Summary for Test 2025-07-21-59-7

Test performed: AASHTO T275-07r12

Project Information

Project IdentifiersProject ID: 1001090
DEA: 021K0504
EFIS: 0224000046
DIST-CO-RTE-PM02-SHA-44-L0.4/L1.8
Award Date05/15/2025
Closeout Date02/26/2026
Work DescriptionCOLD PLANE AC PVMT AND RHMA (GAP GRADED).
Location DescriptionSHASTA COUNTY IN REDDING FROM CONTINENTAL UNDERCROSSING NO. 06-0135L TO ROUTE 5/44 SEPARATION
QA Service Level1 (Verified on 05/01/2025)

Sample Information

Sample Taken Date07/21/2025 Sample Unique Key59
Will the laboratory/organization for which you are a member perform testing on this material sample?Yes Date that the sample was received by the laboratory/organization performing the testing07/22/2025
Sample typeProduction Start-Up A brief description of the sampleLime Treated 1/2-inch RHMA-G (PG 64-16 CR)
The quantity of what the sample constitutesProduction Start-Up Evaluation From where was the sample collectedManufacturer
First name of sampler or witnessed byCindy Last name of sampler or witnessed byBryant
Title of samplerTET Telephone number of sampler
Laboratory sample identificationD79969 Linked DIME Sample ID
The fabricator/manufacturer/facility nameJ.F. Shea Construction — Fawndale Rock and Asphalt (Redding, CA) Transportation Laboratory (TL) Number866069
Inspector Lot Number from the Transportation Laboratory (TL) Form Structure unique identifier
Structure name Bid Item3928830

Material Information

Material TypeHot Mix Asphalt HMA TypeRHMA-G
HMA Grading1/2 inch Lot number
Sublot number HMA Mix Number
Binder content (%)7.5 Virgin binder PG PG 64-16
Design binder PG Binder SupplierValero (Benicia, CA)
RAP content (%)0 WMA AdditivesNo
Antistrip typeLime

Test Details

DIME Sample ID: 2025-07-21-59
DIME Test ID: 2025-07-21-59-7
Testing Lab: CT D02 - Redding Northern Regional Laboratory
Test Method: AASHTO T275-07r12: Standard Method of Test for Bulk Specific Gravity (Gmb) of Compacted Asphalt Mixtures Using Paraffin-Coated Specimens (Bulk Specific Gravity)
Test Release Date: 2026-01-27

Test Results


Number of tests: 3
What test procedure is performed?: Method A
Input Type: Measured
Tester's full name: Josh Ferency
Date of test: 07/30/2025
Mass of the dry specimen in air: 4581.9 g
Mass of the dry specimen plus paraffin coating in air: 4646.1 g
Mass of the dry specimen plus paraffin coating in water: 2612.0 g
Specific gravity of the paraffin at 25 ± 1°C (77 ± 1.8°F): 0.9
Mass 2 of the dry specimen in air: 4582.7 g
Mass 2 of the dry specimen plus paraffin coating in air: 4644.3 g
Mass 2 of the dry specimen plus paraffin coating in water: 2612.7 g
Specific gravity 2 of the paraffin at 25 ± 1°C (77 ± 1.8°F): 0.9
Mass 3 of the dry specimen in air: 4582.6 g
Mass 3 of the dry specimen plus paraffin coating in air: 4639.8 g
Mass 3 of the dry specimen plus paraffin coating in water: 2613.6 g
Specific gravity 3 of the paraffin at 25 ± 1°C (77 ± 1.8°F): 0.9
Bulk Specific Gravity: 2.334
Bulk Specific Gravity 2: 2.334
Bulk Specific Gravity 3: 2.335
Average Bulk Specific Gravity: 2.334
General comments (publicly viewable) (Max 1000 characters): Gmb≈2.371@N₁₅₀, Gmb=2.333@N₈₅

Test was verified on 1/27/2026