ASTM D3666-05a
(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
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 agencies 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.
General Information
Relations
Standards Content (Sample)
NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or withdrawn.
Contact ASTM International (www.astm.org) for the latest information
Designation: D 3666 – 05a
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.
2
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 Specific Gravity and Density of
materials, and for establishing guidelines pertaining to an
Semi-Solid Bituminous 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 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 1559 Test Method for Resistance to Plastic Flow of
(See 8.1.5.)
3
Bituminous Mixtures Using Marshall Apparatus
1.5 The users of the accredited agency must review the
D 1560 Test Methods for Resistance to Deformation and
agencies 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 ofAsphalt from Solution
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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
fication D 3666 applies, as appropriate, to all test methods
Capillary Viscometer
under the jurisdiction of Committee D04.
1
2
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D04 on Road
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
and Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.95 on
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Quality Control, Inspection, and Testing Agencies.
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
CurrenteditionapprovedJune1,2005.PublishedJuly2005.Originallyapproved
the ASTM website.
3
in 1978. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as D 3666 – 05.
Withdrawn.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
1
---------------------- Page: 1 ----------------------
D 3666 – 05a
D 2872 TestMethodforEffectofHeatandAironaMoving 5.2 The agency shall ensure that personnel perform only
Film of Asphalt (Rolling Thin-Film
...
Questions, Comments and Discussion
Ask us and Technical Secretary will try to provide an answer. You can facilitate discussion about the standard in here.