Triennial Review of the

Developing AASHTO MaterialsStandards (DAMS) Program

Subcommittee on Materials Georgene Geary, P.E., Vice Chair

Georgia DOT

SOM Structure

4f/g – Concrete reinf & structural steel

ATG

Membership

Accomplishments• SOM Publishes 475+:

Specifications for construction and maintenance of materials

Specifications for standard methods of sampling and testing such materials

• 2014 marks 100th Annual Meeting • New Operations Guide

The Next 3 Years …• New Officers and Leadership• Revise the structure of SOM• Assess SHRP2 implementation for new

standards development• Annual Publication of Standard Specifications• Transition to Online Delivery

Benefits to the states

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Benefits to the states• Up-to-Date, relevant

Standards available for use

• Learn from Each Other

• Control over test methods and specifications

Questions?