Benjamin Sade AASHTO Senior Laboratory Assessor Regional Associations Northeastern Association of State Transportation Officials NASTO Southeastern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials SASHTO ID: 765449
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Benjamin Sade AASHTO, Senior Laboratory Assessor
Regional Associations Northeastern Association of State Transportation Officials (NASTO) Southeastern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (SASHTO) Mid-America Association of State Transportation Officials (MAASTO) Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (WASHTO)
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What is NTPEP? NTPEP stands for the N ational T ransportation P roduct Evaluation Program Established within AASHTO in 1994, as a technical service program, who reports to the Council on Highways and StreetsA partnership between the AASHTO member agencies and industry participants Combines the professional and physical resources of the AASHTO member departments in order to evaluate materials, products and devices of common interest for use in highway and bridge constructionTwo sides of the house Product Evaluations and Facility Audits
Primary Goal- provide cost-effective evaluations for the AASHTO members (state DOTs) Simplify the product evaluation process Make it more cost-effective for both the manufacturer and the end user.Reduce duplication of effort by State DOTs. Serve as a “One Stop Shop” for Manufacturers of engineered products. Provide access to testing that individual states may not have resources to perform themselves. What is NTPEP?
DataMine provides for: Submittal of products for evaluation and facilities for audit. Management of evaluation or audit process and documentation Entry of all data associated with the evaluation or audit A searchable database that provides access to results from product evaluations and results from facility audits (http:data.ntpep.org) NTPEP DataMine
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Work plans developed by TC and balloted to states Evaluations may include field and/or lab testing Products tend to be off-the-shelf, pre-packaged Typically includes a re-evaluation period Evaluations conducted by facilities that are contracted to NTPEP Submitted products may be withdrawn, but test results up until then are viewable by credentialed state representatives NTPEP testing/assessments do not imply acceptance of the product. Acceptance is the responsibility of the member agency. Product Evaluation Programs
Product Evaluation Programs
NTPEP Audit Programs Programs in development Corrugated Metal Pipe (CMP) Elastomeric Bridge Bearing Pads (EBB) Geosynthetics (GTX & REGEO) Guardrail/Guiderail (GRL) Reinforcing Steel/Welded Wire Reinforcement (REBAR/WWR) Thermoplastic Pipe (THP) Portland Cement PG Binder
DataMine – Audit programs
DataMine – Audit programs
DataMine – Audit programs
DataMine – Audit programs
Join a committee. (The “Real Work” gets done on the quarterly conference calls) Participate in meeting discussions. Share your thoughts and knowledge. Think about how you can use NTPEP to help your state or company Share what you have learned when you go home! Your Mission: