What is this published document about?
It supplies UK-centric advice on using the test methods for asphalt given in the multi-part European standard series BS EN 12697.
Who is this published document for?
Why should you use this published document?
It gives guidance on the use of each of the European test methods for asphalt given in BS EN 12697 so that tests are specific to UK local environmental conditions and market practice, for example testing constituent materials that are still “in the back of the lorry”.
The tests are divided into five groups:
Where standards fit into more than one category, they are described in the first and subsequently cross-referenced. The subclauses describing each of the tests are listed in Table 1.
What’s changed since the last update?
The 2006 edition of this PD gave guidance on the use of 43 Parts of the BS EN 12697 test methods for hot mix asphalt. Most of these have been revised or withdrawn, and there are an additional seven published Parts. Almost all of these include new test procedures that do not have equivalent British Standards, which this revision covers.
Moreover the 2006 PD introduced the move from British Standard test methods to EN test methods, and provided a link to enable continuity between the two. The new PD provides more detailed guidance for each of the test methods where specific test conditions are for use in the UK. Specific changes relate to:
Related Products:
BS EN 12697 Series: Bituminous mixtures. Test methods