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GUIDELINESON
USE OF MODIFIEDBITUMEN
IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION
(sEcoND REVISION)

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CONTENTS

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4. G e n e r a lR e q u r r e m e n tosf M o d i f t e r s
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5 T y p e o f B i t u m e nM o d i f r e r s
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6 A p P l r c a t r o nosf M o d i f e dB i t u m e n
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10 D e s r g no f l / t t x e s
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11 ConstructtonOPeratton
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12 Q u a l r t yA s s u r a n c er n S t o r a g ea n d H a n d l i n go f
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A n n e x - 3: M e t h o df o r S e p a r a t r oTne s t
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A n n e x - 4 : T o r s i o nR e c o v e r yo f M o d i f t e dB r n d e r s
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PERSONNEL
O F T H E H I G H W A Y S P E C I F I C A T I O NASN D
STANDARDS COMMITTEE
( A s o n 1 ' t M a y ,2 0 1 0 )

S r n h aA V . r e n e r a(l R D )& S p l S e c r e t a r yM, i n i s t r yo f

D i r e c t oG
(Convcnor) R o a dT r a n s p o r&t H i g h w a y sN, e w D e l h i
P u r rS
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r e n e r a lM
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(Co-Convcnor) T r a n s p o r&t H i g h w a y sN, e w D e l h i
K a n d a s a mC
y C h i e fE n g i n e e(rR )S & R ,M i n i s t roy f R o a d
(Membcr-Secrctary) T r a n s p o r&t H r g h w a y sN e w D e l h i

Members
D a t t a ,P K E x e c u t r vDe r r e c t oC
r o n s u l t i nE
g n g g S e r v i c e s( l )
P v t L t d . ,N e w D e l h r
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6 S i n h aS
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N a v iM u m b a r
7 K a d r y a lDi r L R C h r e fE x e c u t i v eL R K a d i y a l&r A s s o c i a t e sN. e w D e l h r
B Katare P K D r r e c t o( rP r o l e c t s - l lNl )a, t i o n aRl u r a lR o a d s
D e v e l o p m e n t A g e n(cMy i,n i s t royf R u r a D l evelopment)
N e wD e l h r
Jain Dr S S Professor& Coordinator. Centreof Transoortation
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11 B a s u ,S B C h i e fE n g i n e e(rR e t d) M o R T & HN , e wD e l h i
1) B o r d o l o rA C C h i e fE n g i n e e(rN H )A s s a m G , uwahatr
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R a t h o r eS S P r i n c r p aSl e c r e t a rtyo t h e G o v t o f G u j a r a tR , & BD e p t t
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t3 Prasad D N C h i e fE n g i n e e(rN H ) ,R C D ,P a t n a
lo K u m a r ,A s h o k ChreE f n g i n e e rM, r n r s t royf R o a dT r a n s p o r&t
H r g h w a y sN,e wD e l h i
47 K u m a r ,K a m l e s h C h i e fE n g i n e e rM i n i s t r yo f R o a dT r a n s p o r&t
H i g h w a y sN e wD e l h i
to K r r s h n aP r a b h a t C h i e fE n g i n e e r( ,R e t d) , M i n i s t r yo f R o a dT r a n s p o r&t
H i g h w a y sN, e w D e l h i
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23 S h a r m aS C D r r e c t oGr e n e r a(l R D )& A S ( R e t c)J M o R f & l - l

N e wD e l h t
24 S h a r m aD r V l V C o n s u l t a nAt .l M l L .N e w D e l h t
?_5 GuptaD P D r r e c t oGr e n e r a( R D )& A S ( R e t d) , M o R T & H '
N e wD e l h t
26 M o m r nS S F o r m e rM e m b e rM . a h a r a s h t rPau b l r cS e r v t c e
Commisston M u m oai
7i R e d d y[ ) r T S . E x - S c r e n t i sCte n t r aR l o a dR e s e a r c hI n s t t t u t e
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N e wD e l h i
29 JarnR , K ChreE f n g i n e e(rR e t d) H a r y a n aP W D ,S o n e p a t
C h a n d r a s e k h aDrr B P D r r e c t o(rT e c h . )N, a t i o n aRl u r a lR o a d sD e v e l o p m e n t
A g e n c y( M r n i s t royf R u r a lD e v e l o p m e n tN) ,e w D e l h t
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EX-Officio Members

P r e s i d e nItR
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Corresponding Members

1 J u s t o , D rC E G , angalorU
E m e r i t u sF e l l o wB e n i v e r s i t yB.a n g a l o r e
Z Khattar,M D C o n s u l t a nR t u n w aC l e n t r eM u m b a i
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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 e a v e m e nCt o m m i t t e(eH - 2 )h e l do n

D u r i n gt h e S e c o n dM e e t i n go f F l e x i b l P
0 5 S e p t e m b e2r ,O O g t h e C o n v e n oSr h r i A . VS . i n h ae x p r e s s etdh e u r g e n c yo f r e v i s i o n
o f I R C : S p : 5 3 - 2 0 0a2n d a S u b - g r o u p u n d e rt h e C h a i r m a n s h o i pf S h r i S . C ' S h a r m a
c o n s i s t i nogf D r .S u n i lB o s e ,D r .B . R .T y a g a i n d S h r iS K . N t r m awl a s f o r m e dt o r e v i s e
t h e d o c u me n t. T h e H -2 C o mmi ttee in itsfifthm eetingheldon 24 Apr il.2010appr ov ed
t h er e v i s e d o c u m e npt r e s e n t ebdyt h eS u b - g r o u T p .h eP e r s o n n eo lf F l e x i b lP
eavement
C o m m i t t e(eH 2 )a s o n 2 4 A p r i l '2 0 1 0a r e a s f o l l o w s

S i n h aA V Convenor
B o s e ,D r .S u n i l Co-Convenor
N i r m a lS, K Member - Secr etar y

Members
B a s u ,C h a n d a n Katar e P.K.
B h a n w a l aC, o l .R S . K r i s h n aP, r a b h a t
B o n g i r w aP r ,. L . L a l ,C h a m a n
D a s ,D r A n t m e s h N i g a mD , r .S . K .
D u s h a k aV a n l a l P a c h a u rD i,.K.
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G a j r i aM P a n d e yR , .K
J a r n D r .M . C . SarmaD , r .S i v a r a mB
J a i n ,R K S a r m aS , .C.
J a i n ,R a j e s hK u m a r Tyagi, .R.B
JarnD , r S.S. W asson,Ashok
K a n d h a lP r o f P r i t h vSi i n g h Yadav,Dr .V.K.
(Rep of DGBR)

Corresponding Members
C, C
Bh a tta ch a rya J u s t o D r .C . E . G . .
Do n g re D r.R a .l S h a r m aS, . K .

Ex-Officio Members

P r e s i d e nItR
, C (Liansanga)
'Director ( S i n h aA, V )
G e n e r a(l R D )
& S S ,M O R T H )
Se cre ta ryGe n e ra lIR , C ( l n d o r i aR, P )
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T h e r e v r s e dd r a f t d o c u m e n w t a s s u b s e q u e n t layp p r o v e dw t t h s o m e s u g g e s t t o n s
b y t h e H i g h w a y sS p c c i f i c a t r o n a sn d S t a n d a r d C
s ommrttee i n i t s m e e t i n gh e l d o n
0 ' 1M a y 2 0 1 0 T h e d r a f td o c u m e nwt a s a p p r o v e db y t h e E x e c u t i v C e o m m i t t e ien t t s
' 1 0M a y 2 0 1 0 T h e C o u n o lr n i t s m e e t i n gh e l da t M u n n a r(,K e r a l a )
m e e t i n gh e l do n
o n 2 2 M a y 2 0 1 0a p p r o v e d t h e d o c u m e nwt i t hs o m ec o m m e n t sT. h e d o c u m e nat f t e r
o m m e n t so f C o u n c r M
r n c o r p o r a t t nc g l e m b e r sw a s a p p r o v e db y t h e C o n v e n o o rf
H i g h w a yS s p e c i f r c a t t o&n sS t a n d a r dCs o m m i t t efeo r p r i n t i n g

1.2 F l e x i b lpe a v e m e n tws i t hb i t u m i n o ussu r f a c i nagr e w i d e l yu s e di n I n d i aT. h e

h r g htra ffrci n te n si tyi n te rmsof comm er cial vehicles, over loading of tr ucksandsigni fi c ant
v a r ra tro ni nsd a i l ya n dse a sonal tem per aturof e the pavement havebeenr espo ns i blfor e
e a r l yd e ve l o p me notf d i stressliker utting,cr acking, bleeding, shoving and pothol i ng
of
b r t u mrn o usu s rfa ci n gA fa ctor which
, causesconcer nin India is ver yhighandv er yl ow
p a v e me nte t mp e ra tu re co n ditions r n somepar tsof the countr y.Undertheseco ndi ti ons
t h e bi tu mi n o usu s rfa crnte g ndsto becom esoftin summ erand br ittlein winter

1.3 thatpr oper ties

S tu d i e sh a vere vealed m i x esc an
of bitumenand bituminous
b e r m p r o v e d / m o d i f i ewdr t h t h e i n c o r p o r a t i o o n f c e r t a t na d d i t i v e so r b l e n d o f a d d i t i v e s
'Modifrers
T h e s e a d d i t r v e sa r e c a l l e d a n d t h e b i t u m e np r e m i x e dw i t h t h e s e m o d i f i e r si s
' M o d i f i e dB i t u m e n " U. s e o f m o d i f i e db i t u m e ni n t h e t o p l a y e r so f t h e p a v e m e n t
k n o w na s
r s e x p e c t e dt o s i g n i f i c a n t l ye n h a n c e t h e l i f e o f t h e s u r f a c t n ga n d e x t e n d t h e t r m e o {
t h e n e x t r e n e w a l F u l l - s c a l ep e r f o r m a n c es t u d i e so n o v e r l a yc a r r i e do u t b y t h e v a r t o u s
r e s e a r c hr n s t i t u t r o n sI ,n d i a n I n s t i t u t e so f T e c h n o l o g yu n d e r t h e a e g i s o f M i n i s t r yo 1
t l o a d T r a n s p o r ta n d H i g h w a y s :C e n t r a lR o a d R e s e a r c hI n s t i t u t eH ; i g h w a y sR e s e a r c h
S t a t r o nC h e n n a r R , u b b e rB o a r d K e r a l a :G u j a r a tE n g i n e e r i n g R e s e a r c hI n s t i t u t ea; n d
v ; r r o u s s t a t e P u b l i c W o r k s D e p a r t m e n t sr e v e a l e dt h a t t h e u s e o f M o d i f i e dB i t u m e n
r n c o n s t r u c t r o n / m a r n t e n a nocfeb i t u m i n o u sr o a d s s i g n i f i c a n t l yi m p r o v et h e p a v e m e n l
p er f o r r r r a n caen d r s c o s t e f f e c t i v ew , h e n I i f e ' c y c l ec o s t i s t a k e n i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n .

1.4 l S 1 5 4 6 2 2 0 0 4c l a s s i f yt h e p o l y m e ra n d r u b b e rm o d i f i e db i t u m e ni n t o t h c
f o u rt y p e s
followrng
a) PMtl(P) P l a s t o m e r rtch e r m o p l a s t ibca s e d
b) PMtl(t-) E l a s t o m e r rtch e r m o p l a s t ibca s e d
c) NRMB N a t u r a lr u b b e ra n d S B R l a t e xb a s e d ,a n d
d) CRMB C r u m b r u b b e r /t r e a t e dc r u m b r u b b e rb a s e d

I h e s e a r e f L r r t h edr i v r d e di n t o t h r e eg r a d e sb a s e do n t h e p e n e t r a t i o n
value/softentrro
o o r n tv a l u e a s r e l e v a n t

f o r u s e i n r o a dw o r k s
l h e a b o v et y p e s o f m o d i f r e db i t u m e nb r n d e r sa r e r e c o m r n e n d e d
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I n t h i sd o cu me n t, th e a b o vefo u r typesof modifiedbitum enhave been r efer r edto by

g e n e l cn a me s-moi d without
fre db i tu me n specifyingthetypeof m odifierThe
. specific ati on
r e q u i r e me ni nt re sp e cto f so me of the pr oper tieshave been upgr adedin view of t he
f a c tt h a twi thth e g ro w i n gu se o f new equipm ent and technology,it is now possib l e
to
m a n u f a ctu re p ro d u ctsto h i g h e rs pecification.
Besides,consider able exper iencehas
b e e ng a r ne do ve rth e ye a rsre g a rding e, and per for m ance.
theirm anufactur use

T h e s p e crfi ca trore of modifiedbitum enfor var iousclimaticconditi ons

n q u i re me n ts
a r e g r v e nrn T a b l e2 . T h e u se r can specifi,any type of modifiedbitumenas per l S
c l a s s i f i ca ti osu
n b .l e ct thatthe chosenpr oductm eetsthe specificati on
to th e co n d ition
r e q u i r e m e ngt si v e nr nT a b l e2

1. 5 elasticpr oper ties

A srmp l ete stfo rd e fi n i ng of a m odifiedbinderby measu r i ng
l co ve rvh a s b e e nspecified.
r t st o r s i o n are

2 SCOPE
B i t u m e nb i n d e r si n
T h e s eg u i d e l i n edse a lw i t ht h e s p e c i f i c a t i oanns d u s eo f M o d i f i e d
r o a dc o n s tru cti o&n ma i n te n a n ce wor ks,ther radvantages, application, manufactu r i ng
o f m o d i fi e db rtu me n ,tra n sp o rtation, stor age,testing,quality contr oland qua l i ty
a s s ur a n c er e qu tr e r n e n t s

O F M O D I F I E DB I T U M E N
3 ADVANTAGES

3.1 d i t u m e nd e p e n du p o nt y p ea n d quantityof m odi fi er

P r o p e r t r eosf m o d i f r e b
s m odifiedbitum en
u s e da n dp r o c e s sa d o p t e df o rt h e r rm a n u f a c t u rTeh. ea d v a n t a g eof
c a n i n c l u d eo n e o r m o r eo f t h e f o l l o w i nfgo r r o a dw o r k s .
. L o w e rsu sce p ti b ility to tem per aturvar e tations
. H tg h e rre si sta n ce at htghpavem enttemper atur e
to defor m atton
. D e l a yo f cra cki n gand r eflective
cr acking
pr oper ties
B e tte ra g e re si stance
b e t w e e na g g r e g a t easn d b t n d e r
B e t t e ra d h e s i o n
H i g h e fr a t i g u el i f eo f m i x e s
Ove ra l il mp ro ve dper for mance

3.2 f h e c h o r c eo f n r o d i f i e db i t u m e nm a y b e m a d e o n t h e b a s i so f t r a f f i cc l i m a t e ,
a n d o v e r a l l i f ec y c l ec o s t a n a l y s t sw
, h e r ed a t a i s a v a i l a b l e .
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SF M O D I F I E R S
4 G E N E R A LR E Q U I R E M E N TO
4.1 n f s e l e c t e dt h e r m o p l a s t i c
M o d i f r e dB r t u m e ni s o b t a i n e dw r t ht h e i n c o r p o r a t i o o
p o l y m e r s( P l a s t o m e r oi cr E l a s t o m e r i cc)r,u m br u b b e ro r n a t u r a rl u b b e ri n b i t u m e n
W h e nu se da s b rtu me nmo d r fr erselectedpolymer s/r ubber orsa blendof thes es houl d
h a v eth e fo l l o w rn p g ro p e rtl es:
r) C o m p a t i b lwei t hb t t u m e n
ii) R e s r sdt e g r a d a t i oant m i x i n gt e m p e r a t u r e
i i i ) C a p a b l eo f b e i n g p r o c e s s e db y c o n v e n t i o n aml i x i n g a n d l a y i n g
macnlnery
temper atur e
i v) P ro d u ceco a tr ngviscosityat application
v) Ma i n ta i np re m iumpr oper ties and in ser v i c e
dur ingstor age,application
v i ) C a p a b l eo f p r o v r d i nhgo m o g e n e o ubsl e n dw t t hb i t u m e n .

4.2 A n u mb e r o f p ro pr ietar ypr oductsar e availablein m ar ket,with w hi c h

brtumen c a n b e m o d i f i e dT. h e s em o d i f i e rssh a l lc o m p l yw i t ht h e a b o v er e q u i r e m e n t s
to sp e ci ficatr ons
b e s i d e sco n fo rmi ty Pr oductsshallbc evaluated for theirsuit abi l i ty in
a n a p p ro ve dl a b o ra to ry.

5 T Y P EO F B I T U M E NM O D I F I E R S

5.1 as modifiers
Over the years,differenttypes of materialshave been tnvestigated
f o rb itu me mon d i fi ca ti o nTs.
h ecom m only usedmodifierars egiveninTable1.Them odi fi er
pr oper ties.
e i thb i tumento achievethe r equir ed
s h o u l db e co mp a ti b lw

5.2 p ro d uctsmay containa blendof differ entpolymeradd i ti v esto

P ro p ri e ta ry
a c h i e vei mp ro ve me ni tr of bitum enfor r oadwor ks"
t p ro per ties
of Rubberand PolymerBasedBitum enM odifier s
T a b l e1 C l a ssi fi ca ti on

Types
of Modifiers Examples
(PE),
Polyethylene
Thermoplastrcs
Plastcmerrc Vinyl
Ethylene Acetate(FVA),
EthyleneButylAcrylate
copolymers
(EBA)Ethylene-Methyl-Acrylate (EMA)etc
lsoprene
Styrene
Thermoplasttcs
Elaslomeric Styrene Styrene
(SlS)Styrene-Butadrene (SBS)
block
RubberandEthylene
Styrene-Butadiene
copolymer TerPolymcr(ETP)
etc.
Rubber
Synthetic Latex Butadiene
Styrene (SBR)
Rubber latexandanyothersuitable rubber
synthettc
N a t u r aRl u b b e r Latex Powder
orRubber
Crumb Rubber orTreated Crumb Treated
Rubber, Rubber
Crumb
C r u mR
bu b b e r
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S F M O D I F I E DB I T U M E N
6 A P P L I C A T I O NO

6.1 S r n c ea b i t u m r n o um s r xp r e p a r e dw i t hm o d i f i e db i t u m e nh a s a h i g h e rs t i f f n e s s
m o d u l u s ,e n h a n c e df a t r g u el i f e ,b e t t e rr e s r s t a n c teo c r e e p a n d h i g h e ri n d i r e c t e n s l l e
s t r c n g t h r t r s s u i t a b l ea s a w e a r i n gc o u r s e ,a b r n d e rc o u r s ea n d o v e r l a ym a t e r t a ol n
s u r f a c c sw h r c h a r e c r a c k e d a n d s u b l e c t e dt o h e a v y t r a f f i c .M o d i f i e db i n d e r sa r e a l s o
u s e d f o r a p p l r c a t r o lni k e S t r e s sA b s o r b r n gM e m b r a n e( S A M ) f o r s e a l i n go f c r a c k s ,
S t r e s sA b s o r b r n gM e m b r a n eI n t e r l a y e(rS A M I )f o r d e l a y i n gr e f l e c t i o cn r a c k t n gP, orous
A s p h a l ta n d S t o n e M a t r i xA s p h a l t( S M A ) .

6.2 d i t u m e np e r f o r m b
M o d r f i eb a tl t u m e ni n s i t u a t i o n s ,
s e t t e rt h a nc o n v e n t i o n b
w h e r e th e a g g re g a te sa re p roneto str ippingDue to their bettercr eep r esls tanc e
s, e yca n a l sob e u sedat busyr nter secttons
p r o p e r tre th br idgedecksand r oundabouts
f o r r n c re a seldi feo f th e su rfa ctng

7 MANUFACTURING

7.1 T h e m a n u f a c t u r esr h a l le s t a b l r s hd, o c u m e n ta n d m a i n t a i na q u a l i t ys y s t e m

t o e n s urr:th a tth e p ro d u ctssu ppliedconfor mto the specifr cations. The qualitysy s tem
s h a l cl o n s r sot f p r o c e d u r e sr e, g u l airn s p e c t i o nasn dt e s t sa n d /o r a s s e s s m e natn dt h e
u s eo f r e s u l t st o c o n t r otlh e q u a l r t oy f thefinished p r o d u c tA. l l t h e e q u i p m e nut s e di n
t h e r n a n u f a c t u r rp n rgo c e s ss h a l lb e r e g u l a r l iyn s p e c t e dc,a l i b r a t e adn d m a i n t a i n e d
t o e n s u r et h a t n o r m a w l e a r a n d t e a r o r f a i l u r ed o e s n o t c a u s ei n c o n s i s t e n ci ny t h e
m a n u f a c t u n npgr o c e s s

7.2 n i l l f u l l yc o m p l yw i t h l S 7 3 I n d i a nS t a n d a r d
B r t u m e nu s c d f o r m o d i f i c a t i o w
S p e c ifi ca ti ofonrp a vtn gb rtu men. Theacceptance form odifiersuch
cr iter ia s as pol y m er ,
n a t u r arl u b b e rc r u m br u b b e ra n d a d d r t i v essh a l lb e d o c u m e n t efdo r e n s u r i n gt h e i r
c o n f o rmi tyw i thth e sp e crfi ca ttons.

T h e p r o ce sse su se dto ma n u facturmodified

e bitum enar e gener allypr opr ietarand
y
s re u se dby var ioussupplier s.
d r f f e r cnpt ro ce sse a

rnpowderformrsused,the blending
lf a modrfrer plantshouldbe fittedwitha homogenizer
likehrghshearmrllor any otherdevicecapableof producinga homogeneous blend.The
additronof modifierin latexform requiresspecialblendingequipmentto eliminate the
entrapment of morsture foamingduringtheblending
whichcanresultin excessive process.

temper aturIn
at an appr opr tate
shouldbe cur ed/digested
T h em od rfrernr toth eb i tu me n ea
.r'ng tankfittedwithheatrngarrangement, facilityfor an optimum
agitatorand circulation
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t r m ep e r i o dt o a t t a r nt h e < . i e s r r a l p . rri oe p t : r t t r ;osf l f r r rm o d t f t e db r t u m e n F u l lf l e d g e dt e s t r n c . ;

f a c i l r t ryse s s e n t r a l lrye q u r r r ;ar Jt t i r r :b l e n c l r r rpgl a n t Th e s t o r a g et a n k ss h o u l dh a v em t n t m a l
s u r f a c ea r e at o m r n r r n i zoc x r d a t r oann d e q u r p p e dw i t h n l x l n g a n d c l r c u l a t i oenq u t p n r e nt to
c n s u r e t h eh o m o g e n c r t y tohf e p r o d u c t r " l u rsr nt ogr a g eW h i l e n r o d i f i ebdt n d e r s a r e g e n e r a l l y
r n a n u f a c t u r i :fdo r t r n m e c j r a tder : l r v e r ya,n y e x t e n d e ds t o r a g em u s t b e d o c u m e n t e da n d
n r o n r t o r c t; od c n s u r et h a t p r o d u c tc o n f o r m sL ot h e s p e c r f r c a t i ocnh a r a c t e r t s t t c s .

7.3 l o a d r n ge q u i p m e n ts, h a l lb e
A l l s u p p l yl r n e st h r o u c t h o Lt hr tr :p l l a n tr.n c l u d i n g
d e s t g n e oa n o p r o c e d u r e se : ; t a b l r s l r esdo a s t o a v o i dc o n t a m t n a t r odnu r r n gc h a n g eo f
prociLto c tr c ; l c a n i n o g l s L r p p l lyr n c s W h c r e l r n e sn e e d t o b e f l L r s h e dt t, s h o u l db e d o n e
w r t l ri r o tD i l t t t r t eor tr f r n i : ; h c d
Drodtrct

7.4 r a l l e s t a b l r s hp r o c e d u r e st o e n s u r e t h a t c o n f o r m a n c c )
I l r r -r' r . a n u f a c t u r ts: h
t o t h c s p e g f r e dc h a r a c t e r i s t r casr e m a r n t a i n e dW h e r e t e s t i n g i s r e q u i r e do n e a c h
b a t c h a b a t c h i s c o n s r c j e r e tdo b e t h e q u a n t i t yo f b i n d e r p r o d u c e da n d s t o r e d i n o n r :
t a r r ko n c e t h e p r o d u c t r o nr u n i n t o t h a t t a n k h a s b e e n c o m p l e t e d T h e b a t c h c a n b e
consrdered t o r e n r a r nt h e s a n r ea s l o n g a s n o n e w p r o d u t c t t chl na s b e e n a d d e d .

8 S P E C I F I C A T I ORNE Q U I R E M E N TFSO R M O D I F I E DB I T U M E N
8.1 n r e g l v e ni n T a b l e2
I l r e r e r l u t r c r n e notfsm o d i f r ebdr t u m e a

B.Z [ - o rs n o wb o u n da r e a F ditumew
, r a a s sb r e a k i n pg o i n vt a l u e so f m o d i f i e b n ill
b e t a k e nr n t oa c c o u n tl h e v a l u eo f F r a a s sb r e a k i n gp o i n ts h a l lb e l e s st h a n7 d a y s
r n r n i r n u an t r n o s p h e rtrecm p e r a t u roef t h e a t e ao r a s i n d r c a t erdnT a b l e2 .

8.3 I . o r c h e c k i n gt h e e l a s t i cr e c o v e r o , i e l dE n g i n e esr h a l l
y f m o d i f i e db i n d e r F
-
t e s tf o r fo rsi o nre co vcrya I2 5 0Cusir r gTor sionr ecover ym ethodalsper Annexur e 4.
T h e T orsro rra rel co ve ryva l u eshallnot be lessthan halfof the Elasticr ecover yv al ue
a l 1 5 ' r Ca s t n d r c a t ei dn t h e l a b o r a t o rt ye s t t n g
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T a b l c 2 P r o p e r t i e so f M o d i f i e dB i t u r n e n
Highcst
lVlean
AirTemperature < 20oC 20oCto 35oC Abovc
350C
Lowest
Mean
AirTemp. > . 1 0< - 1 0 > - 1 0< - 1 0 >.10
SI Method of Refto
Characteristics S p e c i f i ev d
a l u efso rt h eb i t u m e n
No Test.lS No. A n n e x u r e
1) (2 ) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
P en e t r a t iaoln? S t C0 . 1m m
1 0 0 95 s 60to 120 50to80 30to50 IIUJ

i) 50 55 60. 1245
t')
-24 l0 1t 1a.
9381
v) COC lr0 lVrn
F ashPornt, 22A 224 220 1?49
v) recovcry
Elastrc ofhalfthread rn
'1 pcrccnt, 60 60 2
d;ci'lonrctcrat 5C nrn
vr) C o m p l emxo d u l u( G
s . / s ion)
asM r' 1 0 rPaat 10radlsata 5B 70 /6 1
temperature, oC
vr) Spnarat nn rliffornnnp rn q6ftonln^

p o i n(tR & Br)C M a x 3 3 3

viil) Viscosrty at 'l50:CPoise 3-6 5-9 '1206
(Pa11
2)
x) T h r fnr l mo v e nt e sat n dt c s t o
sn
resrd ue
a)Lossinmass,
percent
Max 10 10 10 9382
b)Increase point
insoftening 7 5 IIUJ
c CM a x

inpenetration
c) Reduction of 35 3s 35 1203
residle,
at?5:C.percent
Max
d)Elastic
recovery
of half 35 50 50 4
thread
rnductilometer
al25'C,
pcrcentMin
UT
Comple mxo d u l ua s( G -s/ i nt \
a sM i n2 2 k P aa t 1 0r a d / s
attennperature oC
5B 70 76 1
. W h e r em a xt e m p e r a t u r e
e x c e e d s4 0 o C S , o f t e n i npg o i n ts h o u l db e 6 5 o C
.*Fraass
b r e a k r np
g o i n tr e q u i r e m e nwtr l lb e a p p l r c a b lfeo r areasof subzerotemperatures
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9 TRANSPORTATION
9.1 Modifiedbitumenshallbe transported and appiiedhot safety and handling
procedures
thatare applicable
for hotbituminous
materials
alsoapplyto modified
bitumen
9.2 V e h i cl e su se d fo r tr anspor tationof modifiedbitumenmust have pr oper
i n s u la ti o nto mi n i mi zeh e a t losses,heatingar r angementsand ar r angements for
c t r c ul a ti o nT.h e seve h i cl e sshallbe enr ptiedof the pr eviouspr oductto the mi ni m um
p r a c ti calle ve la n d b e cl e a ro f cleaningmater ialsbefor eloading.Vehiclespr ev i ous l y
u s e dfo r d e l i ve ryo f cu tb a ckbitumenor bitumenem ulsionpr oductsshallnot be us ed
f o r t h e d e l i ve ryo f mo d i fi e db i tum enunlessthor oughly
cleaned,e.g. at leaston e l oad
o f h o t b i tu me nh a s b e e n p u t thr oughthe tankerto r em ovetr acesof otherproduc ts .
C a r esh a l lb e ta ke nto e n su r ethattanker swhichhavenot been in use for som eti m e
a r e f r e efro mco n d e n sa ti o n
9.3 R e h e a ti n go f b i tu mendur ing tr anspor tationshould be avoided.Inc as e
b i t u me nvi sco si tya t d e l i ve ryi s not adequatefor pumping,bitumenshallbe gradual l y
h e a t e dto b ri n gtt to a n a p p ro pr iatetemper aturfor
e pumping.The r ateof heati ngs hal l
b e s uchth a tth e i n cre a sei n temper aturof e m odifiedbitumendoes not exceed150C
p e r h ou r Wh e reth e rers o n l y a smalllossin tem per atur e, modifiedbitum enmav 0e
t r a n sfe rreddi re ctl yrn tosto ra getankswr thoutr eheating.
9.4 S to ra g eta n ksfo r modr fied bitum enmustbe pr oper lyinsulated,haveh eati ng
a n d a gi ta ti n g /e ffe ctici vercu l ation facilities to ensur ehomogeneityFor cir cula ti on
the
i n l e ts h o u l db e cl o seto b o ttomat one end of stor agetank and ouiletnear the top
a t a n o th e re n d o f th e sto ra getank to ensur eeffectivecir culation. Retur nlinesi n a
r e c t r cu l a ti osyste
n msh o u l dre- enterthe stor agetank belowthe bitum ensurfac eto
p r e v e nht o t b i t u m e nc a s c a d i ntgh r o u g ht h e a i r

W h e r emo d i fi e db i tu me ni s p l acedin a stor agetankpr eviously

usedforstr aightbi tum en
o r a d i ffe re ngt ra d eo f mo d i fiedbitumen,the tank shallbe em ptiedto the m i ni m um
p r a c t rca b l e ve li n o rd e rto minimizeany dilutioneffecton the modifierconten of t the
d e l i v e r em
d odified bitumen.
9.5 S to ra g eT e mp e ra tur eand Tim e
9.5.1 T h e b i n d e sr h a l lb e s t o r e da t m i n i m u mp u m p i n gt e m p e r a t u raen d n o ta t t h e
a p p l i ca ti ote n mp e ra tu reT.h eb indershallonlybe heatedto theapplication tempe r atur e
lust p r to r
to u se to l i mi td e g radation of modifierThe bindershouldnot be allow edto
s o l i d i fyi n th e sto ra g eta n k.

O b t a ina me th o dsta te me nfr t om the supplieras the cor r ecthandlingand stor age
t e m p era tu re
fo r th e mo d i fi e db itumen

B
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9.5.2 g a b l eg i vesgur dance

T h e fo l l o w i n T r egar ding
storagetemperatureand time:
Modifed Brnder BinderTemperatureHoldingTrme
at I p m n A r 2 t rr r p f n r Medium-Time
"C atpoint Temperature Medium-Time Storage
ofmixingMixing Period
lmax) Sioraop Pprind /'C\
from
Blended
170-185 4 days 1 3 01 4 0 1 4d a y s
.Snecrfred
modifiers

W h e nm o d i fi e db i tu me ni s re q u i redto be stor edat a temper aturless

e than 100' Cor at
sh o u l db e donegr adually
a m b r e n tth e n re h e a ti n g and the hot oil inlettemper aturor
e
o f th eh e a ti ngelements
s u r f a c et emp e ra tu re mustnotexceed200' C.Dur ingr ehea ti ng,
t h e p r o d u ctmu stb e a g i ta te da n d r ecir culatedto ensur ehomogeneity.

1 O D E S I G NO F M I X E S

10.1 Themixdesignfordensegradedbituminous mixesusingmodified bitumenshall

be donein the same manneras used for conventional
bitumen
by Marshall Methodof Mix
Design(MS 2).The requrrements
of mixes withmodified
bitumenare indicated
in Table3.
T a b l e3 R e q u i r e m e n t so f M i x P r e p a r e dw i t h M o d i f i e dB i t u m e n
sl. Reouirement
No. Properties H o tC l i m a t e C o l dC l i m a t e High Method
of Test
Rainfall
1 ) [/arshall (75
Stabiiity
12kN 't2kN
at 60"C kg,
blows) 10kN M S: 2
Mrnrmum
2) IVarshall
Flowat 60"C
1Xq0 35-50 3 . 04 . 5 M S 2:
mm
3) lVarshall kg/mm
Quotrent Z5U5UU - Flow
Stabrlity
incompacted
4 ) Vords mix% 3050
5\ lVodified
Brndercontent BC -Gradtngl.540/o
byweightof Mix - G r a d r n2g. - 5 6 4 / o
-*
Minimum
S D B C G r a d r n g l- 4 7 %
Grading
2 5 2o/"
D B t \ l- G r a d i n g l - 4 3 o / a
G r a d i n2g - 4 7 T o
6) Requirementofretained
after24hours
stability
90 95 100 MS2
inwaterat60'C %,
lMinrmum
7 ) Coatrng %
withaggregate 95 95 100 AASHTO
T 182

q
I R CS P : 5 3 - 2 0 1 0
. G r a d i n g1 & 2 c o r r e s p o n dt os l R C . ' 1 1 1 .
* * C o r r e s p o n dt so s p e c i f i cg r a v i t yo f t h eA g g r e g a t e
b e i n g 2 . 7 I n c a s ea g g r e g a t h
e a v es p e -
c i f i cg r a v i t ym o r et h a n2 7 , b i t u m e nc o n t e n ct a n b e r e d u c e dp r o p o r t i o n a t e lFy u r t h e rf o r
r e g r o nw s h e r eh i g h e sdt a i l ym e a na i rt e m p e r a t u rres 3 0 ' ) Co r l o w e ra n d l o w e s d t a r l ym e a n
-
a i r t e m p e r a t u ri es 1 0 0 Co r l o w e r t, h e b i t u m e nc o n t e n m t a yb e i n c r e a s e b
d y a s m u c ha s
0 5 percent

1 1 C O N S T R U C T I OO
NP E R A T I O N
T h e h o t mi x co n stru cti o u n s ingmodifiedbitumenshouldbe car r iedout w hen the
a t m o sp h e rite i s above' 15"C.
c mp e ra tu re The pr oper ties
of densegr adedbitum i nous
m i x esp re p a re dw i th mo d i fiedbitumenshallbe in compliance with the r equ i r em ents
g i v e ni n T a b l e3 .

11.1 IR C o r MOR T H Specifications and Guidelinesshall be applic abl efor

c o n stru cti oonf ro a d sw i th modifiedbitum en. Ther eshouldbe at least2 v i br ator y
o n e V i b rator yr ollerand one Pneum atic
r o l l e rs,a l te rn a te l y, tyr e r ollerplacedas c l os e
t o t he p a ve ra s p o ssi b l eth , i swill r educecoolingof the m ix and shallensurepr oper
c o m p a cti ow time.The quantityof waterusedshouldbe enoughto
n i th i nth e sti p u l ated
c n s u rew e tti n go f th e ro l l e rwheelsbut excesswatershouldnot be usedat any c os t.

11.2 T h e t e m p e r a t u roef m i x i n ga n d r o l l i n gs h a l lb e h i g h e rt h a n c o n v e n t i o n a l
b i t u m i n o u smi xe s.T h e b ro ad r angeof temper atur e at differ entstagesis gi v en i n
T a b le4 . T h e e xa ctte mp e ratur es dependuponthe typeand amountof modi fi erus ed
a n ds h a l lb e a d o p t e da s p e r a d v i c eo f s u p p l i e r .
T a b l e4 B ro a dR a n g eof Temper aturRequir
e em ents
for ModifiedBinde r s

Stageof Work Indicated ('C)

Temperature

B i n d eartm i x i n g 165-185

Aggregates
temperature 165-185

N/ixat mixingplanl 150-170

Mixatlaying
srte 130-1
60
atlaying
Roiling site ilJ-tJ3

11.3 for var iousitemsof r oadwor ksusingmodifiedbi tum en

T h e sp e ci fi ca ti o ns
a r e sa me a s th o se fo r co nventional gr ade bitum enexceptthose for any s pec i al
c o n d i ti o n s,w h i ch th e ma n ufactur er of modifiedbitum enwill indicatein tec hni c al
o f p ro d u ct.
l i t e r atu re

4A
IU
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11.4 T h eo t h e rc o n t r odl u r i n gm i x i n gl ,a y i n gs,h a l bl es a m ea s s p e c i f i erdnl R C 1 1 1

f o r d e n s ea s p h a l ct o n c r e t es, e m i - d e n sbei t u m i n o ucso n c r e t ea n d d e n s eb i t u m r n o t r s
m a c a da mre sp e cti ve loyr a s i n dicated in technicalliter atur of e pr oduct.

1 2 Q U A L I T YA S S U R A N C EI N S T O R A G EA N D H A N D L I N GO F
M O D I F I E DB I T U M E NA N D M I X E SA T S I T E

12.1 T h e m a r no b l e c t r v e o f t h e q u a l i t ya s s u r a n c ep r o c e s st s t o e n s u r et h a t
p r o d u c st u p p l r e d m e e t st h e r e q u i r e ds p e c i f i c a t i oann d t h a t t h e q u a l i t yo f t h e b r n d e r
b e m a r n t a r n eudn t r lr t r s a p p l i e dF r o mt h e t i m et h e p r o d u c ti s d i s p a t c h e fdr o mt h c
blending p l a n ti t i s e x p o s e dt o t h e r i s ko f d e g r a d a t r ounn l e s st h e b t n d e ri s h a n d l e dt n
t h e c o r r e cw t a y T o e n s u r et h a tt h e p r o p e r t i eosf t h e a p p l i e dm o d i f i e d b i n d e rh a v en o t
c h a n g e ds r g n r f r c a nftrl o y r nt h a t o f t h e o r i g r n apl r o d u cdt i s p a t c h efdr o m t h e b l e n d r n g
p l a n t t, h e f o l l o w r nqgu a l i t yc o n t r oml e a s u r e as r e r e c o m m e n d e d :
i ) T h e s r r p p l i em r u s t c o n d u c t h e n e c e s s a r vt e s t s o n t h e p r o d u c t o
e n s u r ot h a ti t m e e t st h e s p e c i f i c a t r roenq u i r e m e nbt se f o r ed t s p a t c h t n g
t h ep r o d u c t
i i ) S a m p l c -s:frso u l db e t a k e nf r o mt h et a n k e w h ep r o d L r c t
r h r l ed i s c h a r g i nt g
o n - s r t ea n d r e t a i n e df o r f u r t h e tre s t r n gi nTt h e c a s eo f a d i s p u t e .f h e
s a m p l es i z es h o u l dn o tt h e l e s st h a n1 k g
r r i ) I h e r e t e n t i o sna r n p l e fso r e a c h b a t c hs h o u l db e k e p t i n t h e c t t s t o r i y
o f t h e e n g r n e etrr l lt h e c o m p l e t i oonf t h e p r o j e cot r a s s p e c r f r ei dn t i r e
contract
i v ) t h e s L r p p l i esrh o u l ds u p p l ya l a b o r a t o r cy c r t t f t c a tfeo r e a c h b a l t o i r
s t a t r n gt h c b r n d e rp r o p c r t i e si i r i s s h o r r l dr n c l u d et h e i n d r c a t r vt e s t s
l i k es c t f t r , : n tpnogi n t p e n e t r a t r ovni ,s c o s i t ye l a s t t cr e c o v e r a y n dp h a s c
s e p a r a t r o n I h e t e s t sf o r c o r r t p l em x o d u l u ss l r a l lb e p r o v r d e fdo r t h c
b a t c hs P e c i f r cbdYt h c e n l ; r n e e r .
v ) S a r r p p l essi r o r r l b d c t a k e nf r o r rt h c s i t es t o r a g et a n ko n a d a i l yb a s i s
a n c it c s t e dp n o r t o a p p l i c a t i oann d t e s t e df o r p e n e t r a t t o rsto f t e n r n g
p o r n tv. t s c o s l t ys t o r a g es t a b i l r tayn d t o r s r o n ar e l covcry
v r ) f ) 1 6 d u crl r o t a p p l r r : dc a n b e r e t u r n c ' ct oj s t o r a g ca n d r c t e s t e di o r
( ; o n r p l r a n cper r: o rt o f u r t l r e u r s e A l l s a m p l e sn t u s tb e c l e a r l yI a b c : l e d
w r t i ra l l r r : i c v a nr tl c t u r lfso r e; r s co f i d e n t r f l c a t taonr tdt r a c c a b t l t t y
vrr) l t rs ri :co mrn c.r r cled that cr :r r clatr on testr ngbe r lotr e btltwcc ntht:
.
t i : o o r a t o r r oc rss u p p l i ear n d L r s chr c f o r cc o m t r e r t c e : n l eonf t h e b t n d e r
r nst e s tr e s u r l t s
y yv a r t z l t t o n
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vi i i ) P ri o rto th e c om m encem ent of a contr act,the full spectr umo f tes ts

sh o u l db e co nductedon the fir stbatchof the pr oductto dem ons tr ate
th e su p p l i e r'sabilityto complywith the specification. Ther eafterthe
,
re sp e cti ve te stsar e to be conductedat an agr eedfr equenc yunl es s
th e rei s a ch a ngein thesour ceof r awm ater ial( basebitum enor poty m er
g ra d e ).T h e suppliermust also pr ovidea set of cur vesshow i ngthe
ch a n g e si n th e softening pointand viscositypr oper tieswithtimefor the
mo d i fi e db i tu men.

12.2 S i t e Q u a l i t yC o n t r o lP l a n

T h ef ol l o w i n g
q u a l i tyco n trotests
l ar e to be car r iedout:
;\ T h e c o n t r a c t o r ' sp r o d u c t i o n p r o g r a m m e a n d t h e b i n d e r q u a n t i t i e s
r e q u i r e d o n a d a i l y b a s i s i n c l u d i n gp r o c e d u r e sf o r o r d e r i n g p r o d u c t
i n c l u d i n gm i n i m u ml e a d t i m e ss h o u l db e n o t i f i e di n a d v a n c e .
ii) o n - s i t e b i n d e r s t o r a g er e q u i r e m e n t st o m e e t t h e d e m a n d , i n c l u d i n o
h e a t i n ga n d p u m p i n gr e q u i r e m e n tm s ustbe rndicated
rrr) E n v i r o n m e n m
t a n a g e m e n tp l a n f o r t h e s t o r a g e ,s p i l l a g ea n d w a s t e
d i s p o s a lo f b i n d e r sa n d f l u s h i n g si s t o b e n o t i f i e da n d m e t i c u l o u s l v
followed.
rv) M o d i f r e db i t u m e ns u p p l r e di n b u l k d r u m s o r b a g s s h a l lb e a g i t a t e d / r e
c i r c u l a t e di n h o t c o n d i t i o nu s i n qs u i t a b l ed e v i c c b e f o r eu s e r o e n s u r c
h o m o g e n e r t oy f t h e p r o d u c t .
v) M a n u f a c t u r eor f p r o p r i e t a r yp r o d u c t ss h a l l b e r c s p o n s r b l et o p r o v i d e
f u l l d e t a i l st o u s e r f o r s p e c i a lp r e c a u t r o n sn e e d e d f o r t h e i r p r o d r . r c tast
s t t eo r m a y d e p u t et h e r rt e c h n r c apl e r s o n n e lr f r c q u r r e d
vr) M L r l t r p l he r : a t i n go f m o d r f i r : db r t u m r : ns h a l l b e a v o r d e dt o r e t a r ni t s
premrLlm
propertres

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Annex-1
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M E T H O DF O R D E T E R M I N A T I OONF C O M P L E XM O D U L U S
Scope

T h t s m e t h o d c o v e r st h e d e t e r m i n a t i o no f c o m p l e xm o d u l u s ( G - ) , P h a s e a n g l e ( S i n t \ )
a n d G - / S i n 5 o f m o d i f i e db i t u m i n o u sb i n d e r s .T h i s s t a n d a r di s a p p r o p r i a t ef o r u n a g e d
m a t e r i aal n d m a t e r i aal g e d i n t h i nf i l mo v e n o r r o l l i n gt h i nf i l mo v e n .A p a r t i c u l a t em
s aterial
t n b i n d e ri s l i m i t e dt o p a r t i c l e sw i t h l o n g e s td i m e n s i o n sl e s s t h a n 3 0 0 m i c r o m e t e r .

S i g n i f i c a n c ea n d U s e

I h e t e s t t e m p e r a t u r ef o r t h i s t e s t i s r e l a t e dt o t h e t e m p e r a t u r ee x p e r i e n c e db y t h e
p a v e m e n t n t h e g e o g r a p h i c a l a r e fao r w h i c ht h e u s e o f b i n d e ri s i n t e n d e dT. h e s h e a r
m o d u l u s t s a n i n d i c a t o ro f s t i f f n e s so r r e s i s t a n c eo f b i n d e rt o d e f o r m a t i o nu n d e r l o a d
a t s p r : c i f r e tde m p e r a t u r eT. h e c o m p l e x( G - ) m o d u l u sa n d p h a s e a n g l e ( S i n i i ) d e f i n e
t h c r e s t s t : r n c et o d e f o r m a t i o no f t h e b r n d e ri n t h e v i s c o - e l a s t i cr e g i o n .T h e c o m p l e x
m o d u l u s a n d p h a s e a n g l e a r e u s e d t o e v a l u a t e p e r f o r m a n c ea s p e c t o f m o d i f i e d
b r t u m c n ,r a r h e r e l a s t i c , r e c o v e riys i n s i g n i f i c a n t .

Summary of Test Method

I h t s s t a n d a r dc o n t a t n st h e p r o c e d u r eu s e d t o m e a s u r et h e c o m p l e xm o d u l u s( G - )
p h a s c a n g l e ( s i n [ ) a n d s h e a r m o d u l u s( G - / S r n d ) o f b i n d e r su s i n ga D y n a m i cS h e a r
f i i r e o r r t e t c r( D S R ) a n d p a r a l l e lp l a t e t e s t g e o m e t r y .T h e s t a n d a r d i s s u i t a b l ef o r u s e
w h c n t h e c o m p l e xm o d u l u s( G - ) v a r i e sb e t w e e n1 0 0 P a a n d 1 0 M p a . T h e r a n g e o f
t c s t t e - . n r p i : r a t ulrree s i n b e t w e e n 3 5 c C a n d B 5 0 Cd e p e n d i n g u p o n g r a d e , t y p e a n d
c o n d t t t o n t nogf t h e t e s t s a m p l e T e s t s p e c i m e no f 1 m m t h i c k ,2 5 m m d i a m e t e ro r 2
m n r t i r r c ka n d B m m d i a m e t e ra s p r e p a r e db e t w e e np a r a l l e m l e t a l p l a t e s .D u r i n gt h e
t c s t r n q ,o n e o f t h e p a r a l l e lp l a t e si s o s c i l l a t e dw i t h r e s p e c tt o t h e o t h e r a t p r e - s e l e c t e d
f r e q u c n c ya n d r o t a t r o n adl e f o r m a t i o na m p l i t u d e sT h e r e q u i r e da m p l i t u d e sd e p e n d
u p o n i h e v a l t r e so f c o m p l e x s h e a r m o d u l u so f b i n d e r sb e i n g t e s t e d .T h e r e q u r r c d
a r - i r p l t t u cdl eesp e n du p o nt h e v a l u e so f c o m p l e xs h e a rm o d u l u so f b r n d e r sb e r n gt e s t e d
f h c t c s t ' s p e c r m eins m a i n t a i n e da t t h e t e s t t e m p e r a t u r w
e r t h i n+ 0 1 0 Cb y h e a t i n ga n d
c o o l r n go f u p p e ra n d l o w e rp l a t e s T h e r e c o m m e n d e d f r e q u e n c yo f t e s t r n gr s 1 Or a d / s
T h e c o m p l e xm o d u l u s ( G . ; a n d p h a s e a n g l e ( S i n i i ) a r e c a l c u l a t e da s a p a r t o f t h e
o p e r a t r o no f t h e r h e o m e t e ru s r n gs o f t w a r ea v a r l a b l e
w r t ht h e e q u i p m e n t

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T e s tE q u i p m e n t

T h e te ste q u tp me nco
t mp rises
followingitem s:
a) Dynamic ShearRheometerlesfsysfem-Adynamicshearrheometer
c o n s i s t i nogf p a r a l l eml e t a pl l a t e sa, n e n v i r o n m e n tcahl a m b e ra, l o a d i n o
d e vi cea n d a contr oland dataacquisition system .
-
b ) T e st P l a te s Metaltestplateswithpolishedsur face,one g t
0.5 m m
i n d i a m e t ear n do n e2 5 t 0 . 0 5m m i n d i a m e t e T r .h e b a s ep l a t ei n s o m e
rh e o me teirs a flatplate.
c) EnvironmentalChamber-A chamberfor controlling thetestspecimen
te mp e ra tu rby e heatingor cooling. The m ediumfor heatingandc ool i ng
t h e s p e c i m e ni n t h e e n v i r o n m e n tcahl a m b e ri s e i t h e ra g a s o r l i q u i d
th a tw i l l n o t affectbinderpr oper tiesThe tem per atur in e the cham ber
ma y b e co n tr olled by the cir culation of fluidor conditioned gas .W hen
t h e a i r i s u s e da s m e d i u ma s u i t a b l d
e r i e rm u s tb e i n c l u d e tdo p r e v e n t
co n d e n sa tion of moistur eon the pr atesand fixtur e.
d) Temperature Controller - A temperature controller capable
o f ma i n ta i ningspecim entem per atur ewithin t 0.10Cfor the tes t
te mp e ra tu re rangingfr om 35 to 85oCis needed.A r esistanc ther e m al
d e te cto rmo untedinsidethe envir onm ental chamber in , intimatew i th
fi xe dp l a tew i tha r angeof 35 to 850Cr eadable to the near est0.1 0CT. he
d e te cto sh r a llbe usedto contr olthe tem per atur in e the chamberand
p ro vi d eco n tinuous r eadout of the temper atur dur e ingthe m ounti ng,
co n d i ti o n i nand
g testingof the specim ens.
e ) L o a d i n g D e vice - The loadingdeviceshall be capableto appl y
a
si n u so i d aol scillator yload to the specim enat the fr equen c yof 1O
ra d /s.T h e l o adingdeviceshallbe capableof pr oviding eithera s tr es s -
co n tro l l e ldo ad.lf the loadis str aincontr olled the loadingshallappl ya
cycl i cto rq u es ufficient to causean angularr otational str ainac c ur ate
to w i th i n 1 0 0micr onr adianof the str ainspecified. lf the toadrss tr es s
co n tro l l e dth , e loadingdeviceshallapplya cyclictor queacc ur ateto
w i th i n10 mN .mof thetor quespecified. Totalsystemcompttancto e 100
N . mt o r q u es h a l lb e < 2 m .r a d / N . m .
f) Control and Data Acquisition Sysfem - The control and data
a cq u i si ti o system
n shallpr ovidea r ecor dof tem per atur e, fr equenc y ,
d e fl e cti o na n gleand tor que.The systemshall be capableto r ec or d
n d ca l cu l a tethe shearstr ess,shearstr ain,complexshearmodul us
a n d p h a sea n gleof binderat specified testtem per atur e.

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Y) S p e ci me nMo u l d - A siliconer ubbermouldfor pr epar ation of tes t

soecimen.
n ) S p e ci me nT ri mm er- A specimenr ubberm ouldfor pr epar ation of tes t
specrmen.
i) Calibrated Temperature Detector - A calibratedthermocouple,
th e rmi sto o r,r R e sistance Tem per aturDetector e ( RTD)witha thicknes s
o r d r a m e t e<r 2 . 0 m m i s s u r t a b l feo r m e a s u r i n tgh e t e m p e r a t u roef a
d u m m ys p e c i m e ns a m p l eo f b i n d e rT. h e r m o c o u p l easn d t h e r m i s t o r s
a r e n o t r e l i a b l et o t 0 . 1 0 Cu n l e s sc a l i b r a t etdo a s t a n d a r dt r a c e a b l e
to th e N a ti o n aIn l stitute of Standar dand Technology ( NIST)and mus t
b e ca l i b ra te d w i th associated meter sor cir cuitr y. PlatinumRTDsa r e
typ i ca l l yn o t su i tablebecausethey ar e too lar ge to fit in the gaps
b e tw e e nth e p l a tesin the DSR.

P r e p a r a ti o no f T e st S p e ci me n

A d i s ko f b i n d e rw i t hd i a m e t eer q u a lt o t h e o s c i l l a t i npgl a t e( o f t e nc a l l e da s p i n d l eo) f

t h e D SR i s n e e d e dfo r te sti n gT . her ear e two waysto pr epar ethe samplefor testi ng
( 1 ) B i t u m e nb i n d e rc a n b e p o u r e dd i r e c t l yo n t ot h e s p i n d l ei n s u f f i c i e nqt u a n t i t yt o
p r o v i d et he a p p ro p ri a te th i ckn e ssof m ater ial, or ( 2) a mouldcan be usedto for mt he
d i s ko f m ate ri ato l b e te ste dT . h e nthe diskcan be placebetweenthe spindleandfixed
p l a t eo f D S R .In th e fi rstme th o d oper , atorshouldhavesufficient exper ience to appl y
e x a c tq u an ti tyo f b i n d e r.In th e se condmethod,binderis heateduntilfluidto pour .T he
h e a t e db i nd e ri s p o u re di n to a ru bbermouldandallowedto cool.The mouldconsis ti ng
o f b i n d e rma y b e p l a ce di n a re fr iger ator untilit attainssolidconsistency. Then t he
s a m p l ei s re mo ve dfro mth e mo u ldand placedbetweenthe fixedplateand oscillati ng
s p i n d l eo f t h e D S R .T h e e x c e s sb i n d e rb e y o n dt h e e d g e o f t h e s p i n d l es h o u l db e
t r i m m e d .R e g a rd l e ss o f th e me thodused for pr epar ation of the specimen,the fi nal
s t e pi n p r e p a ri n th g e sp e ci me ni s to slightlyr eadjustthe gap betweenthe spindlea nd
t h e l o w e rp l a t es o t h a ta s l i g h bt u l g ei s e v i d e nnt e a rt h ee d g eo f t h es p i n d l eT. h es t e pi s
n o r m a l l occu
y i mme d i a te lpyr iorto thetesting.
rri n g Thethickness of the bitum enbr n der
d i s k s a n dw i ch e db e tw e e nth e spindleand fixed plate must be car efullycontr ol l ed.
T h e p r o p e rsp e ci me nth i ckn e ssi s achievedby adjusting the gap betweenthe spindl e
a n d f i x e dp l a te .T h i s g a p mu st b e set befor em ountingthe bindersam ple,but wh i l e
s p i n d l ea nd b a sep l a tea re mo u n tedin the r heometer at the testtemper atur e, the g ap
r s a d j u s te db y me a n s o f a mi crometer wheel.The micr ometerwheel is gr adua ted
t h ew h e e la l l o w sp r e c i s ep o s i t i o n i nt h
u s u a l l yi n u n i t so f m i c r o nT. u r n i n g g es p i n d l ea n d
b a s e p l a tere l a te dto e a ch o th e r.On some r heom eterthe , m icr ometer wheelmov es
t h es p i n d l ed o w n .O n o t h e ri,t m o v e st h e b a s ep l a t eu p .T h i c k n e sos f t h eg a p d e p e n d s
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o n t he te st te mp e ra tu reH. igh test tem per atur e of 460Cor gr eaterr equr r ea s m atl
g a p o f 1 m m . H i g ht e m p e r a t u rme e a s u r e m e nr et q u i r e a
s l a r g es p i n d l e( 2 5 m m ) a n d
l o w te mp e ra tu re ( 8
a sma l lsp indle mm ) . W ith the specimenmounted,the oper ator
s h a llse t th e g a p a t th e d e si r edvalueof 1,000or 2,000micr on.Afterthe spe c i m eni s
t r i m me dfl u shw i th u p p e rp l ate,the extr a50- m icr onis dialedso that gap is ex ac l y at
t h e de si re dva l u ea n d sp e ci m enbulgesslightly.
Test Procedure
B r i n gth e sp e ci me nto th e test tem per atur + e 0.10C.Afterthe sam pleis corr ec l yi n
p l a cea n d te st te mp e ra tu re appearstablethen allowthe specim enfor 1Omi nutes
m i n imu ma t th ese tte mp e ra turof e the specim ento equilibr ate. The actualtemper atur e
e q u i l i b r a t i ot inm e i s e q u i p m e ndt e p e n d e nat n d s h o u l db e c h e c k e du s i n ga d u m m y
s p e c i me nw i thve rya ccu ra tetemper atursensing e capabilities.
W h en o p e ra ti n gi n a stra i ncontr olm ode,testingconsistsof usingthe r he om eter
s o f t wa reto se l e cta p p ro p ri ate
str ainvalueas under :

Material KPa Tarqet

Strain,
% StrainRanqe,
%
Oriqinal
binder '1 (G./Sin
0 6) 4a
tt 9-15
TFOT
residue 22 (G./Sin
o) 10 B-12
W h e no p e ra ti n gi n a sti 'e sscontr olled
m ode,selectan appr opr iate
str esslevelus i ng
softwareas under

Material KPa Target

Stress,
% StressRange,
%
Original
binder 1 . 0( G . / S d
i n) 012 0 09-015
TFOT residue 2.2(c./Sind) 022 0.18-026

T e s t i n gco n si stso f u srn grh eom etersoftwar eto set the DSR to apply a cons tant
o s c i l l a ti n stre
g ssa n d re co rdingthe r esuitingstr ainand tim e lag. The speci fi c ati on
r e q u i r eo s s c i l l a t i osnp e e dt o 1 0 r a d / s w
, h i c hi s a p p r o x i m a t e1l y. 5 9h z .A c o m p u t e ri s
u s e dw i th D S R to co n tro te l s t par ameterand r ecor dtest r esults.The oper atorneed
n o t w o rrya b o u tse tti n gth e valueof appliedstr ess.Instead,the oper atorshoul ds et
t h e a pp ro xi ma te va l u e o f sh earstr ain.Shearstr ainvaluesvar y fr om 1- 12 per c ent
a n d d ep e n do n th e sti ffn e ss o f the binderbeingused.Relatively softm ater ialtes s ted
a t h i g hte mp e ra tu re a re te stedat str ainvaluesof appr oximately 10- 12 per cent.H ar d
m a t e ri a l sa re te ste da t stra i nvalueof about1 per cent.In the initialstageof the tes t,
r h e o me te me r a su re sth e stressr equir edto achievethe set shear str ainan d then
m a i n ta i nth i s stre ssve ry p re ciselydur ingthe test.The shearstr ain can vary s m al l
a m o u n tsfro mth e se t va l u eto achievethe constantstr ess.Var iatr on in shearstr ai ni s
n o r m a l l yco n tro l l e b d y rh e o m eter softwar e.In the beginningof the test,the sam pl ei s

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f i r s tc o n d i t i o n ebdy l o a d i n gt h e s p e c i m e fno r ' 1 0c y c l e sa n d t h e n 1 0 a d d i t i o n ac ly c l e s

a r e a p p li e dto o b ta i nte st d a ta .T he r heometer softwar eautom atically com putesa nd
r e p o r t sv al u e so f co mp l e xmo d u lus( G.) and phaseangle( Sin6) .

I n t e r p r eta ti o no f R e su l tsa n d Data Pr esentation

T h e c o mp l e xmo d u l u s(G-) a n d phaseangle( Sin6) decr easewith incr easing sh ear

s t r a i nA. l i n e a rre g i o nma y b e d e finedas sm allr egionwher ethe m odulusis r elati v el y
independeo n ft s h e a rs t r a i nT. h i sr e g i o nw i l lv a r yw i t hm a g n i t u doef c o m p l e xm o d u l u s .
T h e l i n ea rre g i o n i s d e fi n e da s r ange in str ainswher e the complexmodulusi s
g 5 o e r c e no t r mo reo f th e ze ro str ainvalue.The shearstr essvar iesnear lyfr om 0 at
t h e c e n treo f th e p l a te sto a ma xim umat the extr em ities of the plateper im eterThe
s h e a rs t r e ssrs ca l cu l a te fro d mthe appliedor measur edtor que,m easur edor app l i ed
s t r a r na n dth e g e o me tryo f th ete s tspecimen. Forthe pr esentspecification only,val ues
o f G . a n d S rn6 a re re q u i re dA. completer epor tincludesfollowingpar ameter s:
a) figur es,
G* to th e n e a re stthr eesignificant
b) S rn tr to th e n e a rest0.1 degr ees,
'1
c) T e stp l a tesi zeto near est0 m m and gap to near est1 ptm,
d) to the near est0.' 10C,
T e stte mp e ra tu re
e ) T e stfre q u e n cyto the near est0.1 r adls,and
0 S t r a i na m p l r t u dteo t h e n e a r e s0t . 0 1p e r c e n t .

T h e t e s tte mp e ra tu re a s p e r re q utr em ent for com plexm odulusvalu eof

of specification
l k Pa ( G -/S i nd ) fo r o ri g i n abl i n d erand2.2 kPa ( G./Sin5) for r esidueof thinfilmov er
d mth e plotof ( G./Sin5) and tem per aturfor
t e s ts h a llb e ca l cu l a te fro e com plianc ofe
s p e c r f i ca ti o n .

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Annex- 2
(Table 2)

M E T H O DF O R E L A S T I CR E C O V E R YT E S T
Theelasticrecovery of modified bitumenisevaluatedby comparing recoveryofthreadafter
conditioningspecimenfor t hourat specified temperature andthe specimenis elongated
upto 10 cm deformation in a ductility
machine.This is mainlyintendedto assessdegree
of bitumenmodification and qualityof modifiedbitumen. The cross-sectionof threadshall
be as shownin Fig. 1. Thisis a simpletestintendedto optimizedoseof polymeric and/or
rubberadditivein bitumenand helpin assessing qualityof PMB/RMBin laboratory.

Ap pa ra tu s

given in lS:1208-1978and mould is

Ductility Machine: Conformingto specification
s h o w ni n F i g . 1 .

Thermomefer.'AnASTM 630Cthermometeror anv other standardthermometerof

e q u i v a l e nr a
t nge.

Sc isso rs;A n y typ e o f co nventional

scissor scapableof cuttingm odifiedb i tum enat
t h e te stte mp e ra tu re .

S c al eA t leof m easur ing

. n y tra n sp a re nsca ductility
upto25 cm witht 1 mm a c c ur ac y .

_l*-* _.
D
_r---__
r-^l
I

A 36.5+ 0.1mm
B 30.0+ 0.1mm
C 1 7 . 0 + 0 . .m
1m
D 10,0+ 0.1rnnt
E 1 0 . 0+ 0 . 1m m

Fig. 1 Designof Mouldfor ElasticRecoveryTest

1B
 IRC:S5
P3 - 2 0 1 0

P r o c e du re

preparethreetestspecimens for one sampleand condition as prescribedin TestMethod

lS 12OBat specifiedtemperature. Elongatethe test specirnenat the specifiedrateto a
deformatron1Ocm at a rateof 5 t 0.25cm/minute temperature.
atspecified lmmediately cut
thetestspecimenintotwohalvesatthemidpoint usingthescissors. Keepthe testspecimen
for '1hourat specifiedtemperature.
in thewaterbathin an undisturbed condition

A f t e rt h e t h o u rti me p e ri o d ,movethe elongatedhalfof the test specimenbacki nto

p o s i t i o nn e a r th e fi xe d h a l f o f the test specim enso that the two piecesof m od i fi ed
b i t u m e nl u stto u ch .R e co rdth e l engthof the r ecombined specimenas X.

Report

th e p e r ce n t/e l a stirecover
C a l c u l ate c yby the followingpr ocedur e

'10-x
El a s t i cRe co ve ry(%) = x '100
{0

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Annex-3
(Table 2)

M E T H O DF O RS E P A R A T I O T
NE S T
Scope

T h e s e p a r a t i oonf m o d i f i ear n d b i t u m e nd u r i n gh o ts t o r a g ei s o f t e ns e e na n dt h i sc a n
be evalqated by comparing t h e r i n ga n d b a l ls o f t e n i n gp o i n to f t h e t o p a n d b o t t o m
p o r t t o ns a m p l e st a k e nf r o m a c o n d i t i o n e dp ,o l y m e o r r r u b b e rm o d i f i e db i t u m e ni n a
s c a l e dt u b e so f m o d i f i e db i t u m e ni n a v e r t i c apl o s i t i o n
a t 1 6 3 r 5 o Ci n a n o v e nf o r a
p e r r o do f 4 8 h o u r s .

Apparatus

Alumtnum
T u b e s 2. 5 . 4m m i n d r a m e t earn d 1 3 6 . 7m m l o n gb l i n da l u m i n u m
tubes.

O v e n C a p a b l eo f m a i n t a i n i n1g6 3t 5 c C

. a p a b l eo f m a i n t a i n i n6g" 7+ 5 0 C
F r e e z e rC

R a c k C a p a b l eo f s u p p o r t i r rt h
g ea l u m i n u m
t u b e si n a v e r t i c apl o s i t i o n
i n t h eo v e na n d
f r e e ze r

S p a t u l a n d H a m m e r T h es p a t u l am u s tb e r i g i da n ds h a r pt o a l l o wc u t t i n go f t h et u b e
c o n t a r n i nt g
h e s a m p l ew h e na t a l o wt e m p e r a t u r e .

Procedure

P l a c et h e e m p t yt u b e ,w i t h s e a l e de n d d o w n i n t h e r a c k H e a tt h e s a m p l ec a r e f u l l y
u n t ilsu ffrci e n tlflyu i dto p o u r .Car eshouldbe takento pr eventlocalizedover - heati ng.
P a s st h e n t o l t e n s a m p l et h r o u g hl S s i e v e6 0 0m i c r o nm e s ss i z e .A f t e rt h r o u g hs t i r r i n g ,
p o u r5 0 0 g i n t ot h e v e r t i c a l lhye l dt u b e .F o l dt h e e x c e s st u b e o v e r t w o t i m e s ,a n d
c r r m pa n d s e a l .P l a c et h e r a c kc o n t a i n i ntgh e s e a l e dt u b e si n a o v e n m a i n t a i n eadt
a t e mp e ra tu re o f '1 6 3t 5 0 C Allowthe tubesto standundistur bed in the ov en for a
p e r io do f 4 8 t 4 h o u r A t the end of the per iod,r emovethe r ackfr om the ov en anc j
p l a c etmme d ta te il n y th efre ezerat6.7+ 50C,takingcar eto keepthetubesin a v er ti c al
p o s i t i o an t a l lt i m e s .L e a v et h et u b e si n t h ef r e e z efro r a m i n i m u mo f 4 h o u r st o s o l i d i f y
t h e sa mp l eco mp l e te l y. U p on r em ovingthe tube fr om the fr eezer place , it o n a fl at
s u r f a c eC. u tt h et u b ei n t ot h r e ee q u a l e n g t hp o r t i o nw s i t ht h ek n i f e D
. iscard t h ec e n t r a l
p o r t t o no f s a m p l e a n d p l a c et h e t o p a n d b o t t o mp o r t i o n so f t h e t u b e l n t os e p a r a t e

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 r R CS P5 3 - 2 0 ' 1 0

b e a k e r sP l a c et h e b e a k e ri n t oa 1 6 3t 5 0 Co v e nu n t i lt h e b r t u m e nr s s u f f i c r e n tfllyu t d
t o r e m o v et h e p r e c e so f a l u m r n u m t u b e .A f t e rt h o r o u g h lsyt i r r i n gp, o u rt h e t o p a n d
l ya r k e dr i n g sf o r t h e r i n ga n d b a l ls o f t e n i n p
b o t t o ms a m p l e sr n t oa p p r o p r r a t em go r n t
t e s t Pr e p a reth e rrn g sa n d b a l lappar atus accor ding to TestM ethodlS 1205 The top
a n d b o t t o ms a n r p l efsr o mt h e s a m et u b es h o u l db e t e s t e da t t h e s a m et i m e

Report

R e p o r t he d i ffe re n ceIn, 0 C ,b e tweenthc softenr ng pointsof thc r especttve

top and
bottorn s a m p l e sa s a v e r a g eo f t h r e es p e c l m e n s

a1
LI
 r f t cs P 5 32 0 . 1 0

Annex-4
(C/ar,,.se
8.3)

T O R S I O NR E C O V E R Y
O F M O D I F I E DB I N D E R S
1. Scope

I h r st e s tm e t h o ds e t so u t tne pr ocedur i: for the deter m r natr on of tor sr onar

r ec ov er vo f
p o l y m em r o d r f r ebdi n d e r su s l n ga s a m p l eb o l ta n d
c u pa s s e m b l y
2. Definition

A s r m p l em e a n so f d e t e r m i n r nt h
g e e l a s t i cp r o p e r t r eosf a p o l y r n e r - m o d i f r e d
b r n d er s
t o me a su rertsT o rsro n are l c over y.

3. Apparatus

3'1 A c y l r n d r r chael a d e da l u m i n i u m
b o i ta s s e r n b l ay s i l l u s t r a t er dn F i g u r e2 w r t h
a t o t a lm a s so f 4 5 1 5 g T h e b o l th a s a c y l r n d r i c ha ei a d
w i t ha d i a m e t eor t 2 8 6 m n r
a n d a t h r c k n e sosf g 5 2 m m T h et h r e a d e d s h a n ko f t h e b o l ti s 4 4 . sm m l o n g A m e t a l
s p t d e r w i t ht h r e er a d i a p l r n sa n d t w o n u t s ,c a n b e u s e dt o c e n t r e
t h e a s s e m b l yA
p o t n t eirs r e q u i r e fdo r a n g l em e a s u r e m e nrtnst h e
a b s e n c eo f t h es p r d e rs e e F i g 1 f o r
d e t a i l so f t h i sa s s e m b ray n dt h e o p t i o n acro m p o n e n t s

ImenvnI
r;\
l' ---:\#--
ssmm
fX,-_*'_-{
\ /""..-
\-*-*"--
\ J /

Spiderwith3
armsqroovedto
assistinitiallocation Iotal
wilh the rin of the massof
penetratjon cup. spider,
nuls,shatt
a n dd i s k
assernbly
459

N o t D r a w nt o S c a l eT o l e r a n coen m a s sl g , d i m e n s l o n s
0 . 1m m
F i g .2 C y l i n d r i c aHl e a d e dA l u m i n i u m
B o l tA s s e m b l y

na
L1
 t R CS P 5 3 - 2 C 1 0

3.2 A s a m p l et i n c y l r n d r r c afll a t b o t t o m e da n d 5 5 m m i n d i a m e t e r

3.3 A n a n q l e - m c a s u r r ndge v t c ea n d s a m p l ec l a m p a s s e m b l y o, r a n a l t e r n a t r v e
m e a n so f c l a m p r n gt h e s a r n p l e / b oal ts s e m b l ya n d d e t e r m i n i n tgh e i n i t i aal n d r e c o v e r e d
a n g l e T h e r e c o m m e n d c dd e v t c ep r o v t d e sa s c a l e ,o f B O m m r a d i u sa n d g r a d u a t e d
r n d e g r e e sa r o u n da t l e a s th a l f r t sc r r c u m f e r e n caen d a c l a m p c a p a b l eo f h o l d i n gt h e
s a m p l e c u p w t t h t n3 m m o f r t s c e n t r ea n d w i t h o u tl g f n r m r n nr h o n ' n h y f i 1 o f et h a n
3 mm Inany directron

3.4 A w a t e r b a t h c a p a b l eo f o p e r a t i n ga t 2 5 o C+ 0 . s o c ,f i t t e dw i t h a n a p p r o p r r a t e
thermorneter

3.5 A d r y i n g o v e n , t h e r m o s t a t i c a l l yc o n t r o l l e da n d c a p a b l eo f m a i n t a i n i n ga
t e m p c r a t u r eo f 6 O o Ct o 2 0 0 o C w i t h a s e t p o i n t a c c L l r a c yo f + 5 o C

3.6 A stopwatch

3.7 A s p a n n e rt o s u r tt h e b o l t a s s e m b l y

4. Method

I h e t o r s r o n arl e c o v e r ya p p a r a l u so p e r a t c sb y r n a n u a l l yr o t a t r n qa n a l u m i n r u mb o l t .
p r c v r o u s l yc m b e d d e d i n a c r - t po f m o d r f i c db r n d e r t h r o u g ha n a n g i e o f 1 8 0 d e g r e c s
a n d n r c a s u r r n gt h e c x t c : n to f r e , . c o v e royf t h e o r r q r n a a
l p p l r e dr o t a t i o n T h e i n r t r a l
1 8 0 d c g r e e t w t s t r s a p p l i e dw i t h a s p a n n e ro v e r a 1 0 s e c o n d p c r r o d T h e r e c o v o r y
a f t e r 3 0 s e c o n d sr s r e p o r t e d

4.1 P r e p a r et h e s a m p l ea s d e s c r i b e di n M e ' t h o dM U 2 A s s e m b l et h e b o l t ,s p i d e r
a n d n u t st o p o s i t r o nt h e s u r f a c eo f t h e b o l th e a d B t 2 m m b e l o wt h e t o p o f t h e s a r n p l e
c L r p [ ) r e h e a t h e a s s e m b l ya n d c u p t o 1 8 0 " Ca n d p o u r t h e m o d i f r e db r n d e ri n t ot h e t r n
a s s e n r b l yu n t r li t b e g i n st o f o r m m e n i s c u so n t h e t o p s u r f a c eo f t h e b o l t

4.2 Testing

A l l o w t h e a s s e r n b l yt o c o o l f o r o n e h o u r b y l e a v r n gr t t o s t a n d a t r o o r nt e m p e r a t u r c
( 2 5 " t 3 u C )A. d l u s tt h e a s s e m b l yh e r g h t o k e c p t h e t o p s u r f a c eo f t h e b o i tf l u s hw i t h t l r c :
s a m p l es' u r f a c e P i a c et h e a s s e m b l yi n t ot h e 2 5 o Cw a t e r b a t h a n d a l l o w i t t o s t a b i l i z e :
f o r o n e h o u r ( s e e N o t e 6 1 ) A d l u s t t h e s p i d e rt o a p o s i t i o n7 t 2 m m a b o v e t h e r i r n
a n d r e t u r nt h e a s s e m b l yt o t h c b a t h P l a c e t h e s a m p l e a s s e m b l yo n t h c b a s e - p i a l t :
a n d ' f r t h e p o r n t e tr o t h e 1 8 0 d e g r e ep o s t t t o nw r t h o u d
t r s t L r r b r nt hge s a m p l e U s r n gl h e :
'180
s p a n n e r t u r n t h e b o l t r n o v r n gt h e p o r n t e rf r o m t h e d e g r e e p o s i t r o nt o t h e z e r o

ZJ
r R CS P5 3 - 2 0 1 0
pornter
positionusing a steadymotion for 10 seconds.Re/easethe bolt when the
Recordthe recovered
reachesthezero positionand commencetiming(see Note6.3).
'A ''
a n g l eafte r3 0 se co n d sa s

5. Calculation

l co ve ryi s g i ve nby the followingequation:

T h e t o rsi o n are

T o r s i o n ar el c o v e r y%' = A x 1 0 0
180

pr esentedin Figu r e3 i s
w h e r e A = R e co ve re da n g l e in degr ees.when the scale
l co ve ryi s r eaddir ectly'
u s e d ,th e to rsi o n are

6. Notes
labor ator yat 25 t 3oc '
6 . 1 T h e te st sn o u l d b e co nductedin an air - conditioned
withinthe waterbath.
y,e te stca n b e conducted
Al t e r na ti ve lth
reproducible
6.2 The rateat whichthetorqueis appliedto the sampleis criticalfor
presentsa
The objective
resurts. is to apply180degreesof rotationin 10 seconds.Fig. 3
helpwiththistask'
scalemarkedfromzero(0 degree)to 1O(180degrees)to
practical

80 Percent recovery A0

51o
klading tims in ses0n{l$
(0 to 100 percentRecovery)
Fig.3 PracticalScaleMarkedfrom 0 to 10 Seconds
aA
LA
 l R CS P5 3 - 2 0 ' 1 0

6.3 T h e sp i d e ra sse mb l yshouldnotcom eintocontactwiththe r im of the cupat

a n y l m e d u rrn gth e re co ve rY
P hase.

6.4 T h ef o l l o w i n p a l lb i t u m e n s :
g r e c a u t i o nssh o u l db e t a k e nw h e nh a n d l i n g
a ) E ye p ro te cti o ns,uch as safetyglassesand/orface shields,sha l lbe
h o tb i t u m e n '
w o r nw h e nh a n d l i n g
b) Heatresistant g loves,withclosefittingcuffsandothersuitable protective
clothing g o tb i t u m e n '
s h a i lb e w o r nw h e nh a n d l i n h
c) g o tb i t u m e n .
T h e r es h a l lb e n o s m o k i n gw h i l eh a n d l i n h
d ) Wh i l eth e ma te r ialis stillcold,loosenthe lid of the sam plecontatner
(i n ve rtth e ca n a nd war mthe lid,if necessar y)or , puncha holein the
tid

7. o f R e sults
A cce P ta b i l i tY

of r esults.
T h e f o l l o w i n gcri te ri aco u l db e usedfor judgingacceptability

Property U n i ts o f RepeatabilitY ReproducibilitY

Precision (r) (R)

T o rsi o n a l U n i t so f 0 0 9 r / m( 1 0 0 - m ) 0 3 0 r l m( 1 0 0 - m )
Recovery m e a s u r e m e n t
(-)

,m' i s th e me a n te st result( .) W hile actualr esultfor these pr oper tl esar e

Where
to avo i dany
is pr efer r ed
th eg e n e r icter m"unr tsof m easur ement"
c a l c u l a teidn p e rce n t,
c o n f u si o nb e tw e e nth e a b so l u tevalue( per cent)or per centageof the actualvalue'

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