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Triennial Review of the Developing AASHTO Materials Standards (DAMS) Program Subcommittee on Materials Georgene Geary, P.E., Vice Chair

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Page 1: Triennial Review of the Developing AASHTO Materials Standards (DAMS) Program Subcommittee on Materials Georgene Geary, P.E., Vice Chair Georgia DOT.

Triennial Review of the

Developing AASHTO MaterialsStandards (DAMS) Program

Subcommittee on Materials Georgene Geary, P.E., Vice Chair

Georgia DOT

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SOM Structure

4f/g – Concrete reinf & structural steel

ATG

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Membership

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Accomplishments• SOM Publishes 475+:

Specifications for construction and maintenance of materials

Specifications for standard methods of sampling and testing such materials

• 2014 marks 100th Annual Meeting • New Operations Guide

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The Next 3 Years …• New Officers and Leadership• Revise the structure of SOM• Assess SHRP2 implementation for new

standards development• Annual Publication of Standard Specifications• Transition to Online Delivery

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Benefits to the states

Exampleof a Ballot Item

Exampleof a portion of a Ballot Attachment

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Benefits to the states• Up-to-Date, relevant

Standards available for use

• Learn from Each Other

• Control over test methods and specifications

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Questions?