The SB103 Materials Analyst Specialist certification is a one-day certification course that certifies an individual’s ability to properly sample and test soils and flexible base properties in accordance with TxDOT Test Procedures.
Training
The SB103 Training classes will be one day in length and focus on providing a basic understanding and knowledge of the TxDOT Test Procedures and Specifications. These classes are not pre-requisites to any certification class and participants will not earn certification.
Certification
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There is no demonstration or training; individuals must come prepared to pass examinations of associated test procedures through demonstration, verbal and practical methods.
SB103 Materials Analyst Specialists are required to re-certify every three years by attending a one-day certification course.
If certification expires the specialist may not perform any SB103 responsibilities on a TxDOT project.
Test Procedures
The below test procedures are covered in SB103. Starred procedures indicate hands-on requirement for certification.*
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- Tex-100-E Surveying and Sampling Soils for Highways
- Tex-101-E Preparing Soil and Flexible Base Material for Testing (Parts I & II)
- *Tex-128-E Determining Soil pH
- *Tex-129-E Measuring the Resistivity of Soils
- *Tex-145-E Determining Sulfate Content in Soils, Colorimetric Method
- Tex-400-A Sampling Aggregate and Stone Riprap
- Tex-600-J Sampling and Testing Lime (Part I)