TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 838: Guidelines for Optimizing the Risk and Cost of Materials QA Programs proposes guidelines for optimizing the risk and cost of materials quality assurance (QA) programs. It develops a methodology for establishing a materials QA program that optimizes risk and cost by providing appropriate types, levels, and frequencies of agency testing and inspection for transportation projects across their full range of type, size, complexity, and project-delivery method.
| Author | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
| Publisher | National Academies Press |
| Release Date | 2017-05-25 |
| ISBN | 0309451833 |
| Pages | 266 pages |
| Rating | 4/5 (33 users) |