| | Administrative Group | The Materials and Tests Unit has the responsibility of establishing acceptance criteria for materials and manufactured products to be incorporated into the North Carolina highway system and insuring that these materials and manufactured products meet these criteria and will function as intended.
Read More... | Administrative Group | 100 |
| | Geomaterials and Services Group | The Materials and Tests Unit's Central Laboratory is located in Raleigh, NC and is comprised of 3 separate testing laboratories including Asphalt, Geomaterials, and Structural Materials.
Read More... | Central Laboratory | 400 |
| | Structural Materials and Services Group | The Regional Laboratories Group is comprised of 7 laboratory groups logistically spread across the state that perform laboratory testing for Soils, Aggregates, Asphalt, Concrete, and other materials.
Read More... | Regional Laboratories | 500 |
| | Field Operations | The Field Operations area is responsible for sampling and testing the various materials used in the construction and maintenance of our highway system.
Read More... | Field Operations | 800 |
| | Data Collection and Investigations | The Research and Investigations Section (R&IS) is responsible for performing research into new materials submitted for use in our highway system.
Read More... | Data Collection and Investigations | 600 |
| | Stockroom | Supports the Materials and Tests Unit and Divisions by providing testing related equipment and supplies used to ensure materials and products meet quality requirements.
Read More... | Stockroom | 300 |
| | Pavement Design and Analysis Service Group | Pavement Design and Analysis provides pavement designs for TIP projects and Division projects. Read More...
| Pavement Design and Analysis | 900 |
| | | The Materials and Tests Unit hosts various inspection schools/classes to provide technicians the appropriate certifications needed to sample and/or test materials used on construction projects. Materials and Tests Technical Trainers are responsible for scheduling and leading most of these inspection schools/classes and are also available to help with material concerns on projects.
| Inspection Schools and Technical Trainers | 200 |
| | | The Quality Systems Section has the responsibility of ensuring that the specified materials utilized on NCDOT projects have the appropriate certifications, test reports or other required information necessary to certify the materials. This Section is responsible for the Project and Material certification processes. (Project Closeout Processes)
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| Producer/Supplier Facility Approval and Material Certifications | 1,000 |
| | Asphalt Materials and Services Group | The Manufactured Products Group is responsible for the inspection and approval of metal, concrete, plastic, timber, and composite products and their fabrication facilities. This group is also responsible for the development and management of the RFID/barcode product tracking program and mobile computing applications for sampling, testing, acceptance, and tracking of products, materials, and samples. Read More... | Manufactured Products | 700 |
| | Asphalt Pavement Specialists | Asphalt Pavement Specialists provide field expertise for Resident Engineer personnel & Contractor personnel with investigating asphalt laydown issues.
Read More... | Asphalt Pavement Specialists | 1,100 |
| | Pavement Preservation | | Pavement Preservation | 2,000 |