EFFECTIVENESS COMPARISON OF TXDOT QUALITY CONTROL/QUALITY ASSURANCE AND METHOD SPECIFICATIONS

This purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of the hot mix asphalt concrete produced under quality control/quality assurance (QC/QA) specification item 3063. During the first phase of this project, conducted between September 1996 and February 1997, an extensive amount of technical information and numerical information was gathered and analyzed. During the second phase of this project, various other activities were carried out, including a survey of other states to assess their approach in developing and implementing QC/QA specifications, a physical survey of QC/QA and non-QC/QA specification projects in Texas, and a limited evaluation of the cost of the projects. This report presents the results, findings, conclusions, and recommendations based on the collected information and on the work performed during the course of this research program.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/14852
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Published October 1997; revised December 1998. Project title: Effectiveness Comparison of Former HMAC Specifications and the Most Current QC/QA Specification for HMAC.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas, Austin

  Center for Transportation Research, 3208 Red River Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78705

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Transfer Office, P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5051

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Solaimanian, M
  • Elmore, W E
  • Kennedy, T W
• Publication Date: 1998-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 116 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt concrete; Costs; Field studies; Hot mix asphalt; Quality assurance; Quality control; Specifications; State departments of transportation; Surveys
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Highways; Materials; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00769498
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-99/1721-S,, Res Rept 1721-S,, Project Summary Report
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 22 1999 12:00AM