1、Standard Recommended Practice for Establishing and Implementing a Quality Management System for Construction Materials Testing Laboratories AASHTO Designation: R 18-161Release: Group 1 (April 2016) American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 444 North Capitol Street N.W., Suit
2、e 249 Washington, D.C. 20001 TS-AMRL R 18-1 AASHTO Standard Recommended Practice for Establishing and Implementing a Quality Management System for Construction Materials Testing Laboratories AASHTO Designation: R 18-161Release: Group 1 (April 2016) 1. SCOPE 1.1. This document contains criteria and g
3、uidelines for establishing and implementing a quality management system (QMS) for use by a construction materials testing (CMT) laboratory. 1.2. The criteria in this document only apply to the following testing areas: soil, aggregate, asphalt binder, cutback asphalt, emulsified asphalt, asphalt mixt
4、ures, hydraulic cement, portland cement concrete, unit masonry, metals, plastic pipe, and sprayed fire-resistive material. 2. REFERENCED DOCUMENTS 2.1. AASHTO Standards: M 92, Wire-Cloth Sieves for Testing Purposes M 152M/M 152, Flow Table for Use in Tests of Hydraulic Cement R 28, Accelerated Aging
5、 of Asphalt Binder Using a Pressurized Aging Vessel (PAV) R 59, Recovery of Asphalt Binder from Solution by Abson Method R 61, Establishing Requirements for Equipment Calibrations, Standardizations, and Checks R 68, Preparation of Asphalt Mixtures by Means of the Marshall Apparatus T 19M/T 19, Bulk
6、Density (“Unit Weight”) and Voids in Aggregate T 22, Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens T 23, Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field T 48, Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup T 49, Penetration of Bituminous Materials T 50, Float Test for Bituminous Materia
7、ls T 51, Ductility of Asphalt Materials T 53, Softening Point of Bitumen (Ring-and-Ball Apparatus) T 59, Emulsified Asphalts T 72, Saybolt Viscosity T 79, Flash Point with Tag Open-Cup Apparatus for Use with Material Having a Flash Point Less Than 93C (200F) T 84, Specific Gravity and Absorption of
8、Fine Aggregate T 88, Particle Size Analysis of Soils T 89, Determining the Liquid Limit of Soils 2016 by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.All rights reserved. Duplication is a violation of applicable law.TS-AMRL R 18-2 AASHTO T 96, Resistance to Degradation of S
9、mall-Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine T 98M/T 98, Fineness of Portland Cement by the Turbidimeter T 99, Moisture-Density Relations of Soils Using a 2.5-kg (5.5-lb) Rammer and a 305-mm (12-in.) Drop T 100, Specific Gravity of Soils T 104, Soundness of Aggregate
10、by Use of Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate T 106M/T 106, Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortar (Using 50-mm or 2-in. Cube Specimens) T 119M/T 119, Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete T 121M/T 121, Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete T 129, Amount of Wa
11、ter Required for Normal Consistency of Hydraulic Cement Paste T 131, Time of Setting of Hydraulic Cement by Vicat Needle T 134, Moisture-Density Relations of Soil-Cement Mixtures T 135, Wetting-and-Drying Test of Compacted Soil-Cement Mixtures T 136, Freezing-and-Thawing Tests of Compacted Soil-Ceme
12、nt Mixtures T 137, Air Content of Hydraulic Cement Mortar T 152, Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method T 153, Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by Air Permeability Apparatus T 154, Time of Setting of Hydraulic Cement Paste by Gillmore Needles T 162, Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic C
13、ement Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency T 167, Compressive Strength of Hot Mix Asphalt T 176, Plastic Fines in Graded Aggregates and Soils by Use of the Sand Equivalent Test T 179, Effect of Heat and Air on Asphalt Materials (Thin-Film Oven Test) T 180, Moisture-Density Relations of Soils Us
14、ing a 4.54-kg (10-lb) Rammer and a 457-mm (18-in.) Drop T 186, Early Stiffening of Hydraulic Cement (Paste Method) T 190, Resistance R-Value and Expansion Pressure of Compacted Soils T 192, Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by the 45-m (No. 325) Sieve T 193, The California Bearing Ratio T 196M/T 196, Air
15、 Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method T 201, Kinematic Viscosity of Asphalts (Bitumens) T 202, Viscosity of Asphalts by Vacuum Capillary Viscometer T 209, Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity (Gmm) and Density of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) T 228, Specific Gravity of Semi-Solid Aspha
16、lt Materials T 231, Capping Cylindrical Concrete Specimens T 240, Effect of Heat and Air on a Moving Film of Asphalt Binder (Rolling Thin-Film Oven Test) T 245, Resistance to Plastic Flow of Asphalt Mixtures Using Marshall Apparatus T 246, Resistance to Deformation and Cohesion of Hot Mix Asphalt (H
17、MA) by Means of Hveem Apparatus T 247, Preparation of Test Specimens of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) by Means of California Kneading Compactor T 300, Force Ductility Test of Asphalt Materials T 301, Elastic Recovery Test of Asphalt Materials by Means of a Ductilometer 2016 by the American Association of St
18、ate Highway and Transportation Officials.All rights reserved. Duplication is a violation of applicable law.TS-AMRL R 18-3 AASHTO T 308, Determining the Asphalt Binder Content of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) by the Ignition Method T 312, Preparing and Determining the Density of Asphalt Mixture Specimens by
19、Means of the Superpave Gyratory Compactor T 313, Determining the Flexural Creep Stiffness of Asphalt Binder Using the Bending Beam Rheometer (BBR) T 314, Determining the Fracture Properties of Asphalt Binder in Direct Tension (DT) T 315, Determining the Rheological Properties of Asphalt Binder Using
20、 a Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR) T 316, Viscosity Determination of Asphalt Binder Using Rotational Viscometer 2.2. ASTM Standards: C29/C29M, Standard Test Method for Bulk Density (“Unit Weight”) and Voids in Aggregate C31/C31M, Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the F
21、ield C39/C39M, Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens C67, Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Brick and Structural Clay Tile C88, Standard Test Method for Soundness of Aggregates by Use of Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate C91/C91M, Standard Spe
22、cification for Masonry Cement C109/C109M, Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or 50-mm Cube Specimens) C115/C115M, Standard Test Method for Fineness of Portland Cement by the Turbidimeter C128, Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Spe
23、cific Gravity), and Absorption of Fine Aggregate C131/C131M, Standard Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Small-Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine C138/C138M, Standard Test Method for Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concret
24、e C143/C143M, Standard Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete C173/C173M, Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method C185, Standard Test Method for Air Content of Hydraulic Cement Mortar C187, Standard Test Method for Amount of Water Required
25、for Normal Consistency of Hydraulic Cement Paste C191, Standard Test Methods for Time of Setting of Hydraulic Cement by Vicat Needle C204, Standard Test Methods for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by Air-Permeability Apparatus C230/C230M, Standard Specification for Flow Table for Use in Tests of Hydrau
26、lic Cement C231/C231M, Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method C266, Standard Test Method for Time of Setting of Hydraulic-Cement Paste by Gillmore Needles C305, Standard Practice for Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic Cement Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Co
27、nsistency C430, Standard Test Method for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by the 45-m (No. 325) Sieve C451, Standard Test Method for Early Stiffening of Hydraulic Cement (Paste Method) C617/C617M, Standard Practice for Capping Cylindrical Concrete Specimens 2016 by the American Association of State High
28、way and Transportation Officials.All rights reserved. Duplication is a violation of applicable law.TS-AMRL R 18-4 AASHTO C778, Standard Specification for Standard Sand C1072, Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Masonry Flexural Bond Strength D5/D5M, Standard Test Method for Penetration of Bitum
29、inous Materials D36/D36M, Standard Test Method for Softening Point of Bitumen (Ring-and-Ball Apparatus) D70, Standard Test Method for Density of Semi-Solid Bituminous Materials (Pycnometer Method) D88, Standard Test Method for Saybolt Viscosity D92, Standard Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by
30、Cleveland Open Cup Tester D113, Standard Test Method for Ductility of Bituminous Materials D139, Standard Test Method for Float Test for Bituminous Materials D244, Standard Test Methods and Practices for Emulsified Asphalts D422, Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils D558, Standar
31、d Test Methods for Moisture-Density (Unit Weight) Relations of Soil-Cement Mixtures D559, Standard Test Methods for Wetting and Drying Compacted Soil-Cement Mixtures (withdrawn 2012) D560, Standard Test Methods for Freezing and Thawing Compacted Soil-Cement Mixtures (withdrawn 2012) D698, Standard T
32、est Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Standard Effort (12400 ft-lbf/ft3(600 kN-m/m3) D854, Standard Test Methods for Specific Gravity of Soil Solids by Water Pycnometer D1074, Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Bituminous Mixtures D1557, Standard Test Meth
33、ods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Modified Effort (56,000 ft-lbf/ft3(2,700 kN-m/m3) D1560, Standard Test Methods for Resistance to Deformation and Cohesion of Bituminous Mixtures by Means of Hveem Apparatus D1561/D1561M, Standard Practice for Preparation of Bituminous Mixtu
34、re Test Specimens by Means of California Kneading Compactor D1754/D1754M, Standard Test Method for Effects of Heat and Air on Asphaltic Materials (Thin-Film Oven Test) D1856, Standard Test Method for Recovery of Asphalt From Solution by Abson Method D1883/D1883M, Standard Test Method for CBR (Califo
35、rnia Bearing Ratio) of Laboratory-Compacted Soils D2041/D2041M, Standard Test Method for Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity and Density of Bituminous Paving Mixtures D2168, Standard Test Methods for Calibration of Laboratory Mechanical-Rammer Soil Compactors D2170/D2170M, Standard Test Method for
36、Kinematic Viscosity of Asphalts (Bitumens) D2171/D2171M, Standard Test Method for Viscosity of Asphalts by Vacuum Capillary Viscometer D2419, Standard Test Method for Sand Equivalent Value of Soils and Fine Aggregate D2844/D2844M, Standard Test Method for Resistance R-Value and Expansion Pressure of
37、 Compacted Soils D2850, Standard Test Method for Unconsolidated-Undrained Triaxial Compression Test on Cohesive Soils D2872, Standard Test Method for Effect of Heat and Air on a Moving Film of Asphalt (Rolling Thin-Film Oven Test) 2016 by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
38、Officials.All rights reserved. Duplication is a violation of applicable law.TS-AMRL R 18-5 AASHTO D3143/D3143M, Standard Test Method for Flash Point of Cutback Asphalt with Tag Open-Cup Apparatus D4318, Standard Test Methods for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils D4402/D4402M
39、, Standard Test Method for Viscosity Determination of Asphalt at Elevated Temperatures Using a Rotational Viscometer D4753, Standard Guide for Evaluating, Selecting, and Specifying Balances and Standard Masses for Use in Soil, Rock, and Construction Materials Testing D4829, Standard Test Method for
40、Expansion Index of Soils D6084/D6084M, Standard Test Method for Elastic Recovery of Bituminous Materials by Ductilometer D6307, Standard Test Method for Asphalt Content of Hot-Mix Asphalt by Ignition Method D6521, Standard Practice for Accelerated Aging of Asphalt Binder Using a Pressurized Aging Ve
41、ssel (PAV) D6648, Standard Test Method for Determining the Flexural Creep Stiffness of Asphalt Binder Using the Bending Beam Rheometer (BBR) D6723, Standard Test Method for Determining the Fracture Properties of Asphalt Binder in Direct Tension (DT) D6925, Standard Test Method for Preparation and De
42、termination of the Relative Density of Asphalt Mix Specimens by Means of the Superpave Gyratory Compactor D6926, Standard Practice for Preparation of Bituminous Specimens Using Marshall Apparatus D6927, Standard Test Method for Marshall Stability and Flow of Bituminous Mixtures D7000, Standard Test
43、Method for Sweep Test of Bituminous Emulsion Surface Treatment Samples D7115, Standard Test Method for Measurement of Superpave Gyratory Compactor (SGC) Internal Angle of Gyration Using Simulated Loading D7175, Standard Test Method for Determining the Rheological Properties of Asphalt Binder Using a
44、 Dynamic Shear Rheometer E11, Standard Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and Test Sieves E77, Standard Test Method for Inspection and Verification of Thermometers 3. TERMINOLOGY 3.1. calibrationa process that, under specified conditions, establishes metrological traceability by determini
45、ng: (1) the relation between the quantity values provided by measurement standards and the corresponding indications from a measuring instrument or system, and (2) the resulting measurement uncertainty (Note 1). Note 1This definition for calibration and the following definitions for check, standardi
46、zation, traceability, uncertainty, and verification of calibration are based on the definitions in R 61. 3.1.1. Examplesanalytical balances (measurement instrument) and dynamic shear rheometer (measurement system). 3.1.2. Discussionthe purpose of calibration is to establish the traceability of a mea
47、surement. Uncertainty estimates obtained during calibration are used to judge if an instrument is suitable for its intended purpose. There is a need to re-establish traceability or recalibrate only when instrument measurements drift out of control (as determined through verification of calibration).
48、 3.2. checka specific type of inspection and/or measurement performed on equipment and materials to indicate compliance or otherwise with stated criteria. 2016 by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.All rights reserved. Duplication is a violation of applicable law.TS-AMRL R 18-6 AASHTO 3.2.1. Examplespecimen molds. 3.2.2. DiscussionStated criteria can be dimensional tolerances. 3.3. datethe month, day, and year in which an event takes place. 3.4. maintenancea regularly scheduled preventive measure taken to preserve the effective working condition of test equ
