Asphalt
Our experienced team of certified technicians can perform the following asphalt testing responsibilities in the field or directly at the plant during mix production.
Asphalt
Field
Services
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Quality assurance management for conformance with contract specifications
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Non-destructive density testing (nuclear / non-nuclear)
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Test strip and start-up administration
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Inspection of paving and compaction equipment
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Coring for density and thickness
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Evaluation of test results and corrective procedures
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Forensic analysis
Asphalt
Plant
Services
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Witnessing of split sampling
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Quality Assurance and Independent Assurance sampling
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Verification of Quality Control activities and responsibilities
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Comparison of Quality Control and Quality Assurance test precision per specifications
Asphalt Laboratory Services
Our AASHTO accredited laboratory in Algonquin, IL can provide asphalt material testing, balanced mix design (BMD), investigative services, or forensic services for any asphalt mix.
Asphalt Mixture Design Services
Balanced Mix Design (BMD)
Mix Design Verification
Mix Designs Utilizing the Bailey Method
Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA)
Warm Mix Asphalt
FAA Mix Design
Pervious and Open-Graded Mixes
Ground Tire Rubber (GTR) Modified Mixes
Asphalt Designs Utilizing Rejuvenators or Asphalt Binder Modifiers
Asphalt Mixture Tests
Mixture conditioning
(AASHTO R 30)
Superpave volumetric mix design
(AASHTO R 35)
Reducing Samples of Hot-Mix Asphalt to Testing Size
(AASHTO R 47)
Mechanical analysis of extracted aggregate
(AASHTO T 30 / ASTM D 5444)
Bulk Specific Gravity of Compacted Asphalt Using Saturated Surface-Dry Specimens
(AASHTO T 166 / ASTM D2726)
Maximum Specific Gravity of Asphalt Paving Mixtures
(AASHTO T 209 / ASTM D2041)
Resistance of Compacted Mixtures to Moisture Induced Damage
(AASHTO T 283 / ASTM D4867)
Percent Air Voids in Compacted Dense and Open Bituminous Paving Mixtures
(AASHTO T 269 / ASTM D3203)
Density of Asphalt Specimens by Means of the Superpave Gyratory Compactor
(AASHTO T 312 / ASTM D6925)
Hamburg Wheel-Track Testing of Compacted Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA)
(AASHTO T 324)
Moisture Content of Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) by Oven Method
(AASHTO T 329)
Density of Bituminous Concrete In Place by Nuclear Methods
(AASHTO T 355 / ASTM D2950)
Recovery of Asphalt from Solution Using the Rotavapor Apparatus
(AASHTO T 319 / ASTM D5404)
Thickness or Height of Compacted Bituminous Paving Mixture Specimens
(ASTM D3549)
Extraction (Auto Extractor) with washed gradation
(ASTM D8159)
Asphalt binder content and gradation of RAP, FRAP, and RAS
(AASHTO T 164 / ASTM D2172)
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
(ASTM E1252 / ASTM D8431)
Determining the Fracture Potential of Asphalt Mixtures Using the Illinois Flexibility Index Test (I-FIT)
(ASTM D8152)
Determining Fracture Energy of Asphalt Mixtures Using the Disk-Shaped Compact Tension Geometry (DCT)
(ASTM D7313)
See AASHTO Resource website for all accredited test methods.