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QUALITY ASSURANCE IN PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION A symposium sponsored by ASTM Committee D-4 on Road and Paving Materials AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS Bal Harbour,Fla.6 Dec.1978 ASTM SPECIAL TECHNICAL PUBLICATION 709 G.J.Allen,Arizona Department of TransjSortation,symposium chairman 04-709000-08 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1916 Race Street,Philadelphia,Pa.19103 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Dec 27 13:31:06 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Copyright by AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1980 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number:79-56035 ISBN 0-8031-0769-2 NOTE The Society is not responsible,as a body,for the statements and opinions advanced in this publication.Printed in Philadelphia.Pa.April 1980 Second Printing,Philadelphia,Pa.October 1984 Third Printing,Philadelphia,Pa.April 1987 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Dec 27 13:31:06 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Foreword This publication,Quality Assurance in Pavement Construction,contains papers presented at the symposium on Quality AssuranceWho,What,How?,which was held in Bal Harbour,Fla.,6Dec,1978.The symposium was sponsored by Committee D-4 on Road and Paving Materials,of the American Society for Testing and Materials.G.J.Allen,Arizona Department of Transportation,served as chairman of the symposium.Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Dec 27 13:31:06 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Related ASTM Publications Recycling of Bituminous Pavements,STP 662(1979),04-662000-08 Low-Temperature Properties of Bituminous Materials and Compacted Bituminous Paving Mixtures,STP 628(1977),04-628000-08 Fatigue and Dynamic Testing of Bituminous Mixtures,STP 561(1974),04-561000-08 Viscosity Testing of Asphalt and Experience with Viscosity Graded Speci-fications,STP 532(1973),04-532000-08 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Dec 27 13:31:06 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.A Note of Appreciation to Reviewers This publication is made possible by the authors and,also,the unheralded efforts of the reviewers.This body of technical experts whose dedication,sacrifice of time and effort,and collective wisdom in reviewing the papers must be acknowledged.The quality level of ASTM publications is a direct function of their respected opinions.On behalf of ASTM we acknowledge with appreciation their contribution.ASTM Committee on Publications Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Dec 27 13:31:06 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Editorial Staff Jane B.Wheeler,Managing Editor Helen M.Hoersch,Associate Editor Ellen McGlinchey,Senior Assistant Editor Helen Mahy,Assistant Editor Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Dec 27 13:31:06 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Contents Introduction I Quality Assurance and Quality of Constructions.P.LAHUE 3 State of the Art:State Acceptance of Bituminous Concrete Production and Construction Using Quality Assurance Specificationsc.s.HUGHES 11 Controlling Aggregate Properties for Compliance with Statistical SpecificationsJ.T.MOLNAR 19 End-Result SpecificationsA Contractors Viewpointw.H JONES AND J.A.SCHEROCMAN 28 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Dec 27 13:31:06 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.STP709-EB/Apr.1980 Introduction Although the subject of quaHty assurance in pavement construction has been around for several years and has been batted back and forth considera-bly,only a few purchasing agencies,to this date,have achieved more than a meager trial application of quality assurance specifications.This symposium was an attempt to present,on one program,a four-sided view of the subject.For this purpose,four individuals known to be knowledgeable in quality assurance procedures were asked to prepare presentations for the sympo-sium.Each was to approach the subject from his own field of involvement and experience.The four viewpoints presented were those of a federal administra-tor,a state or purchasing authority,a materials supplier,and a contracting firm.Currently,there seems to be renewed and expanded interest in all aspects of quality assurance.An increasing number of contractors and materials pro-ducers are following the lead of those firms that have already reali