The "poker chip" method, created by TxDOT and the University of Austin, has been adopted by AASHTO as a new national binder testing standard.

The saturation ageing tensile stiffness (SATS) test consists of initial saturation prior to placing compacted asphalt core samples in a high-temperature and high pressure environment in the presence ...

Asphalt mix design equipment: Includes Superpave gyratory, Hveem and Marshall Compactors. Stabilometers and Marshall Press. Asphalt mixture performance tester (AMPT): Measures mechanical properties of ...

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities is on the front line when it comes to promoting new technologies that give them continuous, full-coverage asphalt pavement density testing ...

This chapter addresses the common practices and test methods (standards) that are used for certification programs for the basic material categories of soils and aggregate, asphalt mixture, and ...

The practices and methods listed were compiled from information found on the DOT’s website or from a document or documents on their website. AASHTO standard specifications begin with an “M,” practices ...