Construction and Materials Tips
The Construction Division and Materials and Tests Division publish construction and materials articles and advisories periodically. The information is grouped by subject matter below.
- Asphalt and Chemical
- Bridge
- Contract Administration
- Flexible Pavements
- Materials and Pavements Administration
- Quality Systems and Calibration
- Rigid Pavements
- Soils and Aggregates
- Traffic and Traffic Control
- Traffic Materials and Coatings
| Date | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 01/08 | Epoxy Safety |  |
| 01/08 | FAQs for Performance Grade Binders | |
| 01/08 | NRM and DMS-11000 | |
| 11/05 | Opening Stuck Valves on Asphalt Piping | |
| Date | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 04/12 | Fly Ash: Here Today? (Maybe), Gone Tomorrow? (Maybe) | |
| 06/10 | Fly Ash Supply (Condensed and Full-length) | |
| 02/10 | Determining Required Concrete Cylinder Size | |
| 03/06 | New Electronic Review of Shop Drawings | |
| Date | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 08/21 | Preventing Wrongful Defaults | |
| 12/07 | Guide to Labor Burden | |
| Date | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 04/16 | Thermal Camera Guidance Document | |
| 06/11 | Protocol for Roadway Core Custody | |
| 02/09 | Crack Attenuating Mixtures and Rich Bottom Layer Mixtures | |
| 05/08 | Use of Tapered Longitudinal Joints Such As the Notched Wedge Joint | |
| 01/08 | Proper Use of Tack Coat | |
| 01/08 | FAQs for Ride Specifications | |
| 08/06 | Hamburg Wheel Test | |
| 08/06 | Revised Guidelines on Minimum Roadway Placement Temperatures | |
| 03/06 | Blind Sampling | |
| 03/06 | FAQs for Hot Mix Asphalt Mix Design | |
| 09/05 | Flexible Pavement Design FAQs | |
Materials and Pavements Administration
| Date | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Using Ground-Coupled Radar Techniques to Detect Concealed Subsurface Voids | |
| 01/09 | FAQs About Network-Level Falling Weight Deflectometer Data Collection | |
| 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 | |
Quality Systems and Calibration
| Date | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 09/17 | Calibrating Effects | |
| Date | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 11/13 | Using Slot Stitching to Repair Longitudinal Joint Separation on Roadways | |
| 06/11 | Calcium Aluminate Cement Concrete (Class CAC Concrete) Important Items for Construction and Inspection | |
| 01/11 | Calcium Aluminate Cement Concrete (Class CAC Concrete) | |
| 01/11 | Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC) DMS-4550 | |
| 01/11 | Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC) Important Items for Construction and Inspection | |
| 06/10 | Fly Ash Supply (Condensed and Full-length) | |
| 01/08 | Hot Weather Concreting | |
| 01/08 | Sawing Concrete Pavement | |
| 09/06 | Precast Concrete Products | |
| 06/06 | Concrete Curing (Condensed) | |
| 06/06 | Concrete Curing (Full-length) | |
| Date | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 03/15 | Soils and Base Certification | |
| 12/10 | New Special Provision for Compost | |
| 06/10 | Best Practices for Sampling Flexible Base | |
| 09/08 | Recycled Concrete Aggregates Make Cents | |
| 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 | |
| Date | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 12/17 | Compliant Work Zone Traffic Control Devices | |
| 09/11 | Update to Enforcement of Electrical Certification, Training and Videos | |
| 01/08 | Enforcement of Electrical Certification | |
Traffic Materials and Coatings
| Date | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 01/10 | Field Testing of Concrete Curing Compound | |
| 06/06 | Concrete Curing (Condensed) | |
| 06/06 | Concrete Curing (Full-length) | |
Contact Us
For newsletter publication information, contact the Construction Division at (512) 416-2500 or Materials and Tests Division at (512) 506-5802. For technical information, contact the person cited in the article.
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