National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 12697‑36:2022. It supersedes BS EN 12697‑36:2003, which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee B/510/1, Asphalt products.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its committee manager.

Contractual and legal considerations

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Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 May 2022.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 February 2022.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.

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European foreword

This document ( EN 12697‑36:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 227 “Road materials”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by October 2022, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by October 2022.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 12697‑36:2003.

The main changes compared to the previous edition are listed below:

the title no longer refers to hot mix asphalt;
general editorial update according to current standard template;
addition of Clause 2. Normative references according to CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, Part 3:2019;
addition of Clause 3. Terms and definitions according to CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, Part 3:2019;
Clause 4, title amended to “Apparatus” due to the introduction of Clause 2 and 3;
Clause 4, introduction of Figure 1. Example of calliper with one extended leg;
4.4, NOTE has been transformed into main text;
Clause 5, amended title to “Test specimens” due to the introduction of Clause 2 and 3;
Clause 5, NOTE has been transformed into main text;
Clause 6, title amended to “Procedure” due to the introduction of Clause 2 and 4;
6.1.4, NOTE has been transformed into main text;
6.2, editorial corrections of keys to Figure 3 and Figure 4;
addition of Clause 7. Test report, due to the introduction of Clause 2 and 3;
Clause 7, revision of data to be reported according to CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, Part 3:2019;
addition of Clause 8. Precision, due to the introduction of Clause 2 and 3.

A list of all parts in the EN 12697 series can be found on the CEN website.

Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

1 Scope

This document describes two test methods for determining the thickness of bituminous pavement. The first method describes measurements carried out on one or more cores which have been drilled from the full depth of the slab or road structure (destructive method). The second method electro-magnetic (non-destructive) measurement are used.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Apparatus

4.1

4.2

4.3 Approved jig or other device.

4.4

5 Test specimens

6 Procedure

6.1 Destructive measurement

6.2 Electromagnetic measurement

7 Test report

8 Precision

BS EN 12697-36:2022

Bituminous mixtures. Test methods - Part 36. Determination of the thickness of bituminous pavement

Current

Published:

31 May 2022