Table 6.
Action and Suspension Limits for the Parameters to be Plotted on
Individual and Running Average Control Charts
Individual Samples
Running Average of
Last Four Samples
Action
Suspension Action Suspension
Parameter to be Plotted
Limit
Limit
Limit
Limit
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No. 4 sieve, Cumulative %
6
8
4
5
Passing, deviation from JMF
target; plus or minus values
No. 30 sieve, Cumulative %
4
6
3
4
Passing, deviation from JMF
target; plus or minus values
No. 200 sieve, Cumulative %
1.4
2.0
1.1
1.5
Passing, deviation from JMF
target; plus or minus values
Stability, pounds
(minimum)
75 blow JMF
1760
1640
2150
2030
50 blow JMF
950
830
1350
1230
Flow, 0.01 inches
75 blow JMF
8 min.
7 min.
9 min.
8 min.
16 max.
17 max.
15 max.
16 max.
50 blow JMF
8 min.
7 min.
9 min.
8 min.
18 max.
19 max.
17 max.
18 max.
Asphalt content, % deviation
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.3
from JMF target; plus or minus
value
Laboratory Air Voids, %
No specific action and suspension
deviation from JMF target
limits set since this parameter is
value
used to determine percent payment
In-place Mat Density, % of
No specific action and suspension
TMD
limits set since this parameter is
used to determine percent payment
In-place Joint Density, % of
No specific action and suspension
TMD
limits set since this parameter is
used to determine percent payment
3.11
MATERIAL ACCEPTANCE AND PERCENT PAYMENT
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NOTE: It is highly recommended to keep the
Government'sEngineer's QA testing separate and
distinct from the Contractor's QC testing. However,
its recognized that in-house testing capability to
provide the QA testing required by this section will
not always be available; in this case, it is
recommended that an independent material testing
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