Good quality pavement construction translates directly to good performance and long life. State departments of transportations (DOTs) apply established standards and specifications to perform a wide range of material tests through various stages of a construction contract in accordance with federal aid requirements and state DOT specific requirements.
NCHRP Web-Only Document 375: Incorporating Nondestructive Testing in Quality Assurance of Highway Pavement Construction: Conduct of Research Report, from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program, develops a manual to assist state DOTs and contractors in selecting and incorporating NDT procedures in their QA programs.
The document is supplemental to NCHRP Research Report 1082: Incorporating Nondestructive Testing in Quality Assurance of Highway Pavement Construction: Manual.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Incorporating Nondestructive Testing in Quality Assurance of Highway Pavement Construction: Conduct of Research Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/27442.
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