CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS QUALIFICATIONS

 

Tests and Procedures the Certified Technician is qualified to perform for each level of certification.

 

LEVEL I AGGREGATE

·        IM 204 - Inspection of Construction Project Sampling & Testing (when material is incorporated)

·        IM 209, App. C - Aggregate Specification Limits & Sampling & Testing Guide (when material is produced)

·        IM 301 - Aggregate Sampling Methods

·        IM 336 – Methods of Reducing Aggregate Field Samples to Test Samples

 

 

LEVEL II AGGREGATE

·        IM 210 – Production of Certified Aggregate From Reclaimed Roadways

·        IM 216 - Guidelines for Verifying Certified Testing Results

·        IM 302 - Sieve Analysis of Aggregates

·        IM 306 - Determining the Amount of Material Finer Than #200 (75µm) Sieve in Aggregate

·        IM 307 - Determining Specific Gravity of Aggregate

·        IM 308 - Determining Free Moisture & Absorption of Aggregate

·        IM 336 - Methods of Reducing Aggregate Field Samples to Test Samples

·        IM 344 - Determining the Amount of Shale in Fine Aggregate

·        IM 345 - Determining the Amount of Shale in Coarse Aggregate

·        IM 368 – Determining the Amount of Clay Lumps & Friable Particles in Coarse Aggregate

·        IM 409 – Source Approvals for Aggregate

 

 

CONCRETE TESTER

·        IM 327 - Sampling Freshly-Mixed Concrete

·        IM 385 - Temperature of Freshly-Mixed Concrete

·        IM 317 - Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete

·        IM 318 - Air Content of Freshly-Mixed Concrete by Pressure

·        IM 340 - Weight Per Cubic Foot, Yield, & Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete

 

 

LEVEL I PCC

·        IM 204 - Inspection of Construction Project Sampling & Testing

·        IM 208 - Materials Laboratory Qualification Program

·        IM 216 - Guidelines for Verifying Certified Testing Results

·        IM 315 - Method of Protecting, Curing, Making & Testing Concrete Cylinders

·        IM 316 - Flexural Strength of Concrete

·        IM 317 - Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete

·        IM 318 - Air Content of Freshly-Mixed Concrete by Pressure

·        IM 327 - Sampling Freshly-Mixed Concrete

·        IM 328 - Making, Protecting, and Curing Concrete Flexural Specimens

·        IM 340 - Weight Per Cubic Foot, Yield, & Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete

·        IM 347 – Measuring Length of Drilled Concrete Cores

·        IM 383 - Testing the Strength of PCC Using the Maturity Method

·        IM 385 - Temperature of Freshly-Mixed Concrete

·        IM 525 - Designing Flowable Mortar

·        Iowa 410-B - Method of Test for Flow of Grout Mixtures

·        AASHTO T97 - Third Point Loading

 

 

LEVEL II PCC

·        IM 527 - Paving Plant Inspection

·        IM 528 - Structural Concrete Plant Inspection

·        IM 529 - PC Concrete Proportions

 

 

LEVEL III PCC

·        IM 530 - Quality Management & Acceptance of PC Concrete Pavement

·        IM 531 - Test Method for Combining Aggregate Gradations

·        IM 532 - Aggregate Proportioning Guide for Portland Cement Concrete Pavement

 

 

BASIC HMA TESTING (This is for Provisional Certification Only)

·        IM 321 - Method of Test for Compacted Density of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) (Displacement

·        IM 322 - Method of Sampling Uncompacted Hot Mix Asphalt

·        IM 323 - Method of Sampling Asphaltic Materials

·        IM 325G - Method of Test for Determining the Density of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Using the Superpave Gyratory Compactor (SGC)

·        IM 350 - Maximum Specific Gravity of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Mixtures

·        IM 357 - Preparation of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Mix Samples for Test Specimens

·        All forms must be signed by an HMA I or HMA II certified technician

 

 

HMA SAMPLER

·        IM 320 – Method of Sampling Compacted Asphalt Mixtures

·        IM 321 – Method of Test for Compacted Density of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) (Displacement Method)

·        IM 322 - Method of Sampling Uncompacted Hot Mix Asphalt

·        IM 323 - Method of Sampling Asphaltic Materials

 

 

LEVEL I HMA

·        IM 204 - Inspection of Construction Project Sampling & Testing

·        IM 208 - Materials Laboratory Qualification Program

·        IM 216 - Guidelines for Verifying Certified Testing Results

·        IM 320 - Method of Sampling Compacted Asphalt Mixtures

·        IM 321 - Method of Test for Compacted Density of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) (Displacement)

·        IM 322 - Method of Sampling Uncompacted Hot Mix Asphalt

·        IM 323 - Method of Sampling Asphaltic Materials

·        IM 325G - Method of Test for Determining the Density of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Using the Superpave Gyratory Compactor (SGC)

·        IM 337 - Determining Thickness of Completed Courses of Base, Subbase, & Hot Mix Asphalt

·        IM 350 - Maximum Specific Gravity of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Mixtures

·        IM 357 - Preparation of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Mix Samples for Test Specimens

·        IM 501 - Asphaltic Terminology, Equations & Example Calculations

·        IM 508 - Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Plant Inspection

·        IM 509 - Tank Measurement & Asphalt Cement Content Determination

·        IM 511 - Control of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Mixtures

 

 

LEVEL II HMA

·        IM 380 - Vacuum-Saturated Specific Gravity & Absorption of Combined or Individual Aggregate Sources

·        IM 510 - Method of Design of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Mixes

·        AASHTO T176 - Plastic Fines in Graded Aggregate & Soils by use of Sand Equivalent Test

·        AASHTO T304 - Uncompacted Void Content of Fine Aggregate

·        ASTM D 4791 - Flat Particles, Elongated Particles, or Flat & Elongated Particles in Coarse Aggregate

·        AASHTO T283 Resistance of Compacted Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) to Moisture-Induced Damage

 

 

PROFILOGRAPH

·        IM 341 - Determining Pavement & Bridge Ride Quality

 

 

PRESTRESS

·        IM 570 - Precast & Prestressed Concrete Bridge Units

 

 

SOILS

·        IM 309 – Determining Standard Proctor Moisture Density Relationship of Soils

·        IM 312 – Sampling of Soils for Construction Project

·        IM 335 – Determining Moisture Content of Soils

·        ASTM D-2937 – Field density by drive-cylinder method