This document outlines test requirements for asphalt work including specifications for aggregate, fine aggregate, mineral filler, asphalt cement binder, composition and mixture testing. Requirements are defined for sampling, gradation, impurities and other properties using standards like ASTM. Acceptance criteria include minimum density, stability and thickness tolerances. Key tests are specified for bitumen properties like penetration, softening point, viscosity and flash/fire points.

1. Asphalt Work Test Requirements
Md. Tuhin Reza
MSc Engineering (Geotechnical)
DUET

2. Coarse
Aggregate
1 Test Parameter Following Standard Specified Value
2 For Sampling ASTM D75 As per Standard
3 Gradation/Sieve Analysis
ASTM C136,
D5444
4 Percent of Wear/ LAA ASTM C131 ≤ 40%
5 Soundness use NaSo4 ASTM C88 ≤ 12%
6 Soundness use MgSo4 ≤ 18%
7 Clay Lump and Friable Particles ASTM C142 ≤ 1%
8 Fracture Face of Aggregate ASTM D5821 ≥ 75%
9 Flat and Elongated particles ASTM D 4791 ≤ 20%
10
Unit Weight Blast Furnace slag,
Air-Cooled
ASTM C29 ≥ 70 lb / 1.12 mg/m3
11 Specific Gravity and Absorpsion ASTM C127
12 Moisture Content ASTM C566

3. Fine
Aggregate
1 For Sampling ASTM D75 As per Standard
2 Gradation/Sieve Analysis
ASTM C136,
D5444
As per Standard
3 Plasticity Index (PI)
ASTM D4318
≤ 6 %
4 Liquid Limit (LL) ≤ 25 %
5 Soundness use NaSo4
ASTM C88
≤ 10%
6 Soundness use MgSo4 ≤ 15%
7
Clay Lump and Friable
Particles
ASTM C142 ≤ 1%
8
Natural Sand Conplince
with
ASTM D1073 As per Standard
9 Sand Equivalent Value Test ASTM D2419 ≥ 40 %
10 Moisture Content ASTM C566

4. Mineral
Filler
1
Used for
Sampling
ASTM
C183
As per
Standard
2
Complience
With
ASTM
D243
As per
Standard

5. Asphalt
Cement
Binder
1
Asphalt Cement
Binder shall be
confrom
ASTM
D6373
As per
Standard
2 Elastic Recovery
ASTM
D6084
≥ 70 %

6. Composition
/ Mixture
Asphalts
1 Job Mix Formula
MS-2 Mix Design Manual
7th Edition
2
Preparation of Bituminous
Specimens Using Marshall
Apparatus
ASTM D6926
3 Marshall Stability and Flow Test ASTM D6927
4 Tensile Strength Ratio (TSR) ASTM D4867
≥ 75 % When Saturated
70-80%,
5 % of Air Voids Bitumenus Pavement ASTM D3203
6
Bulk Specific Gravity and Density
of compacted Mixture
ASTM D2726
7
Theoretical Specific gravity of
Pavement Mixture
ASTM D2041
8
Extraction of Bitumen From
Bituminous Paving Mixtures
ASTM D2172
9 Moisture Content of HMA ASTM D1461

7. Composition
/ Mixture
Asphalts
10 Submitted JMF:
10.1
a. Individual and Combine Gradation
b. Percent of Asphalt Cement
c. Asphalt performance, Grade, type
d. Number Blow per side
e. Laboratory Mix Temperature
f. Laboratory Compaction Temperature
g. Temperature-viscosity Relationship and Acceptable Range
h. Combined Grading Curve
i. Graphical Plots of Stability, Flow, Air void, VMA, Unit Weight verses Asphalt
Content
j. Specific Gravity and Absorption of Each Aggregate
k. Percent natural Sand
l. Percent of Fractured Face
m. Percent by Weight of flat and elongation
n. Tensile Strength Ratio
o. Anti-strip agent
p. Date the JMF was Developed

8. Composition
/ Mixture
Asphalts

9. Composition
/ Mixture
Asphalts

10. JMF
Laboratory
Setup

11. Weather
limitations:

12. Acceptance
Criteria:
Mat Density ≥ 96%
Stability and Flow ≥ 90%
Joint Density ≥ 94%
Thickness ± 6 mm

13. Acceptance
Criteria:

14. Acceptance
Criteria:

15. Bitumen
Test
Parameter:
1 Penetration Test ASTM D946
2 Softening Point ASTM D3379
3 Ductility ASTM D3380
4 Viscosity ASTM D4402 Max. 135
5 Flash and Fire Point ASTM D 92 Minimum 230
6 Dynamic Shear ASTM P 246 Min. 76, 82
7
Effect of Heat and Air
on a Moving Film of
Asphalt
ASTM D2872

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