BS 594987:2015+A1:2017 PDF Download
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Asphalt for roads and other paved areas. Specification for transport, laying, compaction and product type testing protocols
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What is this standard about?
It specifies requirements for the transport, laying and compaction of asphalt mixtures that conform to BS EN 13108-1, BS EN 13108-4 and BS EN 13108-5, and that are described in PD 6691.
Who is this standard for?
- Asphalt product manufacturers
- Public sector highway authorities
- Private infrastructure owners
- Asset managers
- Consultant engineers
- Architects
- Test houses
- Test equipment manufacturers and suppliers
- Research laboratories
- Highway and civil engineering contractors
- The Defence Infrastructure Organization (DIO)
Why should you use this standard?
It provides technically updated information on how to treat asphalt from the time it leaves the plant to when it is placed on the road. It also details the preliminary work needed to prepare the substrate to receive the asphalt.
What’s changed since the last update?
Changes include an additional note to Table 1A relating to BBA materials and airfields; technical changes to equation (1) and equation (2); and minor changes to 5.5.1 and Table 2, and other sub-clauses.
There are also changes to the:
- Nominal thickness note (Table 1A)
- Wheel tracking sub-clause
- Air void content formula
- Approximate rate of spread (Table B.1)
- Binder proportions (Table H.3)
- Compacted aggregate density formula
| Descriptors | Pavements (roads), Roads, Wearing courses (roads), Asphalts, Bitumens, Base courses, Delivery, Joints, Road surfacing, Surfacing (exterior spaces), Spreading, Compacting, Paved areas, Rolled asphalts, Transportation, Aggregates, Construction operations, Tarmacadam, Type testing, Temperature |
| ICS Codes | 93.080.20 - Road construction materials |
| Language(s) | English |
| ISBN | 978 0 580 97721 3 |
| File Size | 3.6 MB |
