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Triennial Review of the Developing AASHTO Materials Standards (DAMS) Program Subcommittee on Materials Georgene Geary, P.E., Vice Chair
Triennial Review of the
Developing AASHTO MaterialsStandards (DAMS) Program
Subcommittee on Materials Georgene Geary, P.E., Vice Chair
Georgia DOT
SOM Structure
4f/g – Concrete reinf & structural steel
ATG
Membership
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
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
Benefits to the states
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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
Questions?
