The Asphalt Materials section of the Office of Materials Management conducts testing and personnel approvals in support of ODOT Districts project contract administration, contractor and supplier approvals, material investigations, as well as implementation of new specifications and technology.   Also, in conjunction with the asphalt industry, the section works to furth​er the expectation of quality paving through specification development and evaluation of contractor procedures.

The section is divided into two distinct roles. One area conducts testing and administers the asphalt binders program for ODOT. These binders are used in asphalt paving, chip sealing, microsurfacing, joint sealing and various other applications of asphalt products in roadway construction. The other area within the asphalt section conducts testing and administers the approval of asphalt mixtures and personnel for a variety of specifications, and assists districts in pavement failure forensics and pavement applications.

The Asphalt Materials section is AASHTO accredited and can perform all of the standard AASHTO and  ASTM tests relating to asphalt mixes and asphalt binders.  The section also conducts a variety of specialized tests including gyratory compaction, loaded wheel rut and fatigue, cracking, abson recovery, reflux and moisture damage tests.​

• Ohio DOT Approved Level 3 Laboratories
  
• Suspended Truck Drivers from Hauling Asphalt Concrete​
  
• Suspended Truck from Hauling Asphalt Concrete​​ ​
  
• Bituminous Concrete Data Sheet
• Asphalt Materials Plant Report Form
• Pavement Design Guidelines for Small Quantity Asphalt Concrete Applications
• Asphalt Pavement Cooling Rate Calculation Software
• SR Pavement Friction Guideline
  
• Manual for Tank Car & Truck Gallonage
• 2017 Level 2 Manual​
• 2018 Level 2 Manual
• Small Quantity Asphalt Requirements 
• Example Asphalt Monitor Forms (District 3 & 12)​
• Intermittent Reclaimed Asphalt Payment​
  

Round Robins​

• 2014 PG Binder Round Robin Results 
• 2015 PG Binder Round Robin Results 
• 2016 PG Binder Round Robin Results
• 2017 PG Binder Round Robin Results​
• 2018 PG Binder Round Robin Results
• 2019 PG Binder Round Robin Results
  
• 2020 PG Binder Round Robin Results
  
• 2022 PG Binder Round Robin Results​
  

• 2015 Mix Round Robin
  
• 2016 Mix Round Robin​
• 2017 Mix Round Robin​
• 2018 Mix Round Robin
• 2019 Mix Round Robin
  
• 2020 Mix Round Robin
  
• 2021 Mix Round Robin​
  
  

Mix Designs 

• 301 Design Submittal Packet for Typed Computer Submittal
• 301 Design Submittal Packet Example
• 302 Design Submittal Packet Example
• 302 Design Submittal Packet for Typed Computer Submittal
  
• 424-A Design Submittal Packet Example
• 424-A Design Submittal Packet for Typed Computer Submittal
• 424-B Design Submittal Packet Example
• 424-B Design Submittal Packet for Typed Computer Submittal
• 441 Design Submittal Packet Example
• 441 Design Submittal Packet for Typed Computer Submittal
• 442 Design Submittal Packet Example
• 442 Design Submittal Packet for Typed Computer Submittal
• PG Source Change in JMF's
• Blank IDEAL-CT Worksheet​​​​​​​​​​​
• Mix Design Submital for PG 70-22M tp PG 76-22M​
  
• JMF Expiration Date Policy
  

Micro-Surfacing

• Micro-Surfacing Calibration Form M1 Fixed Positive Displacement Mix
• Micro-Surfacing Calibration Form M1E Mixing Machine
• 421 Mix Design Submittal Packet Example
• 421 Mix Design Submittal Packet for Typed Computer Submittal​