVEMENTS ..19
Sec. 503.01 General………………………………………………………………………………………………………………19
Sec. 503.02 Density Acceptance Testing (Contractor) ……………………………………………………………….19
Sec. 503.03 Density Quality Assurance Testing (Department) ……………………………………………………21
Sec. 503.04 Independent Assurance Density Observation (Department) ………………………………………25
Sec. 503.05 Independent Assurance of Department Personnel (Department) ………………………………..26
Sec. 503.06 Determination of QA/IA Requirements (Example) ………………………………………………….26
Sec. 503.06 Depth Control (Department) …………………………………………………………………………………28
SECTION 504 COLD ASPHALT MIXTURES……………………………………………………………………………30
SECTION 505 SUMMARY OF MINIMUM ACCEPTANCE SAMPLING REQUIREMENTS ………..31