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94 A p p e n d i x G Field Needs Survey Table G.1. Fill-Out Form for Ranking the Objectives for Spectroscopic Evaluation in the Field Category Material Category Objectives Scorea C1 Structural coatings and pavement markings Verification of chemical composition (âfingerprintingâ) C2 Verification of the presence of solvents/diluents C3 Epoxy adhesives Verification of chemical composition (âfingerprintingâ) C4 Portland cement concrete (PCC) Verification of presence of chemical admixtures (plasticizer, air-entrainer, retarder, etc.) in fresh/cured PCC mix C5 Curing compounds for PCC Verification of chemical composition/degree of cure (water content) C6 Polymer-modified asphalt Binders, emulsions, and mixtures Verification of type/class of polymer modifier C7 Determination of polymer content C8 Antistripping agents in asphalt binders and mixtures Verification of presence/type C9 Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) Verification of RAP presence in asphalt mixture C10 Determination of RAP content in asphalt mixture a 5 = Significant need; 1 = no need.
95 Table G.2. Summary of Scores per Category from Fill-Out Form State Categorya Per State C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 Mean SD Alabama 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 4 1 2 2.0 1.1 Alaska 4 1.5 4 1 1 2 3 3 3 3.5 2.6 1.1 Arizona 2 3 2 4 3 3 4 4 1 4 3.0 1.1 Arkansas 2 2 1 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 2.7 1.4 California 1 1 5 2 5 3 4 3 2 4 3.0 1.5 Colorado 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3.4 0.5 Connecticut 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1.9 1.4 Delaware 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.0 0.0 Florida 4 4 4 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 4.4 1.0 Georgia 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 4 2.8 1.0 Hawaii NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Idaho NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Illinois 4 3 3 2 3 2 4 4 1 3 2.9 1.0 Indiana NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Iowa 3 3 2 4 5 4 1 4 1 1 2.8 1.5 Kansas 2 2 2 5 2 5 5 5 2 2 3.2 1.5 Kentucky 2 4 4 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2.8 0.8 Louisiana 5 5 4 4 3 5 5 4 3 5 4.3 0.8 Maine 4 3 3 3 2 4 5 5 5 5 3.9 1.1 Maryland 3 3 3 1 1 4 4 3 5 4 3.1 1.3 Massachusetts 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 5 3.8 1.0 Michigan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Minnesota NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Mississippi 4 5 2 1 3 5 3 3 1 1 2.8 1.5 Missouri 3.5 3.5 3.5 4 3.5 3 3 3.3 2.3 3 3.3 0.5 Montana NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Nebraska 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 1 2 3.7 1.3 Nevada 2 2 2 4 3 3 5 3 5 5 3.4 1.3 New Hampshire NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA New Jersey 4 3 3 3 2 4 4 2 3 5 3.3 0.9 New Mexico NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA New York 4 4 3 3 5 3 3 4 2 3 3.4 0.8 North Carolina 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 4.8 0.6 North Dakota 5 5 2 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 3.2 1.2 Ohio 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1.6 1.0 Oklahoma 4 1 3 3 3 2 2 5 2 4 2.9 1.2 Oregon 3 1 3 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 2.9 1.4 (continued on next page)
96 Table G.2. Summary of Scores per Category from Fill-Out Form State Categorya Per State C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 Mean SD Pennsylvania NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Rhode Island 5 5 5 3.5 3.5 4 4 4 4.5 5 4.4 0.6 South Carolina 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 2 2.9 0.6 South Dakota NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Tennessee NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Texas 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.1 0.3 Utah 4 3 2 1 1 3 3 1 4 4 2.6 1.3 Vermont NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Virginia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Washington NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA West Virginia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Wisconsin NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Wyoming 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1.4 1.3 District of Columbia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Mean 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 3.5 3.5 3.5 2.4 3.1 SD 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.5 Note: NA = not available. a See Figure G.1. (continued)
97 Figure G.1. Distribution of average score per state.
98 Figure G.2. Distribution of scores for verification of chemical composition (fingerprinting) of structural coatings and pave- ment markings.
99 Figure G.3. Distribution of scores for verification of presence of solvents and diluents in structural coatings and pavement markings.
100 Figure G.4. Distribution of scores for verification of chemical composition of epoxy adhesives.
101 Figure G.5. Distribution of scores for verification of the presence of chemical admixtures in fresh or cured PCC.
102 Figure G.6. Distribution of scores for verification of chemical composition and degree of cure (water content) in curing compounds for PCC.
103 Figure G.7. Distribution of scores for verification of type and class of polymer additives in asphalt products.
104 Figure G.8. Distribution of scores for determination of polymer content in asphalt products.
105 Figure G.9. Distribution of scores for verification of presence/type of antistripping agents in asphalt binders and mixtures.
106 Figure G.10. Distribution of scores for verification of RAP presence in asphalt mixtures.
107 Figure G.11. Distribution of scores for determination of RAP content in asphalt mixtures.
108 Table G.3. Summary of Rankings of Material Categories per Objective by Spectroscopic Testing Material Category Objective Mean Score SD Rank Structural coatings and pavement markings Verification of chemical composition 3.05 1.38 2 Verification of the presence of solvents/diluents 2.73 1.41 3 Epoxy adhesives Verification of chemical composition 2.68 1.25 3 Portland cement concrete (PCC) Verification of presence of chemical admixtures in fresh/cured PCC mix 2.65 1.28 3 Curing compounds for PCC Verification of chemical composition/degree of cure (water content) 2.76 1.36 3 Polymer-modified asphalt binders, emulsions, and mixtures Verification of type/class of polymer modifier 3.45 1.20 1 Determination of polymer content 3.52 1.28 1 Antistripping agents Verification of presence/type 3.55 1.17 1 Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) Verification of RAP presence in HMA 2.30 1.33 4 Determination of RAP content in HMA 3.05 1.53 2
