BME is an AASHTO Re:source accredited facility for both Aggregates and Hot Mix Asphalt field and lab testing.  For all concrete testing, see our CCRL tab.

The following are the tests we are AASHTO Re:source accredited for:

Quality Management System

• R18 Establishing and Implementing a Quality System for Construction Materials Testing Laboratories
  • D3666 (Aggregate) Minimum Requirements for Agencies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving Materials
  • D3666 (Asphalt Mixture) Minimum Requirements for Agencies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving Materials

Asphalt Mixture

• R30 Mixture Conditioning of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)
  • R35 Superpave Volumetric Design for Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)
  • R47 Reducing Samples of Hot-Mix Asphalt to Testing Size
  • R97 Sampling Bituminous Paving Mixtures
  • T30 Mechanical Analysis of Extracted Aggregate
  • T164 Quantitative Extraction of Asphalt Binder from Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)
  • T166 Bulk Specific Gravity of Compacted Hot Mix Asphalt Using Saturated Surface-Dry Specimens
  • T209 Maximum Specific Gravity of Hot Mix Asphalt Paving Mixtures
  • T269 Percent Air Voids in Compacted Dense and Open Bituminous Paving Mixtures
  • T312 Preparing and Determining the Density of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Specimens by Means of the Superpave Gyratory Compactor
  • T324 Hamburg Wheel-Track Testing of Compacted Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA)
  • T355 Density of Bituminous Concrete In Place by Nuclear Methods
  • D979 Sampling Bituminous Paving Mixtures
  • D2041 Maximum Specific Gravity of Hot Mix Asphalt Paving Mixtures
  • D2172 Quantitative Extraction of Asphalt Binder from Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)
  • D2726 Bulk Specific Gravity of Compacted Hot Mix Asphalt Using Saturated Surface-Dry Specimens
  • D2950 Density of Bituminous Concrete In Place by Nuclear Methods
  • D3203 Percent Air Voids in Compacted Dense and Open Bituminous Paving Mixtures
  • D3665 Random Sampling of Construction Materials
  • D5444 Mechanical Analysis of Extracted Aggregate
  • D6925 Preparing and Determining the Density of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Specimens by Means of the Superpave Gyratory Compactor
  • D8159 Automated Extraction of Asphalt Binder from Asphalt Mixtures

Soil

• T99 The Moisture-Density Relations of Soils Using a 5.5 lb [2.5 kg] Rammer and a 12 in. [305 mm] Drop
  • T100 Specific Gravity of Soils
  • T180 Moisture-Density Relations of Soils Using a 10 lb [4.54 kg] Rammer and an 18 in. [457 mm] Drop
  • T310 In-Place Density and Moisture Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth)
  • D698 The Moisture-Density Relations of Soils Using a 5.5 lb [2.5 kg] Rammer and a 12 in. [305 mm] Drop
  • D1557 Moisture-Density Relations of Soils Using a 10 lb [4.54 kg] Rammer and an 18 in. [457 mm] Drop
  • D6938 In-Place Density and Moisture Content of Soil and Soil-Aggregate by Nuclear Methods (Shallow Depth)

Aggregate

• R76 Reducing Samples of Aggregate to Testing Size
  • R90 Sampling Aggregate
  • T11 Materials Finer Than 75-µm (No. 200) Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by Washing
  • T27 Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates
  • T84 Specific Gravity (Relative Density) and Absorption of Fine Aggregate
  • T85 Specific Gravity and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate
  • T96 Resistance to Abrasion of Small-Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine
  • T100 (Mineral Filler) Specific Gravity of Mineral Filler on Asphalt Mixture Designs
  • T104 Soundness of Aggregate by Use of Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate
  • C88 Soundness of Aggregate by Use of Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate
  • C117 Materials Finer Than 75-µm (No. 200) Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by Washing
  • C127 Specific Gravity and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate
  • C128 Specific Gravity (Relative Density) and Absorption of Fine Aggregate
  • C131 Resistance to Abrasion of Small-Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine
  • C136 Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates
  • C702 Reducing Samples of Aggregate to Testing Size
  • D75 Sampling Aggregate
  • T113 (Coarse Aggregate Only) Lightweight Pieces in Aggregate (Coarse Aggregate Only)