Second, to make the test as simple and straightforward as possible. First, is to measure a property that is of importance to in-service performance. The aim in developing original methods has been threefold. In preparing these methods, considerable emphasis has been placed on the description of precautions that have been found to be necessary to assure accurate and reproducible test results. These methods are those that are not AASHTO or ASTM but have been originated through research or follow a national standard but have been modified to some degree. This compilation of test methods describes the test procedures that are in use in the laboratories of the Materials and Construction Division’s of the Nevada Department of Transportation.
The Materials Division Testing Manual has been prepared for the purpose of standardizing test procedures used in the laboratories under the jurisdiction of the Nevada Department of Transportation.
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