Materials Manual
The Materials Manual contains the instructions needed to complete Quality Assurance and Materials Acceptance for Florida Department of Transportation contracts. This web page, which displays only the most recent versions of the files, has been divided into Volumes I and II as shown below. Volume I (V1) includes Department Personnel Responsibilities and Volume II (V2) includes Non-Department Personnel Responsibilities. For questions or comments regarding this page, or to receive notifications of updates to the Materials Manual, please contact Cristina Croft at (352) 955-6634.
Introduction [PDF-566 KB]
CHAPTER 1: Mineral Aggregates
| Section | Title | Volume I | Volume II |
| Section 1.1 | Construction Aggregates | V1-Section 1.1 [PDF-550KB] | N/A |
| Section 1.2 | Mitigation of Point-of-Use Aggregate Problems | V1-Section 1.2 [PDF-85KB] | N/A |
CHAPTER 2: Soils Materials and Foundations
| Section | Title | Volume I | Volume II |
| Section 2.1 | Structural Layer Coefficients for Flexible Pavement Base Materials | V1-Section 2.1 [PDF-142KB] | N/A |
| Section 2.2 | Soils and Foundations | V1-Section 2.2 [PDF-274KB] | N/A |
| Section 2.3 | Earthwork Operations | V1-Section 2.3 [PDF-167KB] | N/A |
| Section 2.4 | Polymer Slurry | N/A | V2-Section 2.4 |
CHAPTER 3: Bituminous Materials
| Section | Title | Volume I | Volume II |
| Section 3.1 | District Materials Activities for Asphalt Pavement Construction | V1-Section 3.1 [PDF-350KB] | N/A |
| Section 3.2 | Flexible Pavement Coring and Evaluation | V1-Section 3.2 [PDF-37KB] | N/A |
| Section 3.3 | Superpave Mix Design Procedure | N/A | N/A |
| Section 3.4 | Asphalt Emulsion | N/A | V2-Section 3.4 |
| Section 3.5 | Asphalt Binder | N/A | V2-Section 3.5 |
CHAPTER 4: Flexible and Rigid Pavement Condition Survey
| Section | Title | Volume I | Volume II |
| N/A | Outline (There are currently no sections available for Chapter 4) | N/A | N/A |
CHAPTER 5: Quality Assurance
| Section | Title | Volume I | Volume II |
| Report | Qualification Performance Report | OFP Office | N/A |
| Application | Laboratory Qualification Application | OFP Office | N/A |
| Section 5.1 | Acceptance Program | V1-Section 5.1 [PDF-79KB] | N/A |
| Section 5.2 | Materials Program Responsibilities for Local Agency Projects | V1-Section 5.2 [PDF-231KB] | N/A |
| Section 5.3 | Disposition of Defective Materials (Discontinued 5/17/06) - This information is now incorporated in CPAM-Section 5.8 | N/A | N/A |
| Section 5.4 | Final Project Material Certification | V1-Section 5.4 [PDF-142KB] | N/A |
| Section 5.5 | Independent Assurance Program | V1-Section 5.5 [PDF-312KB] | N/A |
| Section 5.6 | Quality Control Program (Producer) | V1-Section 5.6 [PDF-331KB] | N/A |
| NOTE: | Information on the above Contractor QCP procedures can be found in CPAM-Section 3.3 | N/A | N/A |
| Section 5.7 | Laboratory Qualification Program | V1-Section 5.7 [PDF-543KB] | N/A |
| Section 5.8 | Materials Acceptance and Certification (MAC) | V1-Section 5.8 [PDF-32KB] | N/A |
| Section 5.9 | Inspection-In-Depth | V1-Section 5.9 [PDF-30KB] | N/A |
| Section 5.10 | Evaluation of Manufactured Materials and Random Sampling of Approved Products | V1-Section 5.10 [PDF-212KB] | N/A |
| Section 5.11 | Forensic Investigations | V1-Section 5.11 [PDF-36KB] | N/A |
CHAPTER 6: Manufactured Drainage Products
| Section | Title | Volume I | Volume II |
| Section 6.1 | Quality Assurance Program for Flexible Pipe | V1-Section 6.1 [PDF-66KB] | V2-Section 6.1 |
| Section 6.2 | Precast Concrete Pipe | V1-Section 6.2 [PDF-92KB] | V2-Section 6.2 |
| Section 6.3 | Precast Concrete Drainage Structures and Box Culverts | V1-Section 6.3 [PDF-101KB] | V2-Section 6.3 |
CHAPTER 7: Timber Products
| Section | Title | Volume I | Volume II |
| Section 7.1 | Inspection of Timber Products | V1-Section 7.1 [PDF-163KB] | N/A |
CHAPTER 8: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Products
| Section | Title | Volume I | Volume II |
| Section 8.1 | Precast Prestressed Concrete Products | V1-Section 8.1 [PDF-133KB] | V2-Section 8.1 |
| Section 8.2 | Incidental Precast Concrete Products | V1-Section 8.2 [PDF-124KB] | V2-Section 8.2 |
| Section 8.3 | Prestressed Concrete Producers' Quality Control Related to Major Product Defects | V1-Section 8.3 [PDF-119KB] | V2-Section 8.3 |
| Section 8.4 | Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC) for Precast/Prestressed Concrete Products | V1-Section 8.4 [PDF-53KB] | V2-Section 8.4 |
| Section 8.5 | Precast Prestressed Concrete Plant Certification Agency Program Acceptance Guidelines | V1-Section 8.5 [PDF-81KB] | N/A |
| Section 8.6 | Flowing Concrete for Precast/Prestressed Concrete Products | V1-Section 8.6 [PDF-162KB] | V2-Section 8.6 |
CHAPTER 9: Concrete Production
| Section | Title | Volume I | Volume II |
| Section 9.1 | Quality Control of Concrete (Discontinued 3/10/08) | N/A | N/A |
| Section 9.2 | Concrete Production Facilities Guide
| V1-Section 9.2 [PDF-69KB] | V2-Section 9.2 |
| Section 9.3 | Concrete Pavement Production Facilities Guide
| N/A | V2-Section 9.3 |
| Section 9.4 | Mass Concrete Control Plan
| V1-Section 9.4 [PDF-139KB] | V2-Section 9.4 |
CHAPTER 10: Florida Test Methods
| Section | Title | Volume I | Volume II |
| Section 10.1 | Florida Sampling and Testing Methods | V1-Section 10.1 [PDF-45KB] | N/A |
CHAPTER 11: Steel and Miscellaneous Metal Products
| Section | Title | Volume I | Volume II |
| Section 11.1 | Fabrication Inspection and Testing of Structural Metal Products | V1-Section 11.1 | V2-Section 11.1 |
| Section 11.2 | Welding Procedure Specification Review and Approval Process | N/A | V2-Section 11.2 |
| Section 11.3 | Advanced Ultrasonic Testing | N/A | V2-Section 11.3 |
| Section 11.4 | Computed Radiography Procedures (Photostimulable Luminescence) | N/A | V2-Section 11.4 |
| Section 11.5 | Pre-Approved Repair Procedures for Structural Steel | N/A | V2-Section 11.5 |
| Section 11.6 | Pre-Approved Repair Procedures for Shop Applied Coatings | N/A | V2-Section 11.6 |
CHAPTER 12: Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites
| Section | Title | Volume I | Volume II |
| Section 12.1 | Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites | N/A | V2-Section 12.1 |
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