Triennial Review of the AASHTO Product Evaluation List (APEL) Program Daniel Grasser

1. Triennial Review of the AASHTO Product Evaluation List (APEL) Program Daniel Grasser Administrator /Chief Engineer – WI DOT

2. What is APEL?

3. APEL Structure

4. What is the mission of APEL? • Evaluate innovative and/or proprietary materials, products and devices of common interest for use in highway and bridge construction. • Develop and carry out new test evaluations • Post state certifications and evaluations

5. What is not Applicable for APEL • Materials and products currently under research • Materials and products not ready for implementation • Materials with existing specifications • AASHTO • Other

6. Benefits to using APEL • AASHTO member organizations save time and money by using already established basic performance data from a credible source • Vendors save time and money by testing their product just once based on input from AASHTO members

7. Who is APEL • AASHTO • APEL Coordinator – Evan Rothblatt AASHTO • APEL Council Chair – Aaron Gillispie WV DOT • APEL Council Members – • One from each of the four AASHTO Regions

8. Opportunities for us! • Communications • State participation • Outreach to manufacturers • Coordination of Testing • Review Materials/Product Information • Posting Test Results

9. Accomplishments • Establishment of APEL Council • Revised Web Module Work Flow • Development of Operations Guide • Product Submittals

10. The Next 3 Years … • New Module Development • Broader Outreach • Increased participation

11. Benefits to the states • Evaluations for new/innovative products • Accelerate the review of products • Evaluations paid for by manufacturers • Tie to Everyday Counts • Feeder program to AASHTO NTPEP

12. Questions? apel.transportation.org