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Asphalt Lab Technician

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The Asphalt Lab Technician course equips you with the essential knowledge and practical skills to excel in ensuring the quality and compliance of asphalt materials in real-world projects. This comprehensive 5-module course covers critical safety practices, including the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and emergency response procedures for hazards like chemical spills and harmful fumes.

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In-Person

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The Asphalt Lab Technician course equips you with the essential knowledge and practical skills to excel in ensuring the quality and compliance of asphalt materials in real-world projects. This comprehensive 5-module course covers critical safety practices, including the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and emergency response procedures for hazards like chemical spills and harmful fumes. You’ll become proficient in sampling and reducing aggregate samples, conducting sieve analyses, and testing aggregates’ specific gravity and moisture content to meet mix design requirements. Additionally, the course delves into the principles of asphalt mix design, teaching you how to calculate volumetric properties such as air voids (Va), voids in mineral aggregate (VMA), and voids filled with asphalt (VFA). You’ll learn to optimize binder content and specific gravity (Gmm) to ensure the durability and performance of asphalt mixtures. Through hands-on training, you’ll master the use of key lab tools and equipment, ensuring accuracy and reliability in lab results. By the end of the course, you’ll be adept at evaluating asphalt mixtures through compaction and quality testing procedures, ensuring they meet industry standards for strength, durability, and safety.

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  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Understand the process of aggregate sampling.
  • Accurately document test results.
  • Maintain laboratory equipment in proper working order, perform calibrations, and ensure cleanliness and safety in the lab.
  • Be familiar with required AASHTO, ASTM, and ALDOT standards and specifications.
  • Identify equipment used in asphalt lab testing.
  • Perform asphalt mix and aggregate tests including gradation (sieve analysis), specific gravity (Gmm, Gmb), percent water absorption, and moisture content.
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-3022.00
  • Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers51-9061.00
  • Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other19-4099.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Course)

  • Blueprint dimensions and material specifications — read and interpret under direct supervision on assigned civil construction projects.
  • Basic calculations for square footage and material quantities — perform using a calculator or spreadsheet with guidance from a senior technician.
  • CAD software tools and drawing templates — apply to produce simple dimensional sketches following established drafting standards.
  • Project blueprints and structural drawings — review to identify key components and flag unclear specifications for supervisor clarification.
  • Field measurements and site observations — record accurately in standardized forms during supervised site visits.
  • Supervisor instructions on plan preparation and acceptance testing — follow attentively and seek clarification before proceeding on assigned tasks.
  • Basic project activity logs and daily field reports — prepare using office suite software under direction from a project lead.
  • Maintenance issues and site conflicts observed in the field — report promptly and clearly to the supervising engineer or technician.
  • GIS and map creation software interfaces — navigate to retrieve and display basic geographic data under guidance on entry-level mapping tasks.
  • Mathematics and geometry principles applicable to civil design — apply to straightforward component specification problems in a classroom or training environment.

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