Asphalt, Concrete, and Soils
Test Development and Supporting Organizations

Development of the program was initiated in 1978 with technical guidance from the American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL) and technical assistance from interested testing laboratory managers.

The Institute developed the program with the aid of a volunteer committee of experts that included representatives from the West Virginia State Department of Highways, the Texas Highway Department, Trinity Engineering Testing Corporation, Southwestern Laboratories, Inc., Froehling and Robertson, Inc., and the Law Engineering Testing Company. Through a practice analysis, a volunteer panel of experts identified asphalt, concrete, and soils engineering technicians' job tasks and responsibilities and categorized them into work elements.

This program became operational in 1981. Technical guidance is currently provided by construction materials testing technicians, supervisors, and subject matter experts from a variety of stakeholder groups, including state highway departments, county and city agencies, FHWA, private consulting firms, testing laboratories, materials suppliers, and contractors.