Independent Assurance Checklists

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Procedure Checklist

Equipment Checklist

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Quality Systems

Quality Systems Manual

AASHTO R 18 (P)

N/A

Mixing Rooms, Moist Cabinets, Moist Rooms, and Water Storage Tanks Used in the Testing of Hydraulic Cements and Concretes

N/A

ASTM C511 (E)

Checklist for Laboratory Paperwork

Checklist (P)

N/A

Determination of Organic Content in Soils by Loss on Ignition

 

FM 1-T 267 (P)

FM 1-T 267 (E)

Corrosion Research Laboratory 

Florida Method of Test for Determining Low-Levels of Chloride in Concrete and Raw Materials

FM 5-516 (P)

 N/A

Qualification: Aggregate Base Testing

Dry Preparation of Disturbed Soil and Soil Aggregate Samples for Test

AASHTO R 58 (P)

AASHTO R 58 (E)

Hydrometer

AASHTO T 88 (P)

AASHTO T 88 (E)

Liquid Limit of Soils

AASHTO T 89 (P)

AASHTO T 89 (E)

Plastic Limit and Plasticity Index of Soils

AASHTO T 90 (P)

AASHTO T 90 (E)

The Moisture-Density Relations of Soils Using a 2.5-kg (5.5-lb) Rammer and a 305-mm (12-in) Drop

FM 1-T 99 (P)

FM 1-T 99 (E)

Laboratory Determination of Moisture Content of Soils

AASHTO T 265 (P)

AASHTO T 265 (E)

Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil by Microwave Oven Heating

ASTM D4643 (P)

ASTM D4643 (E)

Sampling Aggregates

FM 1-R 090 (P)

N/A

Moisture-Density Relations of Soils Using a 4.54 Kg (10 lb) Rammer and a 457 mm (18 in.) Drop

FM 1-T 180 (P)

FM 1-T 180 (E)

Reducing Aggregate Samples to Testing Size

FM 1-R 076 (P)

FM 1-R 076 (E)

Qualification: Aggregate Information Only

 

Resistance to Degradation of Small-Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine

FM 1-T 096 (P)

FM 1-T 096 (E)

 

Resistance to Degradation of Large-Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine

FM 3-C 535 (P)

FM 3-C 535 (E)

Qualification: Aggregate Testing Technician

 

Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregate for Concrete

AASHTO T 21 (P)

AASHTO T 21 (E)

 

Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregate

AASHTO T 27 (P)

AASHTO T 27 (E)

 

Total Moisture Content of Aggregate by Drying

AASHTO T 255 (P)

AASHTO T 255 (E)

Sampling Aggregates

FM 1-R 090 (P)

N/A

Total Materials Finer than 75-μm (No. 200) Sieve

FM 1-T 011 (P)

FM 1-T 011 (E)

 

Specific Gravity and Absorption of Fine Aggregate

FM 1-T 084 (P)

FM 1-T 084 (E)

 

Specific Gravity and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate

FM 1-T 085 (P)

FM 1-T 085 (E)

 

Reducing Aggregate Samples to Testing Size

FM 1-R 076 (P)

FM 1-R 076 (E)

Qualification: Asphalt Paving Level I

Measurement of Pavement Smoothness with the 15-ft [4.572-m] Rolling Straightedge

FM 5-509 (P)

FM 5-509 (E)

Qualification: Asphalt Plant Level I

Gyratory Compaction

AASHTO T 312 (P)

AASHTO T 312 (E)

 

Mechanical Analysis of Extracted Aggregate

FM 1-T 030 (P)

FM 1-T 030 (E)

 

Bulk Specific Gravity

FM 1-T 166 (P)

FM 1-T 166 (E)

 

Sampling Bituminous Paving Materials

FM 1-T 168 (P)

FM 1-T 168 (E)

 

Maximum Specific Gravity of Bituminous Paving Mixtures

FM 1-T 209 (P)

FM 1-T 209 (E)

 

Asphalt Content by Ignition Oven

FM 5-563 (P)

FM 5-563 (E)

Qualification: Concrete Field Technician Level I

 

Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field

ASTM C31 (P)

ASTM C31 (E)

Density (Unit Weight), Yield and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete 

ASTM C138 (P)

ASTM C138 (E)

 

Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete

ASTM C143 (P)

ASTM C143 (E)

 

Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete

ASTM C172 (P)

ASTM C172 (E)

Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method

ASTM C173 (P)

ASTM C173 (E)

 

Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by Pressure Method

ASTM C231 (P)

ASTM C231 (E)

 

Temperature of Freshly Mixed Hydraulic-Cement Concrete

ASTM C1064 (P)

ASTM C1064 (E)

 

Water Cementitious Ratio

FM 5-501 (P)

N/A

Qualification: Concrete Laboratory Technician Level I and Level II

 

Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field

N/A

ASTM C31 (E)

 

Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens

ASTM C39 (P)

ASTM C39 (E)

Standard Test Method for Flexural Strength of Concrete (Using Simple Beam with Third-Point Loading)

ASTM C78 (P)

ASTM C78 (E)

 

Standard Practice for Capping Cylindrical Specimens

ASTM C617 (P)

ASTM C617 (E)

 

Standard Practice for Use of Unbonded Caps in Determination of Compressive Strength of Hardened Concrete Cylinders  

ASTM C1231 (P)

ASTM C1231 (E)

Qualification: Earthwork Inspection Level I

 

In-Place Density of Soils and Soil Aggregates by Nuclear Methods

FM 1-T 310 (P)

FM 1-T 310 (E)

 

Determination of Moisture Content by means of a Calcium Carbide Gas Pressure Moisture Tester (Speedy Method)

FM 5-507 (P)

FM 5-507 (E)

 

Reporting Test Results in Density Record System

Materials Manual 2.3 (P)

N/A

 

Sampling of Earthwork

FM 1-R 090 EW(P)

N/A

Qualification: Earthwork Inspection Level II

 

Thickness Determination in Soil-Aggregate Bases Procedure Checklist

FM 5-534 (P)

N/A

Qualification: LBR Technician

 

Limerock Bearing Ratio

FM 5-515 (P)

FM 5-515 (E)

Qualification: Qualified Sampler

Sampling Aggregates

Sampling of Earthwork 

FM 1-R 090

FM 1-R 090 EW (P)

N/A

 

Reducing Aggregate Samples to Testing Size

FM 1-R 076 (P)

FM 1-R 076 (E)