Construction and Materials Tips

The Construction Division publishes construction and materials articles and advisories regularly and on an as-needed basis.

Bridge

Date Title
01/07 Guidelines for Handling Asbestos
03/06 New Electronic Review of Shop Drawings
10/05 Saw-cutting Grooves on Bridge Decks

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Contract Administration

Date Title
01/08 Contract Claim Procedure Amended
09/07 The Disputes and Claims Analysis Process
12/06 Guide to Contract Change Orders
06/09 Guide to Contractor Overhead
12/07 Guide to Labor Burden
07/09 Project Schedule Development Guide Using Critical Path Method
10/06 Subcontractor Prompt Payment
09/06 Water Sources for Construction Projects during Droughts

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Asphalt & Chemical

Date Title
01/08 Epoxy Safety
01/08 FAQ's for Performance Grade Binders
01/08 NRM & DMS-11000
11/05 Opening Stuck Valves on Asphalt Piping
01/08 Premature Failure of Asphaltic Pavement Bordering Vehicle Wire Loop

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Flexible Pavements

Date Title
03/06 Blind Sampling
02/09 Crack Attenuating Mixtures (CAM) and Rich Bottom Layer (RBL) Mixtures
03/06 FAQs for Hot Mix Asphalt Mix Design
01/08 FAQs for Ride Specifications
09/05 Flexible Pavement Design FAQs
08/06 Hamburg Wheel Test
01/08 Proper Use of Tack Coat
08/06 Revised Guidelines on Minimum Roadway Placement Temperatures
05/08 Use of Tapered Longitudinal Joints Such As the Notched Wedge Joint

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Materials & Pavements Administration

Date Title
06/08 FAQs About the Falling Weight Deflectometer
01/08 Guide Schedule for Sampling and Testing (2004)
01/08 Quality Monitoring Programs and Material Producer List

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Rigid Pavements

Date Title
06/06 Concrete Curing (Condensed)
06/06 Concrete Curing (Full Length)
01/08 Hot Weather Concreting
09/06 Precast Concrete Products
01/08 Sawing Concrete Pavement

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Geotechnical, Soils and Aggregates

Date Title
09/05 Guidelines for Modification and Stabilization of Soils and Base for Use in Pavement Structures
09/05 Guidelines for Treatment of Sulfate-Rich Soils and Bases in Pavement Structures

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Traffic Materials & Coatings

Date Title
06/06 Concrete Curing (Condensed)
06/06 Concrete Curing (Full-length)
01/09 Sign Warranty

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Traffic

Date Title
01/08 Enforcement of Electrical Certification

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Other

Date Title
01/08 Critical Information Regarding Requests and Information
01/08 Source Document/Contract Records and SiteManager (SM)

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Questions/Comments

For newsletter publication information, contact Lola Lee-Amador at (512) 416-2558. For technical information, contact the person cited in the article.