Materials Lab
- Contacts
- California Test Methods
- District 01 MPQP Certifiied HMA & PCC Plants
- Statewide MPQP Contact List
- MPQP HMA and PCC Plant Certification formerly CTM 109
- Independent Assurance Program (IAP)
- 23 CFR 637 Definition of the Independent Assurance Program
- 2010 District 01 Master List of Caltrans Qualified Testers
- Pavement Selection Information
- Structural Section Request Information
- Check List for Construction Sampling
- Pavement Deflection Study
- Pavement coring
- (R-Value)Resistance to Deformation of Aggregates and Soils Under Traffic Loads
- Culvert Studies
- Rubberized Hot Mix Asphalt
- John Loudon McAdam, King of the Roads Reprinted from "The Highlander" Magazine. The Magazine of Scottish Heritage January/ February 2003
Manuals
- Laboratory Safety Manual
- 2006 Standard Specifications
- 2006 Standard Plans
- 2006 Standard Specifications Digest of Major Changes
- Section 39 HMA Hot Mix Asphalt
- Quality Control Manual for Hot Mix Asphalt
- HMA Plant Inspection Manual
- Material Plant Quality Program (MPQP) Manual
- Draft WMA (Warm Mix Asphalt)
- Draft MPQP Polymer Concrete Volumetric Trucks
- PCC Plant Inspection Manual
- Highway Design Manual
- Construction Manual
Forms
- TL-101
- TL-502
- TL-518
- MR-0543
- CTM 202 Grading Analysis
- CTM 216/ 231 Relative Compation Test - Nuclear
- CTM 309 Rice Specific Gravity
- CTM 379 Nuclear AC Content
- CTM 382 Ignition Furnace Calib.
- CTM 382/ 370 Ignition Furnace/ Moisture Content
- CTM 521 PCC Cylinder Compressive Strength
Laboratory Policies and Procedures
- California Test Methods
- Lab Procedures
- Acceptance Testing Turnaround Times
- Aggregate Process Testing
- HMA Acceptance Testing
- Lab Workload Priority
- Correcting Errors in TL-101s and/or Submitted Samples
- Disposal of Test Samples
- Nuclear Density and Asphalt Gauge Procedures
Links
- CT District 08 Materials Engineering
- Radiologic Health Branch
- Humboldt
- Del Norte
- Mendocino
- Lake
- Trinity
District 01 Field Labs

MPQP (Material Plant Quality Program)
HMA (Hot Mix Asphalt) Hot Plant
and PCC Plant Certification
Formerly CT 109

Please make all requests for certification at least 72 hours in advance
California Certified traceable masses shall be present with enough mass to prove the scales. The county weights and measures person may be contacted to prove the scales for the county at the same time.
All weighing devices i.e., truck scales, weigh bridges, hopper scales, etc., shall be mounted on concrete slabs or steel plates per Caltrans specifications.
All safety guards, rails, fire extinguishers, eye wash stations, and other implements shall be in place and functioning per Caltrans specifications.
Specific requirements for California Test Method 109 as found in the California Test Methods.
New Section 39 Material Plant Qualification Program (MPQP)
2010 Statewide MPQP Contact List
Local Contact
(707) 445-6375 or 445-6374

