Standard Specification for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving Materials

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1.1 This specification covers the minimum requirements for field and laboratory personnel, for establishing and maintaining a quality system, and establishes minimum qualifications for agencies engaged in the testing and inspection of road and paving materials.
1.2 Criteria are provided for evaluating the capability of an agency to properly perform designated tests on road and paving materials, and for establishing guidelines pertaining to an agency's organization, personnel, facilities, and quality system. This specification may be supplemented by more specific criteria, such as that in Specification E 329, and requirements for particular projects.
1.3 This specification can be used as a basis to evaluate testing or inspection agencies, or both, and is intended for use for the qualifying or accrediting, or both, of testing or inspection agencies, public or private, engaged in the testing and inspection of road and paving materials.
1.4 Accreditation is required to comply with this standard. (See 8.1.5.)
1.5 The users of the accredited agency must review the agency's scope of accreditation to ensure the agency has been accredited for its technical competence to perform the tasks requested by the user.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

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Designation: D 3666 – 07
Standard Specification for
Minimum Requirements for Agencies Testing and Inspecting
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Road and Paving Materials
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3666; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
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1. Scope 2.2 ASTM Standards:
C 128 Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific
1.1 This specification covers the minimum requirements for
Gravity), and Absorption of Fine Aggregate
fieldandlaboratorypersonnel,forestablishingandmaintaining
D5 Test Method for Penetration of Bituminous Materials
a quality system, and establishes minimum qualifications for
D8 Terminology Relating to Materials for Roads and Pave-
agencies engaged in the testing and inspection of road and
ments
paving materials.
D36 Test Method for Softening Point of Bitumen (Ring-
1.2 Criteria are provided for evaluating the capability of an
and-Ball Apparatus)
agencytoproperlyperformdesignatedtestsonroadandpaving
D70 Test Method for Density of Semi-Solid Bituminous
materials, and for establishing guidelines pertaining to an
Materials (Pycnometer Method)
agency’sorganization,personnel,facilities,andqualitysystem.
D92 Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland
This specification may be supplemented by more specific
Open Cup Tester
criteria, such as that in Specification E 329, and requirements
D113 Test Method for Ductility of Bituminous Materials
for particular projects.
D 139 Test Method for Float Test for Bituminous Materials
1.3 This specification can be used as a basis to evaluate
D 244 Test Methods and Practices for Emulsified Asphalts
testing or inspection agencies, or both, and is intended for use
D 1074 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Bitumi-
for the qualifying or accrediting, or both, of testing or
nous Mixtures
inspection agencies, public or private, engaged in the testing
D 1075 Test Method for Effect of Water on Compressive
and inspection of road and paving materials.
Strength of Compacted Bituminous Mixtures
1.4 Accreditation is required to comply with this standard.
D 1560 Test Methods for Resistance to Deformation and
(See 8.1.5.)
Cohesion of Bituminous Mixtures by Means of Hveem
1.5 The users of the accredited agency must review the
Apparatus
agency’s scope of accreditation to ensure the agency has been
D 1561 PracticeforPreparationofBituminousMixtureTest
accredited for its technical competence to perform the tasks
Specimens by Means of California Kneading Compactor
requested by the user.
D 1754 Test Method for Effects of Heat andAir onAsphal-
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
tic Materials (Thin-Film Oven Test)
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
D 1856 Test Method for Recovery of Asphalt From Solu-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
tion by Abson Method
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
D 2041 Test Method for Theoretical Maximum Specific
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Gravity and Density of Bituminous Paving Mixtures
2. Referenced Documents D 2170 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Asphalts
(Bitumens)
2.1 The following referenced documents are those that are
D 2171 Test Method for Viscosity of Asphalts by Vacuum
specifically mentioned in Specification D 3666. These refer-
Capillary Viscometer
enced documents are not meant to be all inclusive, as Speci-
D 2872 TestMethodforEffectofHeatandAironaMoving
fication D 3666 applies, as appropriate, to all test methods
Film of Asphalt (Rolling Thin-Film Oven Test)
under the jurisdiction of Committee D04.
D 3142 Test Method for Specific Gravity, API Gravity, or
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D04 on Road
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and Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.95 on For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Quality Control, Inspection and Testing Agencies. contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Current edition approved Jan. 15, 2007. Published January 2007. Originally Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
approved in 1978. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as D 3666 – 06. the ASTM website.
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