BS ISO 15643:2020

What is ISO 15643 about?  

ISO 15643 establishes the terminology and the content of commercial literature specifications for bituminous binder sprayers and synchronous bituminous binder sprayers-chip spreaders (i.e. synchronised combined units) including their components and their technical characteristics. 

Note: ISO 15643 covers cold and hot bituminous binder sprayers. 

Who is ISO 15643 for? 

ISO 15643 on road construction and maintenance equip is relevant to: 

• Manufacturers and suppliers of construction materials 
• Construction and civil engineers 
• Road infrastructure personnel 
• Design and planning personnel 

Why should you use ISO 15643?  

Road construction is a highly technical endeavour that necessitates thorough planning and the use of a wide range of specialised road equipment. 

ISO 15643 provides you with performance and characteristics of tanks, spray bars, chip hoppers and chip spreaders, to enable uniform and consistent road surfacing treatments. 

ISO 15643 also covers the terminologies and commercial specifications of bituminous binder sprayers and synchronous bituminous binder sprayer-chip spreaders that will assist you in efficiently completing construction tasks with enhanced performance and coordination between entities. 

What’s changed since the last update?  

BS ISO 15643:2020 supersedes BS ISO 15643:2002+A1:2012, which is withdrawn. BS ISO 15643:2020 includes some technical changes with respect to BS ISO 15643:2002+A1:2012. These include: 

• Adjusted the use of the terms "spread" and "spray" throughout the document 
• Added Figure 1 c) — Trailed binder sprayer 
• Added chip spreaders 
• Corrected the references for most of the figures