Tuolumne County Municipal Code Ch. 11.10 Testing

A. The testing of materials to be utilized in work performed under this title shall be executed in accordance with the methods of the laboratory of the California division of highways.

B. Signed copies of the test results shall be submitted to the director, as required, at the time plans are submitted for approval in accordance with Section 11.04.020. Test results shall clearly show the name of the individual and/or the firm performing the tests, the name of the project, the date of sampling and the date of testing.

C. The tests listed below are those which will normally be required. In developments presenting special problems a more comprehensive and extensive testing program may be called for and will be prescribed on an individual basis.

1. Basement Soil. The resistance factor "R" will be determined within the roadway template for soil conditions representing field compaction. Samples for calculating "R" values will be taken from representative classes of the basement soil (subgrade) found throughout the development under the roadway.

Relative compaction tests shall be made when ordered by the engineer.

2. Aggregate Subbase. Tests for aggregate subbase will be made on a representative sample taken at the source from which material will be imported. The test results submitted will clearly indicate the location of the Source of material.

Refer to the standard specifications Section 1-5, “Aggregate Subbases.”

Relative compaction tests shall be made when ordered by the engineer.

3. Aggregate Base. Tests for aggregate base will be made on a representative sample taken at the source from which material will be imported. The test results submitted will clearly indicate the location of the source of the material. Refer to the standard specifications Section 26, "Aggregate Bases."

Relative compaction tests shall be made after placement when ordered by the engineer and/or prior to placing prime coat and asphalt surfacing material.

4. Prime Coat or Penetration Treatment.
   Tests will not normally be required unless conditions indicate the use of material which does not meet the state specifications or this title.

5. Asphalt Surfacing Material. Tests will not normally be required unless conditions indicate the use of material which does not meet the state specifications or this title. (Ord. 1559 § 1 (part), 1987).