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AASHTO Soil Classification System: Purpose

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is a standards setting body made up of state departments of transportation that publishes specifications, test protocols and guidelines used for highway design and construction in the United States. Though not a government agency, AASHTO sets transportation standards and policy for the country through coordination between state laws and policies in the field of transportation. AASHTO was originally founded in 1914 as the American Association of State Highway Officials to cover highways, but expanded its scope in 1973 to represent all modes of transportation.

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AASHTO Soil Classification System: Purpose

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is a standards setting body made up of state departments of transportation that publishes specifications, test protocols and guidelines used for highway design and construction in the United States. Though not a government agency, AASHTO sets transportation standards and policy for the country through coordination between state laws and policies in the field of transportation. AASHTO was originally founded in 1914 as the American Association of State Highway Officials to cover highways, but expanded its scope in 1973 to represent all modes of transportation.

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AASHTO means American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

It is
a standards setting body which publishes specifications, quality control protocols and guidelines
which are used in highway design and construction throughout the United States. Despite its name,
the association represents not only highways but air, rail, water, and public transportation as well.
Though AASHTO is not a government body, it possesses quasi-governmental powers in the sense
that the organizations that supply its members customarily obey most AASHTO decisions.

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is a


standards setting body which publishes specifications, test protocols and guidelines which are used
in highway design and construction throughout the United States. Despite its name, the association
represents not only highways but air, rail, water, and public transportation as well.[1]
The voting membership of AASHTO consists of the Department of Transportation of each state in
the United States, as well as those of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. The United States
Department of Transportation, some U.S. cities, counties and toll-road operators, most Canadian
provinces as well as the Hong Kong Highways Department, the Turkish Ministry of Public Works and
Settlement and the Nigerian Association of Public Highway and Transportation Officials have non-
voting associate memberships.[1]
Though it sets transportation standards and policy for the United States as a whole, AASHTO is not
an agency of the federal government; rather it is an organization of the states themselves. Policies of
AASHTO are not federal laws or policies, but rather are ways to coordinate state laws and policies in
the field of transportation.

Purpose[edit]
The American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) was founded on December 12, 1914.
Its name was changed to American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials on
November 13, 1973. The name change reflects a broadened scope to cover all modes of
transportation, although most of its activities are still specific to highways.
While AASHTO is not a government body, it does possess quasi-governmental powers in the sense
that the organizations that supply its members customarily obey most AASHTO decisions.

AASHTO Soil Classification System


The AASHTO Soil Classification System was developed by the American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials, and is used as a guide for the classification of soils and soil-
aggregate mixtures for highway construction purposes. The classification system was first developed
by Hogentogler and Terzaghi in 1929,[1] but has been revised several times since.
AASHTO Soil Classification System (from AASHTO M 145 or ASTM D3282)

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