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In laymen’s terms, WHO will need to be qualified in…Aggregates?
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For official requirements see the Construction Training
Qualification Manual.
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ALL
ACCEPTANCE TECHNICIANS
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Qualified
Sampler:
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This is the
technician directing the front-end loader operator, plant or mine employee
who obtains an acceptance sample for testing.
If the front-end loader operator does the sampling soley, that
operator must be a qualified sampler.
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Aggregate
Field Testing:
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This is the
technician, plant or mine employee who is qualified to obtain acceptance
samples and perform acceptance tests such as gradation, minus 200 and
organic impurities. Should
State-to-State reciprocity of acceptance testing be of value, the ACI
Aggregate Field Technician program goes on to cover dry preparation of
soils, total moisture content, LL, PL and PI.
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Department employees
working with mine sources should obtain the ACI Aggregate Field.
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LBR
Technician:
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This is the
technician, private lab or contractor employee who is qualified to perform
acceptance tests such as moisture-density relations of soils, Limerock
Bearing Ratio and Lab moisture content of granular soils by microwave
oven.
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Department employees
developing moisture-density relations or performing the LBR test should
obtain this qualification.
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ALL
ACCEPTANCE TECHNICIANS
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Laboratory Testing
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This is the
technician, private lab or contractor employee who is qualified to perform
acceptance tests such as Specific Gravity and Absorption of Coarse / Fine
Aggregates, Unit Weights and Voids in the Aggregate, sulphate soundness,
fine aggregate agnularity, fractured faces, flat and elongated particles
and L.A. Abrasion tests.
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Department employees
performing these tests should obtain this qualification.
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Aggregate
Chemical Analyst
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This is a limited
audience qualification. See
the Construction Training and Qualification Manual for additional details.
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In
laymen’s terms, WHO will need to be qualified in…Asphalt?
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For official requirements see the Construction Training
Qualification Manual.
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ALL
ACCEPTANCE TECHNICIANS ON SUPERPAVE PROJECTS
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Note:
Existing DOT or CTQP qualifications will be acceptable on projects with
type-S asphalt specifications.
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Roadway Level I
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This is the
technician, private lab or contractor employee who is qualified to perform
acceptance tests such as Surface Tolerance (Rolling Straightedge and Cross
Slope), Random Sampling, Core Sampling and Testing, and Density
calculation.
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Entry-level
Department employees performing these tests should obtain this
qualification.
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Plant
Level I
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This is the
technician, private lab or contractor employee who is qualified to sample
hot mix, aggregate or asphalt cement and perform acceptance tests such as
Bulk Specific Gravity, Max Specific Gravity, Gyratory Compaction, AC
Content by Ignition Oven or non-Chlorinated Solvent Method, Gradation and
Permeability
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Department employees
performing acceptance tests at the plant should obtain this qualification.
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Roadway
Level II
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This is the more
experienced roadway technician, private consultant or contractor employee
who is knowledgeable of the specification requirements, paver and roller
operations, balancing of the paving operation, uniformity of the mat and
components of hot mix asphalt placement.
Additionally this individual is able to identify trends, norms,
problem areas, other best management practices and adjust paving
operations as necessary.
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Department employees
performing lead inspector duties at the roadway should obtain this
qualification.
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Plant
Level II
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This is the more
experienced plant technician, private consultant or contractor employee
who is knowledgeable of the specification requirements, stockpiling, cold
feeds, blending and adjustments, interpreting quality control charts,
plant calibration/inspection/operation, temperature control and load out.
Additionally, this individual is able to identify trends, norms,
problem areas and other best construction management practices related to
uniform mix and intricacies of hot mix asphalt production.
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Department
employees performing duties at the asphalt plant should obtain this
qualification.
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Asphalt
Mix Designer
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This is the
experienced bituminous specialist who is qualified to design hot mix
asphalt blends. They have the
knowledge of aggregates, bituminous materials, volumetric calculations,
GTR mixes, RAP mixes and Florida’s Superpave specification.
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Department employees
performing Resident Asphalt Engineer or Dist. Bituminous Engineer duties
should obtain this qualification.
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Asphalt
Quality Control Manager
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This is the
individual responsible for quality for contractor who is identified in the
Quality Control Plan to perform analysis and control of the quality of the
product, can determine the coordination of production/paving operations,
quality pay factors and understands the intent of statistically based
quality control specifications (consistency, variability, data
interpretation and random sampling).
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Department employees
targeted for this qualification are District Bituminous Engineers.
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In laymen’s
terms, WHO will need to be qualified in…Concrete?
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For official requirements see the Construction Training
Qualification Manual.
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ALL
ACCEPTANCE TECHNICIANS
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NOTE:
ACI Concrete
Certifications are a critical part of maintaining your FDOT
qualifications.
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Concrete
Field Inspector - Level I:
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This is the
technician, private lab or contractor employee who is qualified to perform
acceptance tests such as slump, temperature, air content and making/curing
concrete cylinders. They also have specific knowledge of FDOT’s 346
Specification.
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Department
employees performing these tests/tasks should obtain this qualification.
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Concrete
Transportation Construction Inspector (CTCI) - Level II:
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This is the
technician, private lab or contractor employee who is responsible for the
quality of the concrete being placed on a major bridge. They also have
specific knowledge of FDOT’s 400 Specification.
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The
target audience for the Department is the lead inspector on major bridge
projects.
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Concrete
Laboratory Technician - Level I:
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This is the concrete
strength technician, private lab or contractor employee who is qualified
to break cylinders and record concrete strength.
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Department
employees performing these tests should obtain this qualification.
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Concrete
Laboratory Technician - Level II:
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This is the mix
designer for concrete mix submittals.
See the Construction Training and Qualification Manual for
additional details.
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Concrete
Batch Plant Operator:
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This is the
contractor employee who is identified in the Quality Control Plan as the
individual who matches the concrete mix.
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Some
Department employees may be interested for professional knowledge but this
qualification is not required for FDOT personnel.
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In
laymen’s terms, WHO will need to be qualified in…Earthwork?
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For official requirements see the Construction Training
Qualification Manual.
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ALL
ACCEPTANCE TECHNICIANS
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NOTE:
All trainees who were
qualified through the Department’s Density Earthwork Inspection Training
(DEIT) program are automatically qualified as ECI Level I and Level
II.
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Earthwork
Construction Inspection - Level I:
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This is the
technician, private lab or contractor employee who is qualified to perform
acceptance tests such as Nuclear Density Tests, Speedy Moisture, sampling
soils and reporting results in the Density Log Book.
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Entry-level
Department employees performing these tests should obtain this
qualification.
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Earthwork
Construction Inspection - Level II:
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This is the
technician, private lab or contractor employee who is qualified to perform
acceptance tests as a Level I and knowledge of Density Theory, preperation,
coompletion and Certification of the Density Log Books, Florida
Specifications and Design Standards.
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For
the Department, the position targeted is the earthwork inspector for the
project.
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