Bureau of Project Delivery Innovation and Support Services Division

Laboratory Testing Section

FIELD AND LABORATORY

TESTING MANUAL

October 2013 Edition, Change 4

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PENNSYLVANIA TEST METHODS (PTM'S)

Table of Contents – July 2016

PTM REVISION

TEST TITLE NO. DATE

Probability Sampling 1 October 2013

Treatment of Extreme Values 4 October 2013

Evaluating Testing Repeatability 5 October 2013

6 October 2013 Determination of Percent Within Limits (PWL) for Construction Aggregate

Amount of Material Finer than 75 µm No. 200 Sieve in Aggregate 100 October 2013

106 October 2013 The Moisture-Density Relations of Soil (Using a 2.5 Kg (5.5lb.) Rammer and a 305 mm (12-inch) Drop)

128 October 2013 Sample Preparation of Fill Material for Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Retaining Wall Systems

Evaluation of Potential Expansion of Steel Slags 130 January 2016

Determination of Coefficient of Uniformity 149 October 2013

200 October 2013 Field Sampling of Coated Films for Laboratory Analysis of Toxic Metal Content

Weight Per Liter of Paint 201 October 2013

Patch Test for Assessing Coating Compatibility 207 October 2013

Sampling and Testing Treated Wood Products 210 October 2013

Cloud Point of Diesel Fuel 211 October 2013

Sponge Elastomers Low Temperature Brittleness 305 October 2013

Sampling and Reporting Neoprene Bridge Bearing Pads 312 October 2013

Sampling Neoprene Compression Seals 313 October 2013

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TEST TITLE NO. DATE

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402 January 2016 Determining In-Place Density and Moisture Content

of Construction Materials by Use of Nuclear Gauges

403 January 2016 Determining In-Place Density of Bituminous Concrete

Using Electrical Impedance Measurement Methods

Checking the Accuracy of Bin Scales Used for Proportioning 410 October 2013

Sampling and Testing Right-of-Way and Protective Fencing 411 October 2013

Obtaining Samples of Pulverized Concrete for Chloride Analysis 414 October 2013

Sampling Miscellaneous Materials 415 October 2013

Nuclear Gauge Calibration 418 October 2013

419 October 2013 Depth of Steel Embedded in Concrete Using

the Pachometer Method

Retro-Directive Reflectivity of Reflective Materials 423 October 2013

Measuring Pavement Profile Using a Profilograph 424 October 2013

Proof-Load Testing 425 October 2013

Rotational Capacity Test 427 October 2013

428 July 2016 Measuring Pavement Profile Using a

Light Weight Profiler

High Strength Bolt Inspection Testing 429 October 2013

Plastic Re-Bar Supports 430 October 2013

431 October 2013 Pavement Marking Sampling of Longitudinal and

Transverse Lines, Legends, and Symbols for

Retroreflectometer Testing

Final Inspection of 100 Year Design Life Pipe Installations 450 February 2014

Determination of Fineness Modulus of Fine Aggregates 501 October 2013

507 October 2013 Bulk Specific Gravity (Saturated Surface-Dry Basis),

Absorption, and Solid Volume of Slag Coarse Aggregate

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Preparing Hydraulic Cement for Testing 508 October 2013

Standard Methods for Sampling Portland Cement 509 October 2013

Soundness of Aggregate by Use of Sodium Sulfate 510 October 2013

Preparation of Rock Cores for Compressive Strength Tests 512 October 2013

Total Moisture in Anti-Skid Materials 513 January 2016

517 October 2013 Determination of Accelerated Polish of Coarse

Aggregate Using the British Wheel

Hand Specimen Petrographic Examination 518 October 2013

Wet-Dry Durability Test 519 October 2013

Determination of Shape Index 520 October 2013

521 October 2013 Molding of Cylinders for Testing

Compressive Strength of Non-Shrink Grouts

522 October 2013 Determining Durability of Aggregate Using

the Modified Washington Degradation Test

525 October 2013 Determining the Freeze-Thaw Resistance

of Lightweight Aggregate

Determining the Rate of Absorption of Lightweight Aggregate 526 October 2013

Sampling Fresh Concrete 601 January 2016

Compressive Strength of Molded Concrete Cylinders 604 October 2013

Evaluating Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Thickness 605 January 2016

607 October 2013 Sampling Stone, Slag, Gravel, Sand and Stone Block for Use

As Highway Materials

Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores of Concrete 606 March 2016

Determining the Optimized Aggregate Gradation for Hydraulic 529 July 2016Concrete Pavement Designs

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DATE TEST TITLE

Measuring the Length of Drilled Concrete Cores 614 October 2013

Sieve Analysis of Coarse and Fine Aggregate 616 October 2013

Solids in Aggregate for Concrete 617 October 2013

Acid Insoluble Residue in Carbonate Rock 618 October 2013

Friable Particles 620 October 2013

Air Content of Hardened Concrete 623 October 2013

Calibration of Output Meter on Mobile Concrete Plants 626 October 2013

Assesment of Concrete to Strand Bond for Prestressed Applications 630 October 2013

631 October 2013 Making and Curing Concrete Compression Specimens

in Precast and Prestressed Concrete Plants

Time of Setting of Concrete Mixtures by Penetration Resistance 632 October 2013

633 October 2013 Measuring the Resistance of 50 mm x 50 mm (2" x

2") Cube Specimens of Mortar to Slow Freezing and

Thawing in Brine

637 October 2013 Calibration of Mobile Mixtures Used for

Latex Modified Mortar (LMM) and

Latex Modified Concrete (LMC)

638 October 2013 Abrasion Resistance of Concrete or Mortar by

the Rotating-Cutter Method

Sampling Aggregates from the Roadway 639 October 2013

640 October 2013 Estimating Concrete Compressive Strength by the Maturity

Method

Making and Curing Concrete Compression and Flexural Test Specimens in the Field

October 2013

Calibration of Mechanical Sieve Shaker 608 October 2013

610 October 2013 Evaluation of Bond Strength of Cement Mortar

Overlays by Use of the Shear/ Bond Test

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TEST TITLE

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DATE

Marshall Criteria for Compacted Bituminous Specimens 705 October 2013

Determination of Specific Gravity of Solvents 706 October 2013

Effective Asphalt Content of Bituminous Paving Mixtures 709 October 2013

715 October 2013 Determination of Bulk Specific Gravity

of Compacted Bituminous Mixtures

October 2013 Determination of Bulk Specific Gravity of Compacted Bituminous

716 Mixtures that Absorb More Than 3 Percent Water by Volume

723 October 2013 Operation of an Automatic Mechanical

Recording Tester (Type 1) for Use in the

PENNDOT Design and Control Methods

724 October 2013 Operation of an Automatic Mechanical

Recording Tester (Type 2) for Use in the

PENNDOT Design and Control Methods

728 October 2013 Operation of an Automatic Mechanical

Recording Tester (Type 3) for Use in the

PENNDOT Design and Control Methods

Sampling Roadway Bituminous Concrete 729 October 2013

Measuring the Thickness of Bituminous Concrete Courses 737 October 2013

Sieve Analysis of Extracted Aggregate 739 October 2013

742 October 2013 Bitumen Content of Bituminous Concrete

(Pennsylvania Pycnometer Method)

743 October 2013 Determination of Combined Gradation

of Aggregates From Hot Bins

Chemical Analysis of Asphalt (Modified Rostler Method) 744 October 2013

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Calibration for Bitumenometer October 2013

702 October 2013 Quantitative Extraction of Bitumen

from Bituminous Paving Mixtures

Calibration for Volumeter 703 October 2013

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Apparent Moisture in Bituminous Paving Mixtures 749 October 2013

750 October 2013 Determination of Optimum Emulsion Content for Open-

Graded Emulsion Mixtures (PA Runoff Method)

751 October 2013 Measuring Surface Macrotexture Depth Using a Volumetric

Technique and Determining Pattern Segregation

757 October 2013 Determination of Asphalt Content and Gradation of

Bituminous Mixtures by the Ignition Method

Open Distillation of Emulsified Asphalts 758 October 2013

TEST TITLE

DATE

Sampling Bituminous Paving Mixtures 746 October 2013

Determination of Distributor Application Rate in the Field 747 October 2013

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THE FOLLOWING ARE FORMER PENNSYLVANIA TEST METHODS. PENNSYLVANIA HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING AASHTO TEST STANDARDS FOR THESE FORMER TEST METHODS. THE FULL STANDARD FOR EACH TEST IS AVAILABLE FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS, 444 NORTH CAPITOL STREET, NW, SUITE 249, WASHINGTON, D.C 20001, (202) 624-5800, www.transportation.org. FORMER AASHTO TEST TITLE PTM NO. STD NO. Weighing Devices Used in the Testing of Materials 2 M-231 Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine 3 R-11 Conformance with Specifications Moisture-Density Relations of Soil- Cement Mixtures 109 T-134 Wetting-and Drying Test of Compacted Soil-Cement Mixtures 110 T-135 Density of Soil In-Place by the Sand-Cone Method 112 T-191 The California Bearing Ratio 113 T-193 Penetration Test and Split-Barrel Sampling of Soils 115 T-206 Wire Cloth Sieves for Testing Purposes 117 M-92 Permeability of Granular Soils (Constant Head) 119 T-215 Field Vane Shear Test in Cohesive Soil 120 T-223 Thin-Walled Tube Sampling of Soils 121 T-207 Correction for Coarse Particles in the Soil Compaction Test 125 T-224 Determining Minimum Laboratory Soil Resistivity 133 T-288 Sampling and Testing Calcium Chloride for Roads and 204 T-143 Structural Applications Porous Concrete Pipe 422 M-176M Quality of Water to be Used in Concrete 500 T-26

FORMER AASHTO TEST TITLE PTM NO. STD NO.

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Effect of Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregate on 502 T-71 Strength of Mortar Total Evaporable Moisture Content of Aggregate by Drying 503 T-255 Specific Gravity and Absorption of Fine Aggregate 505 T-84 Specific Gravity and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate 506 T-85 Uncompacted Void Content of Fine Aggregate 527 T-304 Method A Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete 600 T-119 Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Chace Indicator 602 T-199 Flexural Strength of Concrete 603 T-97 (Using Simple Beam with Third-Point Loading) Bulk Density (Unit Weight) in Aggregate 609 T-19 Air Content and Voids of Freshly Mixed Concrete 612 T-196 by the Volumetric Method Mass Per Cubic Meter (Cubic Foot), Yield, and 613 T-121 Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method 615 T-152 Sieve Analysis of Long-Graded Aggregate 619 T-27 Resistance to Degradation of Small-Size Aggregate by 622 T-96 Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine Sieve Analysis of Anti-Skid Material 624 T-27 Reducing Samples of Aggregate to Testing Size 625 T-248 Ready-Mixed Concrete 627 M-157 Measuring Texture Depth of Portland Cement Concrete 629 T-261 Using a Tire Tread Depth Gauge Penetration of Bituminous Materials 701 T-49 Specific Gravity of Semi-Solid Bituminous Materials 708 T-228

FORMER AASHTO TEST TITLE PTM NO. STD NO.

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Water in Petroleum Products and 727 T-55 Bituminous Materials by Distillation Sampling Bituminous Materials 731 T-40 Determining Degree of Particle Coating of 736 T-195 Bituminous-Aggregate Mixtures Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity and Density of 740 T-209 Bituminous Paving Mixtures

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THE FOLLOWING ARE FORMER PENNSYLVANIA TEST METHODS. PENNSYLVANIA HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING ASTM TEST STANDARDS FOR THESE FORMER TEST METHODS. THE FULL STANDARD FOR EACH TEST IS AVAILABLE FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL, 100 BARR HARBOR DRIVE, PO BOX C700, WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428-2959, (610) 832-9585, www.astm.org. FORMER ASTM TEST TITLE PTM NO. STD NO. Soil Investigation and Sampling by Auger Borings 114 D-1452 Diamond Core Drilling for Site Investigation 127 D-2113 Non-Destructive Measurement of Dry Film Thickness of 202 D-1186 Nonmagnetic Coatings Applied to a Ferrous Base Method B Measurement of Wet Film Thickness by Notched Gauges 203 D-4414 Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test 206 D-3359 PH of Water 208 D-1293 Grab Breaking Load and Elongation of Geotextiles 307 D-4632 Rheological (Flow) Properties of Elastomeric Sealants 310 C-639 Water Permeability of Geotextiles by Permittivity 314 D-4491 Steel Sheet, Zinc Coated (Galvanized) or Zinc-Iron 412 A-653 Alloy Coated (Galvannealed) by the Hot-Dip Process General Requirements for Steel Sheet, Metallic-Coated 412 A-924 by the Hot-Dip Process Half-Cell Potentials of Uncoated Reinforcing Steel in Concrete 421 C-876 Surface Moisture in Fine Aggregate 504 C-70 Bleeding and Expansion of Grouting Material 515 C-940 Determining the Percentage of Fractured Particles in 621 D-5821 Coarse Aggregate

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Flow of Grout for Preplaced-Aggregate Concrete 628 C-939 (Flow Cone Method) Type 1 Polymer Modified Asphalt Cement for Use in 755 D-5976 Pavement Construction Elastic Recovery of Bituminous Materials by Ductilometer 756 D-6084

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THE FOLLOWING ARE FORMER PENNSYLVANIA TEST METHODS THAT ARE NO LONGER IN USE. FORMER TEST TITLE PTM NO. Aggregate or Soil-Lime-Pozzolan Base Course 140 Pavement Roughness Measurement Using the May's Ride Meter 147 Cold-Applied Plastic Pavement Legend Adhesive Stability Test 309 Determination of Photometric Characteristics of Flashing Lights 409 Depth of Steel Embedded in Concrete Using the 413 Pachometer Method Reflective Buttons and Delineators 416 Epoxy-Coated Reinforcement Bars 417 Determining Porosity of Rock or Mortar by Use of the 523 Mercury Porosimeter Flexural Strength of Concrete (Using Simple Beam with 605 Center-Point Loading) Sieve Analysis of Long-Graded Aggregate 619 Sieve Analysis of Anti-Skid Material 624 Chemical Admixtures for Concrete 635 Air Entraining Admixtures for Concrete 636 Settlement Ratio of Class J-1 Crack Sealer 748 Calibration of Asphalt Content Nuclear Gauges 752 Determination of Asphalt Content in Bituminous Mixtures 753 by Nuclear Method Bituminous Mixtures in Microwave Oven for Moisture Correction 754 when Using Nuclear Asphalt Content Gauges

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