Construction Guide Specifications and Quality Assurance Standards
This content provides valuable insights into the development process of pavement preservation specifications, adoption of AASHTO guide specifications for chip seals and micro surfacing, and the implementation steps involved. It covers tasks such as information dissemination, outreach, training, and demonstrations in order to ensure the adoption of quality standards in construction practices within the transportation industry.
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Presenter Larry Galehouse, P.E., P.S.
Construction Guide Specifications and Quality Assurance Standards shown as approved are in the AASHTO publishing process.
Step 1 ETF Develops Pavement Preservation Specification Development Time Frame: 1 to 2 years AASHTO Program Manager for Engineering Step 5 Step 4 Committee on Materials & Pavements Technical Subcommittee (T.S.) Chair 2a Emulsified Asphalts 5b Bridge & Pavement Preservation 5c Quality Assurance & Environmental Technical Subcommittee (T.S.) Review Step 2 Step 3 Questions & Comments Step 7b T.S. T.S. / ETF Address Ballot Issues Step 8 Step 6 Full Membership Step 7a Ballots Spec Approval (50% + 1) Committee on Materials & Pavements Review Ballot: Need Approval Step 9 Adopted as Provisional Standard Approval Time Frame: 1 to 2 years
NCHRP 20-44 (26) - Implementing Guide Specifications for the Construction of Chip Seals and Micro Surfacing Goal: Adoption of AASHTO Guide Specifications for Construction of Chip Seals, Micro Surfacing, and Fog Seals by all state DOTs. Project Tasks: 1. Information Dissemination 2. Outreach 3. Training 4. Demonstrations
A. Assemble Baseline Data from Agencies B. Magazine Articles C. Assemble Speakers Bureau through ETF D. Develop Audio-Visual Tools & Printed Materials
A. Will be sent to all state DOTs and many local agencies. B. The online survey will have only 9 questions. C. Survey results will be posted on the ETF website.
A. Discuss new Standards with Agencies and Contracting Community. B. Make Presentations about new Standards National Meetings & Conferences Regional Meetings State & Local Meetings C. Offer Best Practices document for Chip Seals and Micro Surfacing.
A. Prepare training courses for (A) Engineers and (B) Technicians for emulsions and all emulsified asphalt treatments B. Prepare appropriate training media materials PowerPoints Training Manuals Workbooks Technical brochures
A. Conducta demonstration in each of four AASHTO regions using the construction guide specifications and provisional material and design specifications to showcase new concepts. B. Select projects in coordination with state DOTs or local agencies that regularly program treatments such as micro surfacing, chip seal, or fog seal for construction.
View the draft standard specifications at: http://tsp-etf.org or https://www.tsp2.org/ and click Emulsion Task Force or Google Emulsion Task Force
