Thursday, July 11, 2013

New Road Construction Material Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Road Construction Materials are now available:


  • ASTM D2746, 2007 Edition Reaffirmed in 2013, Standard Test Method for Staining Tendency of Asphalt (Stain Index)
  • ASTM D2872, 2012 Edition with an Editorial Correction, Standard Test Method for Effect of Heat and Air on a Moving Film of Asphalt (Rolling Thin-Film Oven Test)
  • BS EN 12697-3, 2013 Edition, Bituminous mixtures. Test methods for hot mix asphalt. Bitumen recovery: Rotary evaporator
  • BS EN 13286-2, Corrigendum for 2010 Edition, Unbound and hydraulically bound mixtures. Test methods for laboratory reference density and water content. Proctor compaction
  • BS EN 13877-1, 2013 Edition, Concrete pavements. Materials
  • BS EN 13877-2, 2013 Edition, Concrete pavements. Functional requirements for concrete pavements
  • BS EN 14227-1, 2013 Edition, Hydraulically bound mixtures. Specifications. Cement bound granular mixtures
  • BS EN 14227-2, 2013 Edition, Hydraulically bound mixtures. Specifications. Slag bound granular mixtures
  • BS EN 14227-3, 2013 Edition, Hydraulically bound mixtures. Specifications. Fly ash bound granular mixtures
  • BS EN 14227-4, 2013 Edition, Hydraulically bound mixtures. Specifications. Fly ash for hydraulically bound mixtures
  • BS EN 14227-5, 2013 Edition, Hydraulically bound mixtures. Specifications. Hydraulic road binder bound granular mixtures
  • DIN EN 12697-42, 2013 Edition, Bituminous mixtures - Test methods for hot mix asphalt - Part 42: Amount of foreign matter in reclaimed asphalt
  • DIN EN 1341, 2013 Edition, Slabs of natural stone for external paving - Requirements and test methods
  • DIN EN 1342, 2013 Edition, Setts of natural stone for external paving - Requirements and test methods
  • DIN EN 1343, 2013 Edition, Kerbs of natural stone for external paving - Requirements and test methods
  • DIN EN 14023, 2013 Edition, Bitumen and bituminous binders - Specification framework for polymer modified bitumens


Of course, here in California the summer means that our roadways are going to be under construction while the weather is good.  This is true particularly in the Sierras, where the winter weather not only precludes road repair, but puts a heavy strain on our highway system as cars chain up during our many snowstorms.  

Using materials that provide safe and strong road ways is essential considering the heavy traffic our highway system is subjected to.  We have heavy usage from both "civilian" traffic and commercial trucks and trailers.  Standards like those above provide the foundation of safe and long-lasting roadways.


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