Engineering aide vs material stress tester

Differences between engineering aide and material stress tester duties and responsibilities

Engineering aide example responsibilities.

• Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
• Install and configure HW/SW components on different OS for workstations and laptops.
• Acquire data of gravel pits by GPS to determine amount of usable gravel for road construction.
• Used hand-held global positioning (GPS) equipment to locate and mark soil boring and sampling locations.
• Perform other duties as assigned such as assisting the GIS field technician in the collection of GIS points and data.
• Assist medical staff in the administration of prescribe medication and in medical emergencies including CPR and first aid as needed.
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Material stress tester example responsibilities.

• Train and lead a team of 3+ testers in support of compatibility testing.
• Conduct quality control tests without supervision and within the precision standards establish by ASTM, ACI, and AASHTO.
• Compile HMA samples and test them for compaction, density, absorption, and grade.
• Assure that all materials conform to Caltrans standard specifications and special provisions of the said project.
• Asphalt extraction test to record the contents of asphalt remains after samples are cook to the core.
• Perform quality control for asphalt production materials.
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