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STP 1378 Hot Mix Asphalt Construction:Certification and Accreditation Programs Scott Shuler and James S.Moulthrop,editors ASTM Stock#:STP 1378 ASTM 100 Barr Harbor Drive West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hot mix asphalt construction:certification and accreditation programs/Scott Shuler and James S.Moulthrop,editors.p.cm.-(STP:1378)ISBN 0-8031-2619-0 1.Pavements,Asphalt.2.Industrial technicians-Certification-United States.I.Shuler,Scott.II.Moulthrop,James S.,1939 81.Series:ASTM Special technical publication:1378.TE270.H68 1999 625.85-dc21 99-38880 CIP Copyright?9 1999 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS,West Conshohocken,PA.All rights reserved.This material may not be reproduced or copied,in whole or in part,in any printed,mechanical,electronic,film,or other distribution and storage media,without the written consent of the publisher.Photocopy Rights Authorization to photocopy items for internal,personal,or educational classroom use,or the internal,personal,or educational classroom use of specific clients,is granted by the American Society for Testing and Materials(ASTM)provided that the appropriate fee is paid to the Copyright Clearance Center,222 Rosewood Drive,Danvers,MA 01923;Tel:508-750-8400;online:http:/ Review Policy Each paper published in this volume was evaluated by two peer reviewers and at least one editor.The authors addressed all of the reviewers comments to the satisfaction of both the technical editor(s)and the ASTM Committee on Publications.To make technical information available as quickly as possible,the peer-reviewed papers in this publication were prepared camera-ready as submitted by the authors.The quality of the papers in this publication reflects not only the obvious efforts of the authors and the technical editor(s),but also the work of the peer reviewers.In keeping with long standing publication practices,ASTM maintains the anonymity of the peer reviewers.The ASTM Committee on Publications acknowledges with appreciation their dedication and contribution of time and effort on behalf of ASTM.Printed in Mayfield,PA 1999 Foreword This publication,Hot Mix Asphalt Construction:Certification and Accreditation Programs,contains papers presented at the symposium of the same name held in Nashville,Tennessee,on December 8,1998.The symposium was sponsored by ASTM Committee D-4 on Road and Paving Materials.Scott Shuler,Lafarge,Denver,Colorado and James S.Moulthrop,Koch Materials Company,Austin,Texas,presided as symposium Co-Chairmen and are the editors of the resulting publication.Contents Overview vii New England Transportation Technician Certification Program(NETTCP):A Regional Approach-LEO C.STEVENS,THOMAS PETERSON,AND CHRISTOPHER BOWKER Asphalt Technician Certification:The Rocky Mountain WaymMICHAEL M.CASSIDY AND SCOTT A.CONNER The AASHTO Accreditation Program:Serving the Hot Mix Asphalt Industry-ROBERT A.LUTZ,JAMES B.HEWSTON,DAVID A.SAVAGE,AND PETER A.SPELLERBERG Experiences with Bituminous Paving Technician Training and Certification in Pennsylvania-DONALD W.CHRISTENSEN,ANNE STONEX,AND TIMOTHY RAMIREZ A First-Year Summary of the Arkansas Hot Mix Asphalt Technician Certification erogram-KEViN D.HALL AND L.RAY PYLANT Certification and Accreditation Programs:A Contractors Perspective-RANDY C.WEST AND TODD A.LYNN Basic Elements in the Design of a Certification Program for Hot Mix Asphalt Construction PersOnnel-AHMED FAROUKI,MICHAEL A.CLARK,AND JOHN D.ANTRIM Lake Land College/Illinois Department of Transportation:Quality Control/Quality Assurance Training Program-Development and Implementation-DEBORAH G.HUTFI AND LARRY HYMES 11 23 39 60 70 76 87 South Carolinas Experience with Certification and Accreditation-SERJI N.AMIRKHANIAN 97 Overview Many construction processes are controlled by comparing a desired product,conceived dur-ing design,to the product produced during construction.The asphalt pavement construction process is often controlled in this manner.Control is often based on testing of components and assemblies of materials,the construction process,and the finished asphalt pavement.Success of the asphalt pavement construction project is usually judged based on how well test results produced during construction compare with criteria considered representing the desired product conceived during design.Since success of an asphalt paving project is judged based on test results,it is logical that individuals conducting these tests be provided whatever training is necessary to assure the tests are conducted properly.The importance of this cannot be overemphasized.Significant sums of money depend on tests properly conducted.These sums of money represent not only the initial cost of the project,including payments to the contractor and subcontractors,but more signifi-cantly,performance of the pavement.Therefore,if test results do not reflect accurately true values of criteria representing pavement behavior,performance of the pavement may be in