Test Methods & Services

ATS Performance Testing and Binder Testing Laboratories are AASHTO accredited, and the Quality Control Laboratories are CMEC accredited. Our technicians are FDOT, Asphalt Institute, and NICET certified. Our technicians provide asphalt testing services for Marshall and Superpave mixes as well as material testing. Some of these materials include binder testing and binder modification testing, bitumen testing, fibers testing, asphalt rejuvenators testing, chemical additives testing, anti-strips testing and warm mix additives testing.

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Bituminous Testing & Services
AASHTO	ASTM	FM	OTHER	DESCRIPTION
AGGREGATE TESTING
T 11		FM 1-T 011		Sieve Analysis finer then No. 200
T 27	C 117 / C 136			Mechanical Sieve Analysis
T 37	D546			Mechanical Sieve Analysis of Mineral Filler
T 265				Moisture Content
T 304				Fine Aggregate Angularity
T 335	D5821		PA DOT 622	Coarse Aggregate – Fracture Faces (1 face / 2 faces)
	D4791			Flat & Elongated
T 176	D2419			Sand Equivalence (Soil & Aggregate)
T 84	C128	FM 1-T 084		Specific Gravity – Fine Aggregate
T 85	C127	FM 1-T 085		Specific Gravity – Coarse Aggregate
T 304	C1252			Uncompacted Voids – Fine
T 326				Uncompacted Voids – Coarse
	D7370			Relative Density and Absorption Using Vacuum Sat. & Rapid Submersion (Fine/Coarse)
T 112	C142			Clay Lumps & Friable Particles
T 96	C131	FM 1-T 096		LA Abrasion
		FM 5-510		Acid Insolubles
T 19	C29			Unit Weight BSG
	D4253			Density & Unit Weight, Solids
T 104	C88			Soundness Testing

ASPHALT MIX TESTING
				Aggregate Breakdown, Batching & Mixing
T 30	D5444	FM 1-T 030		Mechanical Sieve Analysis of Extracted Aggregate (HMA)
T 166	D2726	FM 1-T 166		Bulk Specific Gravity, Gmb (no prep, loose mix, lab mix)
T 331	D6752			Bulk Specific Gravity, Gmb by Core Lok
T 209	D2041	FM 1-T 209		Maximum Specific Gravity, Gmm (loose mix, breakdown, lab mix)
	D6857			Maximum Specific Gravity, Gmm by Core Lok
T 269	D3203			Air Voids
T 331 / T 209	D6752 / D6857			Air Voids by Core Lok
T 308	D6307	FM 5-563		Asphalt Content by Ignition Oven
T 308	D6307	FM 5-563		Ignition Oven Calibration
T 195	D2489			Particle Coating
T 305	D6390		EN 12697-B	Draindown
			FAA P-404	Kerosene Fuel Resistance
			Shell Method	Diesel Resistance (28 days)
	D1074			Marshall Compression Strength
R 35(8) X 2				Gyration Ratio
TP 114		FM 5-599		Shear Bond Strength Testing
TP 124				Intermediate Semi-Circular Bend (SCB) – I-FIT
	D8044			Intermediate Semi-Circular Bend (SCB) – LSU
	D8225			IDEAL-CT – CT index
	WK71466			IDEAL-RT – RT index
	D3549			Roadway Cores Weights & Measures
T 324			TEX-242-F	Hamburg Wheel Tracking Test (HWT) (no prep, loose mix, lab mix)
T 340				Asphalt Pavement Analyzer (APA) (no prep, loose mix, lab mix)
			TEX-248-F	Overlay Test
T 312	D6925			Superpave Gyratory Compaction (w/ Gmb)
				Gmm / Burn & Grade
R68	D6926			Marshall Compaction
T 245	D6927			Marshall Stability & Flow
	D6931			Indirect Tensile Strength (IDT) (no prep, loose mix, lab mix)
TP 105				Low Temperature SCB
		FM 5-565		Asphalt Permeability – Falling head
	D7369			Resilient Modulus / Structural Number Coeff.
T 378				Dynamic Modulus, E* (1 temp., 1 frequency)
R84				Dynamic Modulus Master Curve
T 378				HMA Flow Number (with prep)
			The UF Method	SP Indirect Tension (IDT) UF Fracture Energy
T 322				Thermal Cracking (3 temperatures)
	D7313			Disc-Shaped Compact Tension (DCT) @ 1 temp.
T 321				Beam Fatigue @ 1 temp. / 1 frequency
T 164(A)	D2172	FM 5-524		Asphalt Content by Solvent Extraction (Centrifuge – Method A)
	D8159			Automated Asphalt Extraction
	D5404 D7906	FM 3-D5404		Rotovap Recovery
TP 108			NZTA Rpt 265	Cantabro Mass Loss
	D6627			Volatile Distillate Fraction of Cold Asphalt Mix

MOISTURE TESTING
T 164(10) / T 165	D1074/D1075			Effect of Water on Cohesion of Marshall Mix
T 182	D3625			Stripping Evaluation by Boil Test
			VTM-13	VDOT Stripping Evaluation
T 283	D4867	FM 1-T 283		Stripping Evaluation by TSR
		FM 5-508		FDOT Effectiveness of Anti-Strip Additives

ASPHALT BINDER TESTING
M320 / M332	D6373			Performance Grade Verification
M320 / M332				Recovered PG Verification
		Section 916		FDOT PG with Delta Tc
R 29	D7643			Performance Grade Determination
M320 / M332	D7643			Recovered PG Determination
			ATS	Recovered RAP AV & PG HT
T 350	D7405			Multiple Stress Creep Recovery (MSCR)
T 49	D5			Penetration
T 316	D4402			Asphalt Binder – Rotational Viscosity
T 316	D4402			Mixing & Compaction Temperatures (2 Temps)
T 316	D4402			Viscosity Blending Chart (5 Temps)
T 240	D2872			Rolling Thin Film Oven & Mass Loss
R 28				Pressure Aging Vessel (20 Hours)
T 73	D93			Flash Point – PMCC
T 48	D92	FM 5-519		Flash Point (COC) / Fire Point
T 228	D70			Specific Gravity @ 25C
T 44	D2042		AS2341.8	Solubility in TCE or Toluene
T 313	D6648			Creep Stiffness – BBR (w/out and w/ aging)
T 301				FTIR Polymer content
			FAA P-632	Emulsified Asphalt Spray Seal Coat Testing (Airports)
T 47	D6			Loss on Heating – Binder, Emulsion, Coal Tar
T 111	D8078			Ash Content (Mineral Content)
T 315	D7175			Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR)
T 202	D2171			Absolute Viscosity
T 53	D36			Softening Point
	D7173		TX 5406	Separation by SP or DSR
			ATS	Binder Blending (paddle mixing \|\| high shear mixing)
T 51	D113	FM 1-T 51		Ductility 25C / 4C

EMULSION TESTING
T 59	D977 / D2397		Saybolt Viscosity
T 59	D6997		Residue and Oil Distillate by Distillation
T 59		FM 1-T059	Emulsion Residue Content by Evaporation
T 59	D2939		Emulsion Test for Protective Coatings
T 59	D6934		Particle Charge of Cationic Emulsified Asphalts
T 59	D6936		Demulsibility
T 59			pH
T 59	D6935		Cement Mixing
T 59	D6933		Sieve Test
T 59	D6998		Aggregate Coating
T 59	D6999		Miscibility with Water
T 59	D6930		Settlement and Storage Stability
T 59	D244		Freezing Test
T 59	D6937		Density of Emulsified Asphalts
T 50			Float Test for Asphalt Materials
R 78	D7497		Emulsion Residue Using Low Temperature Evaporation
	D7403		Emulsion Residue Using Low Temperature Vacuum Distillation
T 78			Distillation of Cutback Asphalt Products
M140			Emulsified Asphalts
M208			Cationic Emulsions
M316			Polymer Modified Emulsified Asphalts

MIX DESIGNS
M 323 / R35			MS-2	Superpave Asphalt Mix Design
			FAA – 10H	FAA P-401 / P-403
			FAA – 10H	FAA P-404 – Out of State \|\| Florida Contractors
R 35			MS-2	Volumetric Calculations
			MS-2	Marshall Asphalt Mix Design
PP 77	D7064	FM 5-588	NCHRP Rpt 877	OGFC / PFC Mix Design
R 46	D6390			SMA Mix Design
			ATS	Mix Design Verification @ optimum
			MS-14	Cold In-Place Recycling Design
			per requirements	Cold Patch Design
				Superpave Asphalt Mix Design – Revision
			ATS	Inspection Travel (mileage and professional time)
	D5361			Preliminary Roadway Coring
		FM 5-509		Rolling Straightedge


D5361			Preliminary Roadway Coring
	FM 5-509		Rolling Straightedge
		QC / QA Level 1	Plant or Roadway QC/QA Technician/Inspector (density monitoring, roadway coring & cross slope measurement)
		QC / QA Level 2	Plant or Roadway QC/QA Technician/Inspector (yield measurements, rolling straightedge & project documentation)
		QC / QA Levels 1 & 2	Plant or Roadway QC/QA Technician/Inspector (all of the above)

PROFESSIONAL Services
			ATS	Engineer, P.E. Review, Analysis and Report
			ATS	Project Manager / Visual Inspection
			ATS	Administrative Oversight
			ATS	Review, Analysis and Report
			ATS	Engineering Analysis Report (EAR) – Testing
			ATS	Engineering Analysis Report (EAR) – Review, Analysis and Report
			ATS	Expert Witness / Litigation Support
			ATS	Sign & Seal Report

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