WAQTC Aggregate Technician

WAQTC Aggregate Technician

Class Dates: Nov 3^rd and 4^th
Class Time: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Classroom Location: Lake Washington Institute of Technology (11605 132 nd Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98034)
Laboratory Training Dates: Nov 4^th
Laboratory Training Times: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM or 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (to be assigned)
Laboratory Location: AAR Testing Laboratory (7126 180^th Ave. NE C101 Redmond, WA)
Written Exam Date: Nov 5^th (Retake exam if necessary Nov 7^th)
Written Exam Time: 8:00 AM or 10:00 AM
Written Exam Location: WSDOT Corson Facility Seattle, WA
Practical Exam Dates: TBD (Nov 6^th, 8^th, 10^th, or 11^th
Practical Exam Times: TBD (each examinee will be assigned a time slot on one of the exam days)
Practical Exam Location: AAR Testing Laboratory (7126 180^th Ave. NE C101 Redmond, WA)

AASHTO/ WAQTC	PROCEDURE	TRAINING Classroom (C) Laboratory (L)	EXAM Written (W) Performance (P)
T2	Sampling of Aggregates	C	W, P*
R 76	Reducing Samples of Aggregate	C, L	W, P
T 27	Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse	C, L	W, P
T 11	Materials Finer Than No. 200 by Washing	C, L	W, P
T 255	Moisture Content of Aggregate	C, L	W, P
T 176	Sand Equivalent	C, L	W, P
T 335	Mechanical Analysis of Extracted Aggregate	C, L	W, P

• Attendance at both training sessions is required prior to taking the written and practical exams.
• Students must pass the written exam before taking the practical exam.
• After successfully passing both the written and practical exams, WAQTC certification numbers will be issued by WSDOT.
• WAQTC certification is accepted in the following states: AK, CO, HI, ID, NM, OR, TX, UT, and WA.

You will receive an Aggregate manual with the WAQTC FOP procedures for the test methods listed above. You can also download these test procedures at www.waqtc.org

Instructor:  Chris Christensen, PE. Senior Project Manager, AAR Testing. Chris is a registered professional engineer in Washington, Alaska, Nevada and Utah. He has been a WAQTC examiner for the past 13 years. He has worked on dozens of airport and highway projects during his 25 years of experience in the construction testing and inspection industry.

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* Challenging an exam without completing the classroom instruction is allowed, but is strongly discouraged unless the technician is renewing their certification.

Registration:  Please email Bob Johnson at bob@nwcel.org with student name and company affiliation. Class size is limited, register ASAP to guarantee space.