Asphalt BS 598-108
Asphalt BS 598-108
Asphalt BS 598-108
1990
Incorporating
Amendment No. 1
Sampling and
examination of
bituminous mixtures
for roads and other
paved areas —
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Contents
Page
Committees responsible Inside front cover
Foreword ii
1 Scope 1
2 Definitions 1
3 Hot sand test for the condition of the binder on coated chippings 1
4 Measurement of the rate of spread of coated chippings 2
Table 1 — Grading of sand and grit 1
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BS 598-108:1990
Foreword
This part of BS 598 has been prepared under the direction of the Road
Engineering Standards Policy Committee. It is a technically equivalent revision
of clauses 5 and 6 of BS 598-3:1985, which are deleted from that part by
amendment.
As BS 598 is revised, each of the tests or collection of related tests will be issued
as a separate part of this standard. The complete revision will eventually
comprise the following parts:
— Part 100: Methods for sampling for analysis;
— Part 101: Preparatory treatment of samples for analysis;
— Part 102: Analytical test methods;
— Part 103: Method for the recovery of soluble bitumen for examination;
— Part 104: Methods of test for the determination of density and compaction;
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1)
Wherever the term “BS test sieve” is used in this standard it should be taken to mean “test sieve complying with BS 410”.
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h) Resieve the chippings using the 3.35 mm BS b) Individually place the chippings from the
test sieve and wash with a strong jet of cold sub-sample in a tray of known area, not smaller
water, drain the chippings, tip onto paper and than 600 mm × 600 mm with vertical sides about
allow to dry thoroughly2). 15 mm to 20 mm high, and individually position
i) Weigh the sample of chippings (W2) and the chippings by hand, in a single layer such that
determine the sand retained on the chippings there is shoulder-to-shoulder cover.
calculated from (W2 – W1) 1 000/W1 (g/kg). c) Take further sub-samples and add the
j) Examine the chippings individually in a good chippings to the tray until the area is completely
light and reject those having less than half covered.
sand-cover and weigh the rejected chippings. d) Determine the mass of these chippings to an
k) Weigh the total chippings to the nearest gram. accuracy of ± 5 g and repeat the test three times.
3.5 Reporting e) Take the mean of the four results, divide it by
the area of the tray, and obtain the rate of spread
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Report the quality of the chippings as the mass of of chippings per square metre for
sand retained per kilogram to the nearest gram and shoulder-to-shoulder cover.
the percentage by mass of chippings rejected to the
NOTE The repeatability and reproducibility of the test are 5 %
nearest 0.1 %. and 8 % respectively.
NOTE 1 A sampling rate of one bulk sample every 25 t is 4.3 Measurement of the rate of spread of
recommended.
NOTE 2 Samples should not be taken from surplus chippings chippings for mechanical chipping spreaders
swept up from the road after laying and rolling the mixture or 4.3.1 Apparatus. The apparatus shall consist of
from residues of abandoned stockpiles.
NOTE 3 If a marginal result is obtained in the hot sand test
shallow aluminium trays 300 mm square, secured
after two separate samples have been tested, confirmation may by four short lengths of chain to a metal disc
be obtained by taking additional samples and calculating the surmounted by a hook and a calibrated spring
mean sand mass retained and the mean percentage failing the balance. The scale shall be calibrated in kg/m2 with
visual assessment.
NOTE 4 In cases of dispute a minimum of four samples is
a range of 4 kg/m2 to 16 kg/m2. At least 10 trays
suggested. should be available. All trays for use with one spring
NOTE 5 The sands used in the hot sand test should be changed balance shall be of equal mass.
after testing approximately 20 samples or earlier if obviously
contaminated. 4.3.2 Calibration. Proceed as follows.
a) Check the calibration of the spring balance on
4 Measurement of the rate of spread of each day of use or more frequently if error is
coated chippings suspected.
4.1 Principle b) Carry this out by placing masses of chippings
on the tray equivalent to the masses of chippings
Three methods are described. In the first, the
giving a low and high rate of spread,
quantity of chippings for a shoulder-to-shoulder
e.g. 7.5 kg/m2 and 15 kg/m2, and check that the
cover for an area is derived. This value is needed to
calibration of the spring balance is correct at
establish the criterion from which the specified rate
these two rates.
of spread on the road is calculated. The second and
third are used to check whether the specified rate on 4.3.3 Procedure. Proceed as follows.
the road has been achieved. a) Lay five metal trays, in echelon, in front of each
4.2 Method for establishing the rate of spread half width of the chipping spreader and when the
of chippings to give shoulder-to-shoulder machine has passed over them, hook each tray
cover with its quota of chippings on to and lift by the
spring balance and note the rate of spread.
Proceed as follows.
b) Immediately return the chippings on the tray
a) Riffle a representative sample of the chippings,
to the vacant area on the road before the roller
taken in accordance with BS 812-102 to provide a
traverses that area.
sub-sample of about 1 kg for 20 mm nominal size
chippings or about 750 g for 14 mm nominal size c) Repeat this to give 10 readings for each half
chippings. width of chipping spreader and report the mean
of these 10 readings as the rate of spread for each
half width.
2)
Assisted drying using a hot air blower is permitted.
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d) Repeat the measurements of the rate of spread: 4.4 Measurement of rate of spread of chippings
1) for each new batch of chippings; spread by hand
2) if visual observation indicates a change in Determine the rate of spread of chippings from the
the rate of spread; mass of chippings used and the area of road covered
by these chippings.
3) if the machine is changed; or
4) at the discretion of the purchaser or his
representative.
4.3.4 Reporting of results. Report the rate of spread
of chippings as the average of each group of 10
results.
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