ASTM D3666-07ae1
(Specification)Standard Specification for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving Materials
Standard Specification for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving Materials
ABSTRACT
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. 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. 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.
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
p>This specification provides the basic minimum criteria for use in evaluating the qualifications of testing or inspection agencies, or both, for road and paving materials. The criteria may be supplemented by more specific criteria and requirements. An individual user can also use it to judge the qualification of an agency.
The intent of this specification is to provide a consensus basis for evaluating a testing or inspection agency, or both, with respect to that agency's capability to objectively and competently provide the specific services needed by the user.
This specification can be used as a basis for accreditation.
SCOPE
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 – 07a
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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e NOTE—Editorially included Table 3 in March 2008.
1. Scope* fication D 3666 applies, as appropriate, to all test methods
under the jurisdiction of Committee D04.
1.1 This specification covers the minimum requirements for
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2.2 ASTM Standards:
fieldandlaboratorypersonnel,forestablishingandmaintaining
C 128 Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific
a quality system, and establishes minimum qualifications for
Gravity), and Absorption of Fine Aggregate
agencies engaged in the testing and inspection of road and
D5 Test Method for Penetration of Bituminous Materials
paving materials.
D8 Terminology Relating to Materials for Roads and Pave-
1.2 Criteria are provided for evaluating the capability of an
ments
agencytoproperlyperformdesignatedtestsonroadandpaving
D36 Test Method for Softening Point of Bitumen (Ring-
materials, and for establishing guidelines pertaining to an
and-Ball Apparatus)
agency’sorganization,personnel,facilities,andqualitysystem.
D70 Test Method for Density of Semi-Solid Bituminous
This specification may be supplemented by more specific
Materials (Pycnometer Method)
criteria, such as that in Specification E 329, and requirements
D92 Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland
for particular projects.
Open Cup Tester
1.3 This specification can be used as a basis to evaluate
D113 Test Method for Ductility of Bituminous Materials
testing or inspection agencies, or both, and is intended for use
D 139 Test Method for Float Test for Bituminous Materials
for the qualifying or accrediting, or both, of testing or
D 244 Test Methods and Practices for Emulsified Asphalts
inspection agencies, public or private, engaged in the testing
D 1074 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Bitumi-
and inspection of road and paving materials.
nous Mixtures
1.4 Accreditation is required to comply with this standard.
D 1075 Test Method for Effect of Water on Compressive
(See 8.1.5.)
Strength of Compacted Bituminous Mixtures
1.5 The users of the accredited agency must review the
D 1560 Test Methods for Resistance to Deformation and
agency’s scope of accreditation to ensure the agency has been
Cohesion of Bituminous Mixtures by Means of Hveem
accredited for its technical competence to perform the tasks
Apparatus
requested by the user.
D 1561 PracticeforPreparationofBituminousMixtureTest
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Specimens by Means of California Kneading Compactor
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
D 1754 Test Method for Effects of Heat andAir onAsphal-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
tic Materials (Thin-Film Oven Test)
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
D 1856 Test Method for Recovery of Asphalt From Solu-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
tion by Abson Method
2. Referenced Documents D 2041 Test Method for Theoretical Maximum Specific
Gravity and Density of Bituminous Paving Mixtures
2.1 The following referenced documents are those that are
D 2170 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Asphalts
specifically mentioned in Specification D 3666. These refer-
(Bitumens)
enced documents are not meant to be all inclusive, as Speci-
D 2171 Test Method for Viscosity of Asphalts by Vacuum
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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 Aug. 1, 2007. Published August 2007. Originally Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
approved in 1978. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D 3666 – 07. the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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Capillary Viscometer 3.2.4.1 Discussion—The purpose of calibration is to estab-
D 2872 TestMethodforEffectofHeatandAironaMoving lish the
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Designation:D3666–07 Designation: D 3666 – 07a
Standard Specification for
Minimum Requirements for Agencies Testing and Inspecting
1
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.
1
e NOTE—Editorially corrected NICET designations in February 2007.
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e NOTE—Editorial corrections made to the text in April 2007.
—Editorially included Table 3 in March 2008.
1. Scope*
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 Theusersoftheaccreditedagencymustreviewtheagency’sscopeofaccreditationtoensuretheagencyhasbeenaccredited
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.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 The following referenced documents are those that are specifically mentioned in Specification D 3666. These referenced
documents are not meant to be all inclusive, as Specification D 3666 applies, as appropriate, to all test methods under the
jurisdiction of Committee D04.
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2.2 ASTM Standards:
C128Test 128 Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), and Absorption of Fine Aggregate
D 5 Test Method for Penetration of Bituminous Materials
D 8 Terminology Relating to Materials for Roads and Pavements
D 36 Test Method for Softening Point of Bitumen (Ring-and-Ball Apparatus)
D 70 Test Method for Density of Semi-Solid Bituminous Materials (Pycnometer Method)
D 92 Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup Tester
D 113 Test Method for Ductility of Bituminous Materials
D 139 Test Method for Float Test for Bituminous Materials
D 244 Test Methods and Practices for Emulsified Asphalts
D 1074 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Bituminous Mixtures
D 1075 Test Method for Effect of Water on Compressive Strength of Compacted Bituminous Mixtures
D 1560 Test Methods for Resistance to Deformation and Cohesion of Bituminous Mixtures by Means of Hveem Apparatus
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D04 on Road and Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.95 on Quality
Control, Inspection and Testing Agencies.
Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2007. Published JanuaryAugust 2007. Originally approved in 1978. Last previous edition approved in 20062007 as D 3666 – 067.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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D 1561 Practice for Preparation of Bituminous Mixture Test Specimens by Means of California Kneading Compactor
D 1754 Test Method for Effects of Heat and Air on Asphaltic Materials (Thin-Film Oven
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