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
• Construction
• 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

Asphalt and Chemical

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

Bridge

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

Construction

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

Contract Administration

Date	Title	PDF
04/11	Item 585 - Ride Quality of Pavement Surfaces
07/09	Project Schedule Development Guide Using Critical Path Method
06/09	Guide to Contractor Overhead
01/08	Contract Claim Procedure Amended
12/07	Guide to Labor Burden
09/07	The Disputes and Claims Analysis Process
05/15	Subcontractor Prompt Payment
09/06	Water Sources for Construction Projects During Droughts

Flexible Pavements

Date	Title	PDF
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	PDF
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	PDF
09/17	Calibrating Effects

Rigid Pavements

Date	Title	PDF
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)

Soils and Aggregates

Date	Title	PDF
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

Traffic and Traffic Control

Date	Title	PDF
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	PDF
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.