Summary for Test 2024-03-18-29-2

Test performed: AASHTO T308-10

Project Information

Project IdentifiersProject ID: 214649
DEA: 07316004
EFIS: 0715000194
DIST-CO-RTE-PM07-LA-14-60.70
Award Date02/07/2023
Closeout DateNot set
Work DescriptionREHABILITATION FOR THE ON/OFF RAMPS AND ADJACENT SHOULDERS. UPGRADING METAL BEAM GUARDRAILS, AC DIKES, SIGN PANELS, CURB RAMPS, TRAFFIC LOOPS DETECTORS, AND SOME OTHER HIGHWAY APPURTENANCES.
Location DescriptionROUTE 14 FROM PALMDALE BLVD TO KERN COUNTRY LINE.
QA Service Level1 (Verified on 01/29/2020)

Sample Information

Sample Taken Date03/18/2024 Sample Unique Key29
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 testing03/25/2024
Sample typeAcceptance A brief description of the sample3/4" HMA-A 221534 PAL VLO
The quantity of what the sample constitutes750 Tons From where was the sample collectedManufacturer
First name of sampler or witnessed byRigoberto Last name of sampler or witnessed byArroyo
Title of samplerQA Atlas Telephone number of sampler
Laboratory sample identification24-045 Linked DIME Sample ID
The fabricator/manufacturer/facility nameVulcan Materials Palmdale Transportation Laboratory (TL) Number031824
Inspector Lot Number from the Transportation Laboratory (TL) Form Structure unique identifier
Structure name

Material Information

Material TypeHot Mix Asphalt HMA TypeType A HMA
HMA Grading3/4 inch Lot number
Sublot number HMA Mix Number221534 PAL VLO

Test Details

DIME Sample ID: 2024-03-18-29
DIME Test ID: 2024-03-18-29-2
Testing Lab: CT D07 - Materials Field Laboratory, Unit 1953
Test Method: AASHTO T308-10: Standard Method of Test for Determining the Asphalt Binder Content of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) by the Ignition Method (Method A) (Asphalt Binder Content)
Test Release Date: 2024-03-26

Test Results


What temperature unit is used?: Celsius
Input Type: Measured
Tester's full name: Arnold Truong
Date of test: 03/26/2024
Test procedure used?: Method A
Mass of the specimen basket assembly: 4023.6 g
Mass of the specimen and specimen basket assembly prior to ignition: 6093.7 g
Mass of HMA Sample prior to ignition: 2070.1 g
Mass Loss: 105.3 g
Mass of aggregate remaining after ignition: 1964.8 g
Correction Factor (Percent by mass of HMA Specimen): 0.08 %
Moisture Content: 0.00 %
Temperature Compensation Factor: 0.00 %
Test Temperature: 538 C
Corrected Asphalt Binder Content: 5.01 %
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Test was verified on 3/26/2024