State Construction Quality Assurance Programs

State Construction Quality Assurance Programs

Author: Charles S. Hughes

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 0309097495

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 346: State Construction Quality Assurance Programs examines current quality assurance practices of state and federal departments of transportation with regard to highway materials and construction. The report focuses on the strategies and practices used by agencies to ensure quality.


State DOT Management Techniques for Materials and Construction Acceptance

State DOT Management Techniques for Materials and Construction Acceptance

Author: Gary Roderick Smith

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9780309068178

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This synthesis will be of interest to state Department of Transportation (DOT) materials and construction engineers; contract, procedure, and specification specialists; construction personnel managers; researchers; and private consultants. The synthesis describes the current state of the practice of state DOT management techniques for materials and construction acceptance, including approaches to inspection and testing. The associated requirements for maintaining adequate qualified personnel to operate the acceptance and testing programs are considered in the information reported. The information was collected by surveying state DOTs and by conducting a literature search. This report of the Transportation Research Board presents background information on the changing role of specifications, quality assurance processes, warranties, material certifications, and personnel management regarding the state of the practice for state DOT management techniques for materials and construction acceptance. In addition, detailed information is presented on personnel issues. The details of materials test methods and statistical quality control procedures are not included in the report. However, discussion of these technical aspects of materials and construction acceptance are included on the basis of their influence on personnel training requirements, and changes in administrative requirements.


Highway Infrastructure: Quality Improvements Would Safeguard Billions of Dollars Already Invested

Highway Infrastructure: Quality Improvements Would Safeguard Billions of Dollars Already Invested

Author: DIANE Publishing Company

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13:

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Reviews States' experiences with using warranties in highway contracts & the factors that promote or discourage the use of such warranties, identify efforts to provide adequate maintenance for federal-aid highways, & identify opportunities for improving states' procedures for selecting pavement designs. 5 charts & tables.


Guidelines for Optimizing the Risk and Cost of Materials QA Programs

Guidelines for Optimizing the Risk and Cost of Materials QA Programs

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2017-05-25

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0309451833

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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 838: Guidelines for Optimizing the Risk and Cost of Materials QA Programs proposes guidelines for optimizing the risk and cost of materials quality assurance (QA) programs. It develops a methodology for establishing a materials QA program that optimizes risk and cost by providing appropriate types, levels, and frequencies of agency testing and inspection for transportation projects across their full range of type, size, complexity, and project-delivery method.