Appendix A

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Bibliography of Selected QA-Related Publications

"23 CFR Part 637," Quality Assurance Procedures for Construction, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Register, July 1995.

AASHTO Implementation Manual for Quality Assurance, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AASHTO Quality Construction Task Force, February 1996.

AASHTO Quality Assurance Guide Specification, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AASHTO Quality Construction Task Force, February 1996.

"Acceptance Sampling Plans for Highway Construction," American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Materials, Part I Specifications: R-9, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 1984.

Afferton, K.C., Freidenrich, J. and Weed, R.M., "Managing Quality: Time for a National Policy," Transportation Research Record 1340, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1992, pp. 3-39.

Amirkhanian, S.N., Burati, J.L., and Mirchandani, H.C., "Effect of Testing Variability on Contractor Payment for Asphalt Pavements," Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. 120, No. 3, September 1994, pp. 579-592.

Anderson, D.A., et al., "Framework for Development of Performance-Related Specifications for Hot-Mix Asphaltic Concrete," National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 332, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 1990.

Benson, P.E., "Comparison of End Result and Method Specifications for Managing Quality," Transportation Research Record 1491, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1995, pp. 3-10.

Benson, P.E., "Performance Review of a Quality Control/Quality Assurance Specification for Asphalt Concrete," Transportation Research Record 1654, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1999, pp. 88-94.

Burati, J.L. and Willenbrock, J.H., "Acceptance Criteria for Bituminous Surface Course on Civil Airport Pavements," FAA-RD-79-89, Federal Aviation Administration, October 1979.

Burati, J.L. and Hughes, C.S., "Highway Materials Engineering Module I: Materials Control and Acceptance-Quality Assurance," National Highway Institute Course No. 13123, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, 2001.

Chamberlin, W.P., "Performance-Related Specifications," NCHRP Synthesis 212, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 1995.

Darter, M.I., et al., "Development of Prototype Performance-Related Specification for Concrete Pavements," Transportation Research Record 1544, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1996, pp. 81-90.

Darter, M.I., et al., "Performance-Related Specifications for Concrete Pavements, Volume I," Report No. FHWA-RD-93-042, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, November 1993.

Darter, M.I., et al., "Performance-Related Specifications for Concrete Pavements, Volume II," Report No. FHWA-RD-93-043, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, November 1993.

Deming, W.E., Out of the Crisis, MIT CAES, Cambridge, 1986.

Dobrowolski, J., and Bressette, T., "Development of Quality Control/Quality Assurance Specifications by Using Statistical Quality Assurance for Asphalt Concrete Pavements in California," Transportation Research Record 1632, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1998, pp. 13-21.

Douglas, K.D., et al., "Evaluation of Quality Control/Quality Assurance Implementation for Asphalt Concrete Specifications in California," Transportation Research Record 1654, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1999, pp. 95-101.

Elliott, R.P., and Yanjun, Q., "Analysis of Contractor Pay Adjustment Schedule Using Simulation," Transportation Research Record 1544, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1996, pp. 109-115.

Gentry, C., and Yrjanson, W.A., "Specifications for Quality Control: A Case Study," Transportation Research Record 1126, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1987, pp. 37-41.

"Glossary of Highway Quality Assurance Terms," Transportation Research Circular Number E-C037, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, April 2002.

Grant, E.L. and Leavenworth, R.S., Statistical Quality Control, Seventh Ed., ISBN 0-07-043555-3, McGraw-Hill, January 1996.

Hoerner, T.E., and Darter, M.I., "Guide to Developing Performance-Related Specifications for PCC Pavements, Volume I: Practical Guide, Final Report, and Appendix A," Report No. FHWA-RD-98-155, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, February 1999.

Hoerner, T.E., "Guide to Developing Performance-Related Specifications for PCC Pavements, Volume IV: Appendix for PaveSpec 2.0 User Guide," Report No. FHWA-RD-99-059, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, February 1999.

Hoerner, T.E., et al., "Improved Prediction Models for PCC Pavement Performance-Related Specifications, Volume I: Final Report," Report No. FHWA-RD-00-130, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, August 2000.

Hoerner, T.E., and Darter, M.I, "Improved Prediction Models for PCC Pavement Performance-Related Specifications, Volume II: PaveSpec 3.0 User Guide," Report No. FHWA-RD-00-131, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, August 2000.

Hughes, C.S., "Incentive and Disincentive Specification for Asphalt Concrete Density," Transportation Research Record 986, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1984, pp. 38-42.

Hughes, C.S., "Variability in Highway Pavement Construction," NCHRP Synthesis 232, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1996.

Hughes, C.S., Simpson, A.L., Cominsky, R., Maser, K., and Wilson, T., "Measurement and Specification of Construction Quality, Volume I," Final Report, Federal Highway Administration, FHWA-RD-98-077, May 1998.

Irick, P.E., "A Conceptual Framework for the Development of a Performance-Related Materials and Construction Specification," Transportation Research Record 1126, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1987, pp. 1-27.

Irick, P.E., et al., "Development of Performance-Related Specifications for Portland Cement Pavement Construction," Report No. FHWA-RD-89-211, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, May 1990.

Kandahl, P.S., et al., "Development and Implementation of Statistically Based End-Result Specifications for Hot-Mix Asphalt in Pennsylvania," Transportation Research Record 1389, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1993, pp. 9-16.

Manual on Presentation of Data and Control Chart Analysis, Sixth Ed., American Society for Testing and Materials Committee E-11 on Quality and Statistics, Philadelphia, PA, 1992.

The Memory Jogger II ^TM, ISBN 1-879364-44-1, GOAL/QPC, Salem, NH, January 1994.

Moore, R.M., et al., "Overview of Pay-Adjustment Factors for Asphalt Concrete Mixtures," Transportation Research Record 821, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1981, pp. 49-56.

"Quality Assurance," NCHRP Synthesis 65, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 1979.

Schmitt, R.L., et al., "Summary of Current Quality Control/Quality Assurance Practices for Hot-Mix Asphalt Construction," Transportation Research Record 1632, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1998, pp. 22-31.

Seeds, S. B., et al., "Development of Performance-Related Specifications for Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavements Through WesTrack," Transportation Research Record 1575, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1997, pp. 85-91.

"Statistically Oriented End-Result Specifications," NCHRP Synthesis 38, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 1976.

Vlatas, D.A. and Smith, R.E., "Implications of Life-Cycle Performance Specifications," Transportation Research Record 1215, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1989, pp. 25-30.

Weed, R.M., "Stratified Random Sampling From a Discrete Population," Transportation Research Record 792, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1981, pp. 41-44.

Weed, R.M., "Method to Establish Pay Schedules for Rigid Pavement," Transportation Research Record 885, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1982, pp. 18-24.

Weed, R.M., "Development of Multicharacteristic Acceptance Procedures for Rigid Pavement," Transportation Research Record 885, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1982, pp. 25-36.

Weed, R.M., "Adjusted Pay Schedules: New Concepts and Provisions," Transportation Research Record 986, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1984, pp. 32-38.

Weed, R.M., "Computer-Assisted Random Sampling," Transportation Research Record 1034, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1985, pp. 140-152.

Weed, R.M., "Revision of a Flawed Acceptance Standard," Transportation Research Record 1056, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1986, pp. 21-35.

Weed, R.M., "Composite Pay Equations: General Approach," Transportation Research Record 1465, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1994, pp. 9-15.

Weed, R.M., "Development of Air Voids Specification for Bituminous Concrete," Transportation Research Record 1491, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1995, pp. 33-39.

Weed, R.M., "OCPLOT: Program to Generate Operating Characteristic Curves for Statistical Construction Specifications," Transportation Research Record 1491, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1995, pp. 18-26.

Weed, R.M., "Quality Assurance Software for the Personal Computer," Transportation Research Record 1544, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1996, pp. 116-124.

Weed, R.M., "A Rational Method for Relating As-Built Quality to Pavement Performance and Value," Transportation Research Record 1632, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1998, pp. 31-39.

Weed, R.M., "Practical Framework for Performance-Related Specifications," Transportation Research Record 1654, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1999, pp. 81-87.

Weed, R.M., "Development of Composite Quality Measures," Transportation Research Record 1712, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 2000, pp. 103-108.

Weed, R.M., "Method to Model Performance Relationships and Pay Schedules," Transportation Research Record 1712, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 2000, pp. 117-124.

Weed, R.M., "New Jersey's Superpave Specification: The Next Generation," Transportation Research Record 1761, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 2001, pp. 10-14.

Weed, R.M., "Derivation of Equation for Cost of Premature Pavement Failure," Transportation Research Record 1761, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 2001, pp. 93-96.

Welborn, J.Y., "State-of-the-Art in Asphalt Pavement Specifications," Report No. FHWA/RD-84/075, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, July 1984.

Wheeler, D.J., Understanding Variation: The Key to Managing Chaos, ISBN 0-945320-35-3, Statistical Process Control Press, June 1993.