Highway Safety Product Testing

Highway Safety Product Testing

Future Labs specializes in the testing of highway safety products, including: Pavement Marking Thermoplastics, Glass Beads Epoxies, Acrylics, Ureas, Preformed Thermoplastic, Reflective Tape, Delineators, Cones, and Raised Pavement Markers.

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ASTM Tests Performed:

A 1087Using Hand Calipers
B 117Salt Fog
C 109Compressive Strength of Cubes of Mortars
C 157Length Change of Mortars
C 307Tensile Strength and Bondability of Compounds
C 338Softening Point of Glass
C 482Bond Strength of Ceramic Tile to Portland Cement Paste
C 501Resistance to Wear of Unglazed Ceramic Tile
C 531Thermal Expansion of Compounds
C 579Compressive Strength of Compounds
C 580Flexural Strength and Modulus of Elasticity of Compounds
C 679Tack-Free Time of Elastomeric Sealants
C 881Epoxy-Resin-Base Bonding Systems for Concrete
C 882Bond Strength of Epoxy-Resin Systems By Slant Shear
C 883Shrinkage of Epoxy-Resin Systems Used With Concrete
C 884Thermal Compatibility Between Concrete and an Epoxy-Resin Overlay
C 1028Coefficient of Friction
C 1202Ability to Resist Chloride Ion Penetration
C 1305Crack Bridging Ability Waterproofing Membrane
C 1583Tensile Strength of Concrete Repair
C 1648Index of Refraction (Beckeline Method)
D 36Softening Point
D 92Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup Tester
D 93Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
D 256Izod Pendulum Impact Resistance
D 476Classification for Dry Pigmentary Titanium Dioxide Products
D 482Ash from Petroleum Products
D 522Mandrel Bend Test of Attached Organic Coatings
D 523Specular Gloss
D 535Specifying Color by the Munsell System
D 562Cons. / Stormer Viscosity
D 562Viscosity Using a Stormer-Type Viscometer
D 570Water Absorption of Plastics
D 638Tensile Properties of Plastics only
D 648Deflection Temperature of Plastics Under Flexural Load
D 660Evaluation Degree of Checking of Exterior Paints
D 661Evaluating Degree of Cracking of Exterior Paints
D 695Compressive Properties of Rigid Plastics
D 711No-Pick-Up Time of Traffic Paint
D 714Evaluating Degree of Blistering of Paints
D 772Evaluating Degree of Flaking (Scaling) of Exterior Paints
D 790Flexural Properties
D 792Density and Specific Gravity
D 868Degree of Bleeding of Traffic Paint
D 869Degree of Settling Paint
D 870Water Resistance of Coatings Using Water Immersion
D 903Peel or Stripping Strength of Adhesive Bonds
D 962Density of Compacted or Sintered Power Metallurgy
D 968Abrasion Resistance of Organic Coatings by Falling Abrasive
D 969Degree of Bleeding of Traffic Paint (Withdrawn 2010)
D 1000180 Degree Peal of Adhesive-Coated
D 1084Viscosity of Adhesives
D 1155Roundness of Glass Spheres
D 1200Viscosity by Ford Viscosity Cup
D 1210Fineness of Dispersion of Pigment-Vehicle Systems
D 1213Crushing Resistance of Glass Spheres (Withdrawn 1983)
D 1214Sieve Analysis of Glass Spheres
D 1259Nonvolatile Content of Resin Solutions
D 1310Flash Point and Fire Point of Liquids Open-Cup
D 1394Chemical Analysis of White Titanium Pigments
D 1475Density of Coatings
D 1583Tensile or Bond Strength to Concrete Surfaces
D 1640Drying, Curing, or Film Formation of Organic Coatings
D 1644Nonvolatile Content of Varnishes
D 1652Epoxy Content of Epoxy Resins
D 1653Water Vapor Transmission of Organic Coating Films
D 1654Evaluation of Painted or Coated Specimens Subjected to Corrosive Environments
D 1729Colors and Color Differences of Diffusely-Illuminated Opaque Materials
D 1737Elongation of Attached Organic Coatings with Cylindrical Mandrel
D 1849Package Stability of Paint
D 1925Yellowness Index of Plastics
D 2071Fatty Nitrogen Products
D 2074Total, Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Amine Values of Fatty Amines
D 2196Rheological Properties of Non-Newtonian Materials by Rotational Viscometer
D 2240Rubber Property–Durometer Hardness
D 2243Freeze-Thaw Resistance of Water-Borne Coatings (5 cycles)
D 2244Calculation of Color Tolerances and Color Differences from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates
D 2369Volatile Content of Coatings (For Individual Components of Products)
D 2370Tensile Properties of Organic Coatings and Sample Prep
D 2371Pigment Content of Solvent-Reducible Paints
D 2372Separation of Vehicle From Solvent-Reducible Paints
D 2393Viscosity of Epoxy Resins (Withdrawn 1986)
D 2471Gel Time and Peak Exothermic Temperature of Reacting Thermosetting Resins (Withdrawn 2008)
D 2485Evaluating Coatings For High Temperature Service
D 2486Scrub Resistance of Wall Paints
D 2556Apparent Viscosity of Adhesives
D 2566Linear Shrinkage of Cured Thermosetting Casting Resins
D 2584Ignition Loss of Cured Reinforced Resins
D 2621Infrared Identification of Vehicle Solids from Solvent-Reducible
D 2697Volume Nonvolatile Matter in Clear or Pigmented Coatings
D 2698Determination of the Pigment Content of Solvent-Reducible Paints by High-Speed Centrifuging
D 2794Resistance of Organic Coatings to the Effects of Rapid Deformation (Impact)
D 2805Hiding Power of Paints
D 2832Determining Volatile and Nonvolatile Content or Paint and Related Coatings
D 3278Flash Point of Liquids by Small Scale Closed-Cup Apparatus
D 3335Low Concentrations of Lead, Cadmium, and Cobalt in Paint by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
D 3359Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test
D 3363Film Hardness by Pencil Test
D 3418Transition Temperatures and Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry
D 3718Low Concentrations of Chromium in Paint by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
D 3723Pigment Content of Water Emulsion Paints by Low-Temperature Ashing
D 3759Breaking Strength and Elongation of Pressure-Sensitive Tape
D 3960Standard Practice for Determining Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Content of Paints and Related Coatings
D 4060Abrasion Resistance of Organic Coatings by the Taber Abraser
D 4061Test Method for Retroreflectance of Horizontal Coatings
D 4214Evaluating the Degree of Chalking of Exterior Paint Films
D 4239Sulfur in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke Using High-Temperature Tube Furnace Combustion
D 4280Testing on Extended Life Type, Nonplowable, Raised Retroreflective Pavement Markers
D 4383Testing on Plowable, Raised Retroreflective Pavement Markers
D 4402Viscosity Determination of Asphalt at Elevated Temperatures Using a Rotational Viscometer
D 4451Pigment Content of Paints by Low-Temperature Ashing
D 4505Daytime and Night Time Color, Skid Resistance and Adhesion at 3 temp., Retroreflection
D 4541Pull-off Strength of Coatings Using Portable Adhesion Tester
D 4585Testing Water Resistance of Coatings Using Controlled Condensation
D 4587Fluorescent UV-Condensation Exposures of Paint and Related Coatings
D 4592Daytime and Night Time Colors, Retroreflectivity, Skid Resistance and Adhesion
D 4764Determination by X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Titanium Dioxide Content in Paint
D 4726PVC Spec. Testing
D 4796Bond Strength of Thermoplastic Traffic Marking Materials
D 4797Gravimetric Analysis of White and Yellow Thermoplastic Traffic Marking (Melting, Sample Prep, Binder and Bead Content)
D 4812Unnotched Cantilever Beam Impact Resistance of Plastics
D 4960Evaluation of Color for Thermoplastic Traffic Marking Materials
D 5201Calculating Formulation Physical Constants of Paints and Coatings
D 5380Identification of Crystalline Pigments and Extenders in Paint by X-ray Diffraction Analysis
D 5381X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectroscopy of Pigments and Extenders
D 5420Impact Resistance of Flat, Rigid Plastic Specimen by Means of a Striker Impacted by a Falling Weight (Gardner Impact)
D 5630Ash Content in Plastics
D 5894Cyclic Salt Fog/UV Exposure of Painted Metal
D 5895Evaluating Drying or Curing During Film Formation of Organic Coatings Using Mechanical Recorders
D 6247Determination of Elemental Content of Polyolefins by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
D 6474Determining Molecular Weight Distribution and Molecular Weight Averages of POlyolefins by High Temperature Gel Permeation Chromatography
D 6578Testing of Graffiti Resistant Coating
D 6628Specification for Color of Pavement Marking Materials
D 6904Resistance to Wind-Driven Rain for Exterior Coatings Applied on Masonry
D 7234Pull-Off Adhesion Strength of Coatings on Concrete
D 7307Sampling of Thermoplastic Traffic Marking Materials
D 7308Sample Preparation of Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Materials
D 7539Using a Test Chamber for Humidity Conditioning of Test Panels of Pavement Marking Paints
D 7661Determining Compatibility of Personal Lubricants with Natural Rubber Latex Condoms
D 7735Type A Durometer Hardness Testing of Thermoplastic Pavement Marking at Elevated Temperatures
D 8161Impact Resistance of Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Materials
E 28Softening Point of Resin Derived from Pine Chemicals and Hydrocarbons, by Ring-and-Ball Apparatus
E 70pH of Liquid Paint
E 96Water Vapor Transmission of Organic Coating Films (Test Sample Prep for Wet or Dry)
E 303 Skid Resistance Wet by British Pendulum Tester
E 313Calculating Yellowness and Whiteness Indices from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates
E 384Microindentation Hardness of Materials
E 1252Obtaining Infrared Spectra for Qualitative Analysis
E 1347Color and Color-Difference Measurement by Tristimulus Colorimetry
E 1349Reflectance Factor and Color by Spectrophotometry Using Bidirectional (45°:0° or 0°:45°) Geometry
E 1356Assignment of the Glass Transition Temperatures by Differential Scanning Calorimetry
E 1709Retroreflective Signs Using a Portable Retroreflectometer
E 1710Measurement of Retroreflective Pavement Marking Materials with CEN-Prescribed Geometry Using a Portable Retroreflectometer
E 2176Coefficient of Retroreflected Luminance of Pavement Mark
E 2177Coefficient of Retroreflected Luminance of Pavement Markings in a Standard Condition of Continuous Wetness
E 2832Coefficient of Retroreflected Luminance of Pavement Markings in a Standard Condition of Continuous Wetting (RL-2)
F 2617Heavy Metals in Polymeric Materials by XRF
F 2980Heavy Metals in Glass by XRF
G 20Chemical Resistance of Pipeline Coatings
G 154Operating Fluorescent Ultraviolet (UV) Lamp Apparatus
G 155Operating Xenon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure

AASHTO Tests Performed:

M 427/T 346Glass Bead Testing
M 235Epoxy Resin Adhesives Testing
M 237/T 237 Type I-IVTesting of Epoxy Resins
M 249/T 250Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Testing
M 249/T 250Preform Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Testing
NTPEP HFSTNTPEP High Friction and Thin Overlays Testing
PP-74Glass Bead Testing
PP-79High Friction Resin Testing
R 31Protective Coating Systems for Structural Steel Testing
T 27Aggregate Gradation
T 277/ASTM C 1202Chloride Ion Penetration

Caltran Tests Performed:

PTH-02ALKYD (Nov 2016)Testing of Thermoplastic Traffic Striping Material per CALTRAN spec. PTH-02ALKYD
PTH-02SPRAY (Nov 2016)Testing of Thermoplastic Traffic Striping Material per CALTRAN spec. PTH-02SPRAY
Test 669, Part 2Part 2 Bond Strength to Concrete using Epoxy Adhesive
Test 669, Part 8Compression Strength testing of RPM’s with 1 in. dia. punch and 3 in. dia. ring @ 0.2 in. per minute

EN Tests Performed:

EN:1062-11 UVUVA bulbs for 4 hrs UV radiation at 60C and 4hrs Humidity at 50 C . (Cost per Hour)
EN:1062-3Determination of Liquid Water Permeability
EN:13036-4Measurement of Slip / Skid Resistance of a Surface
EN:1423 Annex BResistance of Glass Beads to Chemicals
EN:1463Road Marking Materials – Retroreflecting Road Studs –
EN:1871BS EN 1871:2000 Road marking materials. Physical properties
EN:4892-3 UV Method CEN/ISO 4892-3 UV Method C using UVB-313.
EN:BS 6088- GradationGradation Testing of Glass Beads
EN 1436Road Marking Materials – Road marking performance for Road Users

EPA Tests Performed:

EPA:24METHOD 24 – DETERMINATION OF VOLATILE MATTER CONTENT
EPA:3052 / 6010EPA Methods 3052 and 6010 for Pb and As
EPA:6200METHOD 6200..FIELD PORTABLE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY
EPA:SW5050 / SW9056EPA SW 5050 – Bomb Preparation Method for Solid Waste
EPA:TCLP Metal & Sample PrepTesting of sample under EPA 1311 and 6010B & 7407A

Fed Std. Tests Performed:

Fed Std:TTB 1325D- type I DCTesting of glass beads per 1325D
Fed Std:TTP:1952F Table 1 or 21952F Table 1 or 2 Waterbased Paint testing
Fed Std 141: paint testingFed Std 141 paint testing

DOT Tests Performed:

Alaska DOT: Water-Based PaintAlaska 2018 IBT 2518H004
Alaska DOT: Glass BeadsTesting of Glass Beads
Alaska DOT: MMATesting of Methyl Methacrylate Paints
Alaska DOT: Solvent-Based PaintTesting of Solvent Based Paint Under Fed Std AA 2886B
Alaska DOT: Water-Based PaintAlaska 2018 IBT 2518H004
Arizona DOT: 705-2.01Testing to Arizona 705-2.01 for Preformed Tape
Arizona DOT: AZDOT 708-2.1AZDOT Section 708 Permanent Pavement Markings
Arizona DOT: DOT 704Testing of Arizona Thermoplastic Pavement Markings
Arkansas DOT: Cold Weather WBARDOT Cold Weather WB Paint Section 718 Cost per Sample
Arkansas DOT: Sec 718 Std WB PaintARDOT Section 718 (2014) Standard WB Paint
Colorado DOT: 713.17 EpoxyEpoxy Pavement Markings: Yellow
Colorado DOT: CODOT 713.08 Bead TestingTesting of Glass Beads
Colorado DOT: Section 708-05Section 708-05 (May 12, 2016 for WB Traffic Paint
Connecticut DOT: M. 07.22Epoxy Resin Pavement Marking for ConnDOT
Florida DOT:403-2.1 PretreatmentTesting of Pretreatment Epoxy per FDOT 403-2.1
Florida DOT:523 Patterned PavementTesting of Patterned Pavement per FDoT spec. 523
Florida DOT:527 DWS- ADA padsTesting of Truncated Domes per FDoT spec. 527
Florida DOT:971-2 Glass BeadsTesting of Glass Beads per FDOT 971-2
Florida DOT:971-3 Standard PaintTesting of Glass Beads per FDOT 971-2
Florida DOT:971-4 Durable PaintTesting of Durable Paint per FDOT 971-4
Florida DOT:971-5 Reg Thermo with TCLPTesting of Thermoplastic Pavement Marking per FDOT 971-1 & 5
Florida DOT:971-6 Preformed ThermoTesting of Performed Pavement Marking Thermoplastic per FDOT 971-6
Florida DOT:971-7 Permanent TapeTesting of Permanent Tape per FDOT 971-7
Florida DOT:971-9 EpoxyTesting of Epoxy Markings per FDoT 971-9
Florida DOT:971-10 High Friction ThermoTesting of Epoxy Markings per FDoT 971-9
Florida DOT:971-11 Multi-PolymerTesting of Epoxy Markings per FDoT 971-9
Georgia DOT:GaDoT PreformGaDoT Preform thermoplastic testing
Georgia DOT:GaDoT ThermoGaDoT Pavement Marking thermoplastic testing per GaDoT spec. 653.2
Georgia DOT:GDT-58GDT-58 Biquette Bond Testing @ 3 days cure
Georgia DOT:Sec 870.2.02Georgia DOT Supplemental Specification Section 870.2.02 Traffic Line Paints Testing
Illinois DOT:Bead TestingTesting per ILLDOT for Glass Bead Testing
Illinois DOT:Hot SprayTesting per ILLDOT for Hot Spray Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Compound.
Illinois DOT:Epoxy per Sec.1095.04Testing per ILLDOT Spec 1095.04 Epoxy Pavement Marking
Illinois DOT:Thermo per Sec. 1095.07Testing per ILLDOT Spec 1095.07 Thermoplastic Pavement Marking
Illinois DOT:UreaTesting per ILLDOT Spec 1095.08 Urea Pavement Marking
Illinois DOT:Modified UrethaneTesting per ILLDOT Spec 1095.09 Modified Urethane Pavement Marking
Iowa DOT:Section 4183.03 Fast DryTesting of IowaDOT Section 4183.03 Fast Dry Waterborne Traffic Paints
Kansas DOT:Bead EmbedmentSample Prep & Bead Embedment per KsDOT procedure
Kansas DOT:Thermoplastic & BeadsKansas DOT Section 2211 and AASHTO M-249 & M-247
Kansas DOT:Water ResistanceWater Resistance of Water-Based Pavement Marking Paint
Kentucky DOT:Sec 842 WB PaintTesting of KYDOT-grade water-based paint by Sec 842
Kentucky DOT:Sec 846 Durable WB PaintTesting of KYDOT-grade Durable water-based paint
Louisiana DOTD:HFST – BinderTesting of High Friction Surface Binder per Louisiana DOT requirements
Louisiana DOTD:HFST – Binder (ccm)Room Temp. – Testing of High Friction product Binder per Table 1 of Proposed AASHTO PP-79-17 HFS Low Modulus Epoxy Binder System
Louisiana DOTD:ThermoplasticTesting of Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Specification 1015.10
Maryland DOT:Md DOT ThermoTesting to Maryland Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Specifications per AASHTO T-250
Maryland DOT:MSMT 503 ConcreteMSMT 503 Releasing Properties of Form Release Compounds
Missouri DOT: Performance Spec BeadsMODOT glass beads performance spec : Gradation & Rounds – $250, Moisture Resistance $50, Chemical Resistance $90, Heavy Metals $75
Missouri DOT:St Louis County BeadsSt. Louis County Glass Beads (AASHTO M-247specs and T-346 Test Methods)
Montana DOT (MDT):MGS-03-06DTesting of glass beads
Nevada DOT:NVDoT 729.03.05Rapid Dry Waterborne Paint Material
Nevada DOT:NVDoT 729.03.06Urea Pavement Marking
New Jersey DOT:Spec 912.03NJDOT grade Epoxy Traffic paint testing
New Mexico DOT:High Build WaterborneNew Mexico DOT permanent pavement markings,high build water base Testing
New Mexico DOT:NMDOT-Glass BeadsNew Mexico DOT Specification Section 704-2.2 Testing of glass beads
New Mexico DOT:Section 704.2.5New Mexico DOT Thermoplastic Pavement Markings Testing
New Mexico DOT:WaterborneNew Mexico DOT Section 708 permanent pavement markings, water base Testing
New York City DOT:NY City ThermTesting of Road Marking Thermoplastic
New York City DOT:Spec #727-05 BeadsNYCDOT testing of Glass Beads for Pavement Markings
New York City DOT:UREANYCDOT_UREA Testing
New York State DOT:NYDoT 727NYDoT Section 727 Testing of road marking thermoplastic
New York State DOT:NYDoT 727-03 EpoxyNYDoT Section 727-03 for Epoxy Traffic paint testing
New York State DOT: NYDoT 727-09 WB paintsNYDoT Section 727-09 for WB Traffic paint testing
New York State DOT:NYDoT 727-20CPurity of TiO2
New York State DOT:NYDoT 727-05 BeadsNYDoT Glass Beads for Pavement Markings testing
North Carolina DOT:NCDOT ThermoTesting NCDOT Pavement Marking Thermoplastic
North Carolina DOT:NCDoT EpoxyEpoxy Traffic Paint Testing under the 2002 North Carolina DoT Specification 1087 – 7
North Carolina DOT:NCDoT High Performance GlassNCDoT High Performance Glass Bead testing
North Dakota DOT:DUP Sec. 880.NDDOT Section 880.02 for Epoxy testing
Ohio DOT:Epoxy Analysis- Part APart A – OHDOT Epoxy testing
Ohio DOT:Epoxy Analysis- Part BPart B- OHDOT Epoxy testing
Ohio DOT:Sand PenetrationOHDOT 705.25-A Sand Penetration
Ohio DOT:ThermoplasticOHDOT 740.10 Thermoplastic Pavement Marking testing
Oregon DOT:RPMTesting of raised pavement marker
Oregon DOT:Sec. 850/M 247 GlassTesting of glass beads
Oregon DOT:Sec. 860.00Testing of Longitudinal Pavement Markings
Pennsylvania DOT:DelineatorsPennDoT testing for Delineators and Adhesive
Pennsylvania DOT:RMT section 960PennDoT testing for Thermoplastic Pavement Markings
Pennsylvania DOT:Traffic ConesPennDoT Traffic Cones testing
South Carolina DOT:HFS Binder Sec 2.1.1Testing of High Friction product Binder per High Friction Surface Treatment
South Carolina DOT:M-249 thermoTesting of white and yellow SCDOT-grade road marking thermoplastic
Texas DOT:618-J EpoxyTXDOT spec 618-J Epoxy Testing
Texas DOT:DMS 8290TXDOT DMS 8290 for Glass Beads testing
Texas DOT:DMS 8220Testing of Thermoplastic under TX DoT Specification 8220
Utah DOT:Section 02765UDOT Section 02765, part 2 Table 4 Water-based High Build
Utah DOT:Utah DOT-Glass BeadsUDOT Section 02765M, 2.2 Glass Spheres Testing
Virginia DOT:WB PaintWater Based Paint testing
Washington DOT:MMA testingWSDOT Testing of MMA Paint
Washington DOT:Preform Thermo Sec 9-34.3(2)WSDOT Sec 9-34.3(2) Preform Thermoplastic testing
Washington DOT : Solvent based Sec. 9-34.2(4)WSDOT Sec 9-34.2(4) Solvent-Based Paint testing
Washington DOT: Standard WB PaintWSDOT 9-34.2(5) Low VOC WB Paint testing
Washington DOT: Thermoplastic Sec. 9-34.3WSDOT Sec 9-34-3 Road Marking Thermoplastic testing

Other Tests Performed:

ACI 503 / ASTM D7234Tensile Cohesion/ Bond Strength of Epoxy on Concrete
Alabama ThermoplasticTesting of Alabama grade road marking thermoplastic
Abrasion:Sand BlastingAbrasion test by Sand Blasting method
ISO:13322-2 / 9276-6Particle Size ISO 13322-2 & Shape ISO 9276-6 analysis
ISO:2555Emulsions or Dispersions by the Brookfield Test Method
LA County ThermoPerforming Tests Required by LACOPW Specification on Thermoplastic Pavement Marking
MHD (Mass Highway):Type glass beadsTesting of MHD Type glass beads per MHD # M7.01.7
MIL-PRF:9954CPERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION: GLASS BEADS: FOR CLEANING AND PEENING MIL-PRF-9954C
MNDOT:Epoxy 3590.2MNDOT Epoxy 3590-2 (2018) Multi-Component Liquid Material
Preform TapeTesting of skid resistance, tensile strength, elongation
Preform ThermoTests Performed on Road Marking Thermoplastic AASHTO M-249 / T-250
Quebec EpoxyTesting of colored epoxy for Quebec
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