EUROPEAN STANDARDS FOR TEST METHODS ON ASPHALT MIXTURES

In the United Kingdom, and most other European countries, there is a move from recipe-based to performance-related specifications for asphalt mixtures. This change has produced a need for standardised test methods that measure the performance-related properties of the mixtures. At the same time, the national standard specifications and test methods across Europe are being harmonised by the Comite Europeen de Normalisation. This harmonisation will increase the number of potential test methods that are available. The proposals for the extensive list of European tests for asphalt mixtures have been reviewed with particular reference to their similarity with current British test methods and their suitability for use with performance-related specifications. New test methods are briefly described, with those that could be useful but which are not currently standardised in the United Kingdom being described in particular detail. Significant differences between the draft European methods and their BS equivalents are highlighted. The review shows that the change to the harmonised European test methods should not limit, and may help, in the move towards performance-related specifications in the United Kingdom. Also, it should help the industry to assess how the implementation of these draft European Standards will impinge on current practice and what should be done to prepare for this change. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD E100657.

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• Authors:
  • Nicholls, J C
• Conference:
  • PERFORMANCE AND DURABILITY OF BITUMINOUS MATERIALS AND HYDRAULIC STABILISED COMPOSITES. PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM, LEEDS, APRIL 1999
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 679-98

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous mixtures; Standards; Test procedures
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• ITRD Terms: 4967: Bituminous mixture; 8034: Europe; 187: Specification (standard); 6288: Test method
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00764362
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 3-931681-31-9
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: May 28 1999 12:00AM