Materials

About Materials Engineering

The Materials Engineering program within the FHWA's Office of Pavement Technology supports State highway agencies in assuring the highest standards of quality for the materials and construction practices used on federally funded highway infrastructure. The program supports several materials related areas:

• Technician Qualification
• Laboratory Qualification
• Quality Assurance Programs
• General Materials Policy

Major Projects

• Laboratory accreditation
• Materials Training Courses
• Materials Career Track/Core Competencies
• Quality Assurance Stewardship Reviews

Publications

• Materials Notebook

View all Materials Publications

Current Projects

• Quality Assurance Stewardship Reviews
• Quality Assurance Stewardship Activities
  • Quality Assurance Stewardship Review Summary Report for Fiscal Years 2003 through 2006 
• Memorandum on Technical Advisory T 6120.3 Use of Contractor Test Results in the Acceptance Decision, Recommended Quality Measures, and the Identification of Contractor/Department Risks
• Questions and Answers on the Quality Assurance Regulation (23 CFR 637)
• Non-Regulatory Supplement 23 CFR Part 637
• Memorandum Laboratory Qualification (Superceded by Non-Regulatory Supplement 23 CFR Part 637)
• Memorandum Technician Qualification (Superceded by Non-Regulatory Supplement 23 CFR Part 637)
• Video on Preventing Stockpile Segregation

Software

• Quality Assurance Software for the Personal Computer, Demonstration Project 89

NHI Training

• 131023 Highway Materials Engineering
• 131026 Pavement Subsurface Drainage Design

Other Related Information

• NCHRP Synthesis 346 - State Quality Assurance Programs (.pdf, 0.9 mb)
• Using Coal Ash in Highway Construction: A Guide to Benefits and Impacts (.pdf, 2.5 mb)

Events

• View all Upcoming Pavements Events

More Information

• Asphalt Pavements
• Concrete Pavements
• Pavement Publications
• Percent Within Limits

Contact

Mike Rafalowski
Office of Pavement Technology
202-366-1571
E-mail Mike