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Materials Manual

Description: The Materials Manual contains all the testing procedures that are agency created, modified, or adopted in part. There are 95 field operating testing procedures and 11 materials standard operating procedures.

  • Publication Number: M 46-01
  • Last Modified: January, 2012
  • Version: M 46-01.11
  • Manual Manager: Linda Hughes
  • Originators: Materials Laboratory, Engineering and Regional Operations Division
  • # of Pages: 720
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  • Keywords: Materials Manual
  • Related Publications:
    Construction Manual M 41-01
    Standard Specifications M 41-10

Individual Test Methods and Field Operating Procedures

Procedure
Number
Test Method  
QC 1 (PDF 1.2 MB) Standard Practice for Cement Producers That Certify Portland Cement
QC 2 (PDF 1.2 MB) Standard Practice for Asphalt Suppliers That Certify Performance Graded Asphalts
QC 3 (PDF 1.0 MB) Quality System Laboratory Review
QC 4 (PDF 1.0 MB) Standard Practice for Fly Producers/Importers/Distributors That Certify Fly Ash
QC 5 (PDF 1.3 MB) Standard Practice for Ground Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag Producers/Importers/Distributors That Certify Ground Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag
T 2 (PDF 404 kb) FOP for AASHTO for Sampling of Aggregate
TM 2 (PDF 1.2 MB) FOP for WAQTC for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete
TM 8 (PDF 1.2 MB) FOP for WAQTC for In-Place Density of Bituminous Mixes Using the nuclear Moisture-Density Gauge
T 19 (PDF 1.0 MB) Unit Weight and Voids in Aggregates (Checklist Only)
T 22 (PDF 1.4 MB) FOP for AASHTO for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens
T 23 (PDF 1.4 MB) FOP for AASHTO for Making and Curing Concrete test Specimens in the Field
T 27/T 11 (PDF 637 KB) FOP for WAQTC/AASHTO for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates
T 40 (PDF 1.2 MB) FOP for WAQTC/AASHTO for Sampling Bituminous Materials
T 90 (PDF 1.0 MB) Determining the Plastic Limit and Plasticity Index of Soils (Checklist Only)
T 99 (PDF 1.4 MB) FOP for AASHTO for Moisture-Density Relations of Soils Using a 5.5-lb (2.5-kg) Rammer and a 12 in (305 mm) Drop
T 106 (PDF 1.2 MB) FOP for AASHTO for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2 in or (50 mm) Cube Specimens)
T 112 (PDF 1.0 MB) Clay Lumps and Friable Particles in Aggregates
T 113 (PDF 1.3 MB) Method of Test for Determination of Degradation Value
T 119 (PDF 1.2 MB) FOP for AASHTO for Standard Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete
T 121 (PDF 1.2 MB) Density (Unit Weight), Yield and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete
T 123 (PDF 1.1 MB) Method of Test for Bark Mulch
T 125 (PDF 1.1 MB) Determination of Fiber Length Percentages in Wood Strand Mulch
T 126 (PDF 1.0 MB) Determination of Fiber Length Percentages in Hydraulically-Applied Erosion Control Products
T 127 (PDF 1.1 MB) Preparation of Leachate Sample for Testing of HECP Effluents
SOP 128 (PDF 1.1 MB) Sampling For Aggregate Source Approval
T 152 (PDF 1.2 MB) FOP for WAQTC/AASHTO for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method
T 166 (PDF 467) FOP for AASHTO for Bulk Specific Gravity of Compacted Bituminous Mixtures Using Saturated Surface-Dry Specimens
T 168 (PDF 1.4 MB) FOP for WAQTC/AASHTO for Sampling Hot Mix Asphalt
T 176 (PDF 1.5 MB) FOP for AASHTO for Plastic Fines in Graded Aggregates and Soils by Use of the Sand Equivalent Test
T 180 (PDF 2.5 MB) FOP for AASHTO for Moisture-Density Relations of Soils Using a 10 lb (4.54 kg) Rammer and an 18 in (457 mm) Drop
T 196 (PDF 1.0 MB) Air Content of Concrete (Volumetric Method) (Checklist Only)
T 209 (PDF 471 kb) FOP for AASHTO for Method of Test for Maximum Specific Gravity of Hot Mix Asphalt — “Rice Density”
T 217 (PDF 1.2 MB) FOP for AASHTO for Determination of Moisture in Soils by means of a Calcium Carbide Gas Pressure Moisture Tester
T 231 (PDF 1.4 MB) FOP for AASHTO for Capping Cylindrical Concrete Specimens
T 248 (PDF 1.3 MB) FOP for AASHTO for Reducing Samples of Aggregate to Testing Size
T 255 (PDF 1.3 MB) FOP for AASHTO for Total Moisture Content of Aggregate by Drying
T 265 (PDF 1.0 MB) Laboratory Determination of Moisture Content of Soils
T 272 (PDF 1.2 MB) FOP for AASHTO for Family of Curves — One Point Method
T 288 (PDF 1.0 MB) Determining Minimum Laboratory Soil Resistivity(checklist only)
T 304 (PDF 1.5 MB) FOP for AASHTO for Uncompacted Void Content of Fine Aggregate
T 307 (PDF 1.2 MB) Resilient Modulus of Subgrade Soils and Untreated Base/Subbase Materials
T 308 (PDF 1.3 MB) FOP for AASHTO for Determining the Asphalt Binder Content of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) by the Ignition Method
T 309 (PDF 1.2 MB) FOP for WAQTC/ AASHTO for Temperature of Freshly Mixed Portland Cement Concrete
T 310 (PDF 1.2 MB) FOP for AASHTO for In-Place Density and Moisture Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth)
T 312 (PDF 1.2 MB) FOP for AASHTO for Preparing and Determining the Density of Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) Specimens by Means of the Superpave Gyratory Compactor
T 313 (PDF 1.1 MB) Method of Test for Cement-Latex Compatibility
T 314 (PDF 224 KB) Method of Test for Photovolt Reflectance
T 318 (PDF 1.1 MB) Standard Operating Procedure for Melting of Flexible Bituminous Pavement Marker Adhesive for Evaluation
T 329 (PDF 1.3 MB) FOP for WSDOT for Moisture Content of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) by Oven Method
T 330 (PDF 235 KB) Method for Coatings (Pigmented Sealers) Used on Concrete Structures
T 335  (PDF 1.2 MB) FOP for AASHTO for Determining the Percentage of Fracture in Coarse Aggregate
T 404 (PDF 1.2 MB) Method of Test for Compressive Strength of Epoxy Resins
T 408 (PDF 1.3 MB) Method of Test for Quality of Water to be Used in Mixing Concrete
T 411 (PDF 1.0 MB) Method of Test for Water Absorption and Moisture Vapor Transpiration
T 412 (PDF 336 KB) Bond Test for Joint Sealants
T 413 (PDF 1.3 MB) Method of Test for Evaluating Waterproofing Effectiveness of Membrane and Membrane-Pavement Systems
T 414 (PDF 1.3 MB) Method of Test for Total Chloride Ion in Concrete
T 415 (PDF 1.0 MB) Method of Test for Fertilizer
T 417 (PDF 1.2 MB) Method of Test for Determining Minimum Resistivily and pH of Soil and Water
T 418 (PDF 1.0 MB) Method of test for Corrosion of Deicing Materials
T 419 (PDF 1.1 MB) Test Method for Cold Temperature Impact Resistance of the Plastic Coating on Reinforcing Bar Chair Feet
T 420 (PDF 1.2 MB) Test Method for Determining the Maturity of Compost (Solvita Test)
T 421 (PDF 1.2 MB) Test Method for Traffic Controller Inspection and Test Procedure
T 422 (PDF 1.2 MB) Test Method for Traffic Controller Transient Voltage Test (Spike Test) Procedure
T 423 (PDF 1.2 MB) Traffic Controller Conflict Monitor Testing
T 424 (PDF 1.1 MB) Traffic Controller Power Interruption Test Procedure
T 425 (PDF 1.2 MB) Traffic Controller NEMA and 170 Type Environmental Chamber Test
T 426 (PDF 1.1 MB) Pull-Off Test for Hot Melt Traffic Button Adhesive
T 427 (PDF 1.1 MB) Loop Amplifier Testing Procedure
T 428 (PDF 1.0 MB) Test Method for Traffic Controller Compliance Inspection and Test Procedure
SOP 429 (PDF 1.1 MB) Methods for Determining the Acceptance of Traffic Signal Controller Assembly
T 429 (PDF 1.1 MB) Retroreflectance of Newly Applied Pavement Marking Using Portable Hand-Operated Instruments
T 430 (PDF 1.1 MB) Method of Testing for the Presence of Adhesion Coating in Glass Beads
T 432 (PDF 1.0 MB) Flexibility Test for Hot-Melt Adhesives
T 601 (PDF 1.1 MB) Method of Test for Sieve Analysis of Soils-Coarse Sieving
T 606 (PDF 1.2 MB) Method of Test for Compaction Control of Granular Materials
T 610 (PDF 1.1 MB) Method of Test for the Capillary Rise of Soils
T 611 (PDF 625 KB) Method of Test for Determination of the Resistance (RValue) of Untreated Bases, Subbases, and Basement Soils by the Stabilometer
SOP 615 (PDF 1.2 MB) Determination of the % Compaction for Embankment & Untreated Surfacing Materials using the Nuclear Moisture-Density Gauge
T 702 (PDF 1.2MB) Method for Preparation of Test Specimens of Hot Mix Asphalt by Means of California Kneading Compactor
T 703 (PDF 1.1 MB) Method of Test for Resistance to Deformation of Hot Mix Asphalt by Means of HVEEM Stabilometer
T 706 (PDF 1.1 MB) Method of Static Immersion Asphalt in Water Preferential Stripping Test
T 712 (PDF 1.4 MB) Standard Method of Reducing Hot Mix Asphalt
T 716  (PDF 504 KB) Method of Random Sampling for Location of Testing and Sampling Sites
T 718 (PDF 1.1 MB) Method of Test for Determining Stripping of Hot Mix Asphalt
T 720 (PDF 242 KB) Method of Test for Thickness Measurement of Hot Mix Asphalt Cores
SOP 723 (PDF 1.0 MB) Standard Operating Procedure for Submitting Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Mix Designs for Verification
T 724 (PDF 321 KB) Method for Preparation of Aggregate for HMA Job Mix Design
T 726 (PDF 381 KB) Mixing Procedure for Hot Mix Asphalt
SOP 728 (PDF 1.0 MB) Standard Operating Procedure for Determining the Ignition Furnace Calibration Factor (IFCF) for Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)
SOP 729 (PDF 1.1 MB) In-Place Density of Bituminous Mixes Using the Nuclear Moisture-Density Gauge FOP for WAQTC TM 8
SOP 730 (PDF 336 KB) Standard Operating Procedure for Correlation of Nuclear Gauge Determined Density with Asphalt Concrete Pavement Cores
SOP 731 (PDF 486) Method for Determining Volumetric Properties of Asphalt Concrete Pavement Class Superpave
SOP 732 (PDF 1.6 MB) Standard Operating Procedure for Superpave Volumetric Design for Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA)
SOP 733 (PDF 1.2 MB) Standard Operating Procedure for Determination of PavementDensity Differentials Using the Nuclear Density Gauge
SOP 734 (PDF 1.1 MB) Standard Operating Procedure for SAMPLING HOT MIX ASPHALT AFTER COMPACTION (OBTAINING CORES)
SOP 735 (PDF 1.1 MB) Standard Operating Procedure for Longitudinal Joint Density
T 802 (PDF  1.2 MB) Method of Test for Flexural Strength of Concrete (Using Simple Beam With Center-Point Loading)
C 805 (PDF 370 KB) Rebound Hammer Determination of Compressive Strength of Hardened Concrete
T 807 (PDF 1.3 MB) Method of Operation of California Profilograph and Evaluation of Profiles
T 808 (PDF 1.1 MB) Method for Making Flexural Test Beams
T 810 (PDF 325) Method of Test for Determination of the Density of Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Cores
T 812 (PDF 1.1 MB) Method of Test for Measuring Lenght of Drilled Concrete Cores
T 813 (PDF 1.1 mb) Field Method of Fabrication of 2 in (50 mm) Cube Specimens for Compressive Strength Testing of Grouts and Mortars
T 814 (PDF 1.1 MB) Method of Test for Water Retention Efficiency of Liquid Membrane-Forming Compounds and Impermeable Sheet Materials for Curing Concrete
T 816 (PDF 1.1 MB) Method of Test for Parting Compound
T 818 (PDF 1.0 MB) Air Content of Freshly Mixed Self-Compacting Concrete by the Pressure Method
T 819 (PDF 1.1 MB) Making and Curing Self-Compacting Concrete Test Specimens in the Field
C 882 (PDF 232 KB) Standard Test Method for Bond Strength of Epoxy-Resin Systems used with Concrete by Slant Shear
T 914 (PDF 1.2 MB) Practice for Sampling of Geotextiles for Testing
T 915 (PDF 1.1 MB) Practice for Conditioning of Geotextiles for Testing
T 923 (PDF 1.0 MB) Thickness Measurement of Geotextiles
T 925 (PDF 2.3 MB) Standard Practice for Determination of Long-Term Strength for Geosynthetic Reinforcement
T 926 (PDF 1.0 MB) Geogrid Brittleness Test
C 939 (PDF 297 KB) FOP for ASTM for Flow of Grout for Preplaced-Aggregate Concrete (Flow Cone Method)
C 1611 (PDF 330 KB) FOP for ASTM C 1611/C 1611M Standard Test Method for Slump Flow of Self-Consolidating Concrete
C 1621 (PDF 546 KB) FOP for ASTM C 1621/C 1621M Standard Test Method for Passing Ability of Self-Consolidating Concrete by J-Ring
D 2628/M 220 (PDF ) Standard Specification for Preformed Polychloroprene Elastomeric Joint Seals for Concrete Pavements (Checklist Only)
D 4354 (PDF 1.1 MB) Standard Practice for Sampling of Geosynthetics for Testing
D 4791 (PDF 2.4 MB) FOP for ASTM for Flat Particles, Elongated Particles, or Flat and Elongated Particles in Coarse Aggregate
D 7012 (PDF 1.0 MB) Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength and Elastic Moduli of Intact Rock Core Specimens under Varying States of Stress and Temperatures
D 7091 (PDF 217 KB) Nondestructive Measurement of Dry Film Thickness of Nonmagnetic Coatings Applied to Ferrous Metals and Nonmagnetic, Nonconductive Coatings Applied to Non-Ferrous Metals (Checklist only)


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2012 January

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2011 July

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2011 February

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2008 January

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This abstract was last modified January 30, 2012