Test Methods & Services
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Our Test Methods and Services
Asphalt Binder Testing
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AASHTO |
Description |
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R28 |
Accelerated Aging of Asphalt Binder Using a Pressurized Aging Vessel |
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R29 |
Grading or Verifying the Performance Grade of an Asphalt Binder |
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T44 |
Solubility of Asphalt Materials in Trichloroethylene |
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T48 |
Flash Point by Cleveland Open Cup |
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T49 |
Penetration of Original Sample of Asphalt Cement |
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T50 |
Float Test for Bituminous Materials |
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T51 |
Ductility of Bituminous Materials |
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T53 |
Softening Point of Bitumen (Ring-and-Ball Apparatus) |
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T78 |
Distillation of Cut-Back Asphaltic (Bituminous) Products |
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T79 |
Flash Point with Tag Open-Cup Apparatus for Use with Materials Having a Flash Less Than 93.3°C (200°F) |
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T201 |
Kinematic Viscosity |
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T202 |
Viscosity by Vacuum Capillary |
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T228 |
Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Asphalt Cement |
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T240 |
Rolling Thin-Film Oven Testing |
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T301 |
Elastic Recovery Test of Bituminous Materials by Means of a Ductilometer |
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T313 |
Determining the Flexural Creep Stiffness of Asphalt Binder Using the Bending Beam Rheometer (BBR) |
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T315 |
Determining the Rheological Properties of Asphalt Binder Using a Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR) |
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T316 |
Viscosity Determination of Asphalt Binder Using Rotational Viscometer |
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T350 |
Multiple Stress Creep and Recovery (MSCR) |
Asphalt Emulsion Testing
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AASHTO |
Description |
|---|---|
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T59 |
Aggregate Coating |
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T59 |
Demulsibility |
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T59 |
Density |
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T59 |
Particle Charge |
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T59 |
Residue by Distillation |
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T59 |
Residue by Evaporation |
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T59 |
Saybolt Viscosity at 25°C (77°F) |
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T59 |
Saybolt Viscosity at 50°C (122°F) |
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T59 |
Settlement and Storage Stability |
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T59 |
Sieve Test |
Asphalt Mix Design
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AASHTO |
ASTM |
Description |
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D3666 |
Minimum Requirements for Agencies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving Materials |
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T245 |
Marshall Mix Design |
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M323 |
Superpave Mix Design |
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Ultra-Thin Bonded Wearing Course Design |
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M325 |
Stone Mastic Mix Design |
Asphalt Performance Testing
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AASHTO |
ASTM |
Description |
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T324 |
Hamburg Wheel-Track Testing of Compacted Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) |
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TP124 |
IFIT/Semicircular Bend SCB |
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D8225 |
IDEAL-CT |
Asphalt Quality Control
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AASHTO |
ASTM |
Description |
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R30 |
Mixture Conditioning of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) |
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R35 |
Superpave Volumetric Design for Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) |
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R47 |
Reducing Samples of Hot-Mix Asphalt to Testing Size |
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R68 |
Preparation of Asphalt Mixtures by Means of the Marshall Apparatus |
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R97 |
Sampling Bituminous Paving Mixtures |
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T30 |
Mechanical Analysis of Extracted Aggregate |
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T164 |
Quantitative Extraction of Asphalt Binder from Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) |
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T166 |
Bulk Specific Gravity of Compacted Hot Mix Asphalt Using Saturated Surface-Dry Specimens |
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T209 |
Maximum Specific Gravity of Hot Mix Asphalt Paving Mixtures |
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T245 |
Resistance to Plastic Flow of Asphalt Mixtures Using Marshall Apparatus |
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T269 |
Percent Air Voids in Compacted Dense and Open Bituminous Paving Mixtures |
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T283 |
Resistance of Compacted Mixtures to Moisture Induced Damage |
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T308 |
Determining the Asphalt Content of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) by the Ignition Method |
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T312 |
Preparing and Determining the Density of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Specimens by Means of the Superpave Gyratory Compactor |
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T331 |
Bulk Specific Gravity of Compacted Bituminous Mixtures Using Automatic Vacuum Sealing Method |
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T355 |
Density of Bituminous Concrete In Place by Nuclear Methods |
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D3549 |
Thickness or Height of Compacted Bituminous Paving Mixture Specimens |
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D5404 |
Recovery of Asphalt from Solution Using the Rotavapor Apparatus |
Aggregate Testing
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AASHTO |
ASTM |
Description |
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R76 |
Reducing Samples of Aggregate to Testing Size |
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T11 |
Materials Finer Than 75-μm (No. 200) Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by Washing |
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T27 |
Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates |
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T84 |
Specific Gravity (Relative Density) and Absorption of Fine Aggregate |
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T85 |
Specific Gravity and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate |
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T100 |
(Mineral Filler) Specific Gravity of Mineral Filler on Asphalt Mixture Designs |
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T176 |
Plastic Fines in Graded Aggregates and Soils by Use of the Sand Equivalent Test |
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T255 |
Total Moisture Content of Aggregate by Drying |
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T304 |
Uncompacted Void Content of Fine Aggregate (Influenced by Shape, Texture, and Grading) |
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D4791 |
Flat Particles, Elongated Particles, or Flat and Elongated Particles in Coarse Aggregate |
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D5821 |
Determining the Percentage of Fractured Particles in Coarse Aggregate |
Soil Testing
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AASHTO |
Description |
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T310 |
In-Place Density and Moisture Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth) |