Materials and Road Research | Lab Testing
Materials Laboratory Manual No. 5-695
The MnDOT Laboratory Manual outlines laboratory test procedures for materials testing. As of May 20, 2008 the MnDOT Laboratory Manual is only available as an electronic version, see Transmittal Letter 08-01 (PDF).
Index
1000 - Standard Practices
- 1000 & 1001 Standard Practices & Receiving and Identifying Samples (PDF)
- 1002 Reducing Aggregate Field Samples to Testing Size (PDF)
- 1003 Lab - Field Tolerance Procedure - For Bituminous, Concrete, and Grading & Base (PDF)
1200 - Aggregate and Sand
- 1201 Sample Preparations (PDF)
- 1202 Coarse Sieve Analysis (PDF)
- 1203 Fine Sieve Tests (PDF)
- 1204 Specific Gravity and Absorption (+4) (PDF)
- 1205 Specific Gravity and Absorption (-4) (PDF)
- 1206 Uncompacted Void Content of Fine Aggregate (FAA) (PDF)
- 1207 Lightweight Pieces in Aggregates (PDF)
- 1208 Flat and/or Elongated Particles in Coarse Aggregate (PDF)
- 1209 Lithological Count (PDF)
- Concrete Quality Worksheet (Excel)
- Bituminous - Grading and Base Quality Worksheet (Excel)
- 1210 Los Angeles Rattler (PDF)
- 1211 Unit Weight Determination (PDF)
- 1212 Organic Impurities in Sand for Concrete (PDF)
- 1213 Structural Strength of Sand (PDF)
- 1214 Percent Crushed Particles (PDF)
- 1215 Plastic Fines in Graded Aggregate (Sand Equiv Test) (PDF)
- 1216 Resistance of Abrasion of Coarse Aggregate (Micro-Deval) (PDF)
- 1217 Resistance of Abrasion of Fine Aggregate (Micro-Deval) (PDF)
- 1218 Scratch hardness of Coarse Aggregate Particles (Soft Rock) (PDF)
- 1219 Magnesium Sulfate (Soundness) (PDF)
- 1221 Acid Insoluble Residue (PDF)
- 1222 Alkali - Silica Reactivity (PDF)
- 1223 Flakiness Index (PDF)
- 1224 Objectionable Material in Recycled Aggregate (PDF)
1300 - Soil
- 1301 Preparation of Samples for Testing (PDF)
- 1302 Particle Size Analysis (PDF)
- 1303 Liquid Limit Determination (PDF)
- 1304 Plastic Limit Determination (PDF)
- 1305 Moisture-Density Relationship (Soil & Granular) (PDF)
- 1307 R-Value and Expansion Pressure of Compacted Soils (PDF)
- 1308 Unconfined Compression (PDF)
- 1309 Direct Shear (PDF)
- 1310 Consolidation (PDF)
- 1311 Triaxial Compression (PDF)
- 1312 Field Classification of Soils (PDF)
- 1313 Soil Fertility (PDF)
- 1314 Specific Gravity of Soils (PDF)
1400 - Cement, Concrete Products, and Curing Materials
- 1401 Cement (PDF)
- 1402 Concrete Brick (PDF)
- 1403 Concrete Curing Compound (PDF)
- 1404 Concrete Curing Materials (PDF)
- 1405 Concrete Masonry Units for Manholes and Catch Basins (PDF)
- 1406 Concrete Building Blocks (PDF)
- 1407 Concrete Cylinders (PDF)
- 1408 Culverts and Miscellaneous Cores (PDF)
- 1409 Concrete Drain Tile (PDF)
- 1410 Cores from Pavement (PDF)
- 1411 Concrete Pavement Beams (PDF)
- 1412 Linear Traverse (PDF)
- 1413 Fly Ash (PDF)
1500 - Metallic Materials
- 1501 Reinforcement Bars (PDF)
- 1502 Wire Mesh (PDF)
- 1503 Grey Iron Castings (PDF)
- 1505 Cutting Edges (PDF)
- 1506 Fasteners (PDF)
- 1507 Steel Posts (PDF)
- 1508 Guard Rail Fittings (PDF)
- 1509 Chain Link Fence Fabric (PDF)
- 1510 Plow Bolts (PDF)
- 1511 Prestressing Strand (PDF)
- 1512 Plate Beam Guardrail (PDF)
- 1513 Sign Sheeting (PDF)
- 1514 Steel Cable & Fittings (PDF)
1600 - Joint Materials and Bearing Pads
- 1601 -1606 (PDF)
- 1601 Preformed Joint Filler (Cork, Rubber, Bituminous Type)
- 1602 Preformed Joint Filler (Polyethylene Foam, Polypropylene Foam, PVC)
- 1603 Elastomeric Compression Seals
- 1604 Elastomeric Bearing Pads
- 1605 Asphalt Plank
- 1606 Silicone Rubber Joint Filler
- 1607 Elastomeric Compression Joint Seal - Compression/Deflection Test (PDF)
- 1608 Cement Mortar Blocks for Bond Test (PDF)
- 1609 Bituminous Mix Blocks for Bond Test (PDF)
1700 - Miscellaneous Materials
- 1701 Electrical Cable - Lay of Conductors (PDF)
- 1702 Geotextiles (PDF)
- 1703 Clay Pipe & Drain Tile (PDF)
- 1704 Polyethylene Tubing (PDF)
- 1705 Pavement Marking Tapes (PDF)
- 1706 Glass Beads - Laboratory Retroreflectivity (PDF)
- 1707 Glass Beads - Percent Rounds (PDF)
1800 - Bituminous Mix Designs
- 1801 General (PDF)
- 1804 Trial Mix Preparation (PDF)
- 1805 Resistance to Plastic Flow (Marshall Method) (PDF)
- 1806 Bulk Specific Gravity (Marshall or Gyratory Method) (PDF)
- 1807 Maximum Specific Gravity (Rice Voids) (PDF)
- 1808 Percent Air Voids (PDF)
- 1809 Bituminous Mixtures - Voids Determination (PDF)
- 1810 Bulk Specific Gravity - Cores (PDF)
- 1811 Bulk Specific Gravity (Paraffin or Parafilm) (PDF)
- 1812 Bituminous Mix Samples (Trial Mix Verification) (PDF)
- 1813 Effect of Moisture on Asphalt Paving Mixtures (Lottman) (PDF)
- 1815 Determination of RAP Aggregate Specific Gravity (PDF)
- 1816 Bulk Specific Gravity and Density of Compacted Bit Mixtures Using Automatic Vacuum Sealing System (PDF)
- 1820 Density of HMA Specimens by Means of the Gyratory Compactor (PDF)
- 1830 Interlab Comparison Procedures (pdf)
- 1851 Asphalt Content Determination of Bituminous Mixtures (Colorado) (PDF)
- 1852 Asphalt Content Determination of Bituminous Mixtures (Centrifuge) (PDF)
- 1853 Asphalt Content Determination of Bituminous Mixtures (Ignition) (PDF)
- 1854 Adjusted Asphalt Film Thickness (AFT) (PDF)
- 1855 Moisture Content of Hot Mix Asphalt by Oven Method (PDF)
2000 - Calibration of Field Testing Equipment
- 2000 Calibration of Field Equipment (PDF)
- 2001 Field Electronic Balances (PDF)
- 2002 Ohaus Triple Beam Balance (PDF)
- 2003 Field Platform Balance (PDF)
- 2004 Field Proctor Hammer & Molds (PDF)
- 2005 Marshall Compaction Hammer (PDF)
- 2006 MnDOT Concrete Air Testing Unit (PDF)
- 2007 Watts Pressure Meters (PDF)
- 2008 Field Box Sieves (PDF)
- 2009 Round Sieves (PDF)
- 2010 Dial Thermometers (PDF)
- 2011 Speedy Moisture Tester (PDF)
2100 - Rock Salt and Alternative Winter Chemicals
- 2101 Rock Salt Moisture - Microwave (PDF)
- 2102 Rock Salt Moisture - Moisture Balance (PDF)
- 2103 Rock Salt Moisture - Oven (PDF)
- 2104 Rock Salt Gradation (PDF)
- 2105 Rock Salt Composition (PDF)
- 2106 Treated Salt - Liquid Treating Agent Content (PDF)
- 2107 Alternative Chemicals Sampling (PDF)
- 2108 Alternative Chemicals Specific Gravity (PDF)
- 2109 Alternative Chemicals Magnesium Chloride Content (PDF)
- 2110 Alternative Chemicals Calcium Chloride Content (PDF)
- 2111 Alternative Chemicals Solids Content (PDF)
2200 - Concrete
- 2201 Measuring the Water Content in Fresh Concrete by Rapid Evaporation (Phoenix Test Method) (PDF)
- 2202 Measuring the Moisture Content of Aggregate by Rapid Evaporation (Phoenix Aggregate Test Method) (PDF)
Sections 3000, 4000 and 5000 are reserved for future use.