Materials
About Materials Engineering
The Materials Engineering program within the FHWA's Office of Asset Management, Pavements, and Construction 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
Training
Publications
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Current Projects
- Techbrief: Independent Assurance Program
- Approval of Comparable Accreditation Body - 23 CFR 637 (06/04/2012)
- Approval of Comparable Accreditation Body - 23 CFR 637 (10/07/2011)
- Quality Assurance Stewardship Reviews
- Quality Assurance Stewardship Activities
- 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- Memorandum Laboratory Qualification (Superseded by Non-Regulatory Supplement 23 CFR Part 637)
- Memorandum Technician Qualification (Superseded by Non-Regulatory Supplement 23 CFR Part 637)