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Comparison of SCB Methods

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Technical Brief - 0022 Release date: 1st September 2016

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Test Method AASHTO TP105-13 ASTM D8044 AASHTO TP124 EN 12697-44

(Louisiana) (Illinois)
Cracking Resistance Test Determining the Fracture
at Intermediate Potential of Asphalt
Temperature Mixtures Using the
Flexibility Index Test
(FIT)
Last release 2015 April 2016 August 2016 2010
Loading Minimum load capacity of Load measurement 0 to Capacity of at least 10kN Load capacity of at least
Equipment 10kN required with 10kN with +/-1% with a maximum 50kN with accuracy of
sensitivity of 10N. accuracy resolution of 10N in ±0.2kN.
compression.

Deformation One CMOD gauge and Vertical deformation Vertical deformation by Vertical deformation
measurement two LLD gauges, 1mm measured by LVDT or actuator if resolution is ±0.01 mm accuracy (no
range and 0.0005mm other suitable device 0.01 mm or lower. specification, from
resolution. within the range 0-30mm Alternatively use external actuator should be
with +/-0.5% accuracy measuring device (e.g. suitable)
auxiliary LVDT)

Control type Closed-loop axial loading Displacement control by Load and Displacement Displacement control
device able to maintain machine capable of control by closed-loop
constant crack mouth maintaining constant servo-hydraulic machine
opening displacement. cross-head deformation (electromechanical,
rate of 0.5mm/min screw-driven machine
(machine type may be used as an
unspecified). Sampling alternative)
rate of 10Hz

Environmental Environmental chamber Chamber capable of Specimens need to be Chamber capable to

Chamber required. Temperature controlling temperature conditioned at 25 ±0.5˚C maintain the temperature
range of -40˚ to 0˚C from 5 to 35 ±0.3°C. in conditioning chamber close to the specimen to
±0.5°C. Test temperatures Temperature must be of water bath prior to ±1°C. Suggested
are 10˚C above asphalt recorded by data testing. Test to be temperature is 0°C but the
binder PG lower limit and acquisition system during completed within 5 range is not defined.
2˚C below PG lower limit. the test. ±1min. of removing Specimens not tested have
specimen from chamber to be stored on flat surface
or water bath. at no more than 15°C.
Test to be completed
within 60s of removing
specimen from chamber

Notch Notch size is 15 ±0.5mm Straight, vertical located 15 ±1mm depth and width 0.35 ±0.10mm width and
and less than 1.5mm at the centre of the of 1.5 ±0.1mm. 10.0 ±1.0 mm depth
width. specimen with typical
depths of 25mm, 32mm
and 38mm. Width shall be
< 3.5mm

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Test Method AASHTO TP105-13 ASTM D8044 (Louisiana) AASHTO TP124 EN 12697-44
(Illinois)
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Specimen size 150 ±9mm dia. and 24.7 150 ±1mm dia. and Lab specimens: 150mm 150 ±1mm dia. and 50
±2mm thick. 57±1mm thick. Field cores ±1mm dia. and 50 ±1mm ±3mm thick, cored from
can be used if pavement thick. Field core: 150 pavement or slab or
thickness is from 38 to ±8mm dia. and 25 to compacted by SGC. Faces
60mm. 50mm thick (thickness must be parallel, cut if
correction factor required needed.
for field specimens less
than 45mm thick).
Test procedure  Contact load of 0.3  Pre-load of 45 ±10N is  Initial contact load of 0.1  Apply initial contact load
±0.02kN is initially applied. ±0.01kN applied at a (not defined)
applied and then increased  After that, begin test in loading rate of 0.05kN/s in  Apply displacement rate of
up to 0.6 ±0.02kN in displacement control at a stroke control. 5.0 ±0.2mm/min rate.
stroke control at a constant rate of  Once contact load is  Record force with 1N
displacement rate of 0.5mm/min reached, the loading rate is accuracy and displacement
0.005mm/s. Three small  Test terminates when changed to a constant rate with 0.01mm accuracy
amplitude loading cycles applied load decreases to of 50mm/min in LLD until failure
are applied to ensure 25% of the peak load. control.  Test is valid if the crack
contact between the  Test stops when load drops ends in zone ±15mm from
loading head and the below 0.1kN. the centre of the loading
specimen strip (a gauge is suggested)
 Starting from the seating
load of 0.6kN, increase the
load up to 1 ±0.1kN using
stroke control at a
displacement rate of
0.001mm/s. When this
initial load level is
reached, system switches
to CMOD control and load
is applied to maintain a
constant CMOD rate of
0.0005mm/s.
 Test stops when load drops
below 0.5kN or when
CMOD gauge has reached
its limit, whichever is first.
Sampling rate Not specified 10 Hz Minimum 20 Hz Not specified
specified
IPC Global UTS 034 UTS 041 UTS 034 UTS 002
UTS Test (100 Hz) (10 or 1 Hz) (100 Hz)
(sampling rate
available)

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Test Method AASHTO TP105-13
Calculations  Properties determined are
fracture energy, fracture
toughness and stiffness.
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ASTM D8044 (Louisiana) AASHTO Draft (Illinois) EN 12697-44
 Property being calculated is  Calculated properties are -  Determine the maximum
the critical strain energy Fracture energy, post-peak load and the corresponding
release rate slope, displacement at peak vertical deformation.

load, critical displacement  Calculate the strain at

and flexibility index are maximum force, the
calculated from load and maximum stress at failure,
load line displacement the fracture toughness
graph.  Results should be averaged
 Does not rival TP105 from 4 samples
because TP105 is used for
low temperature fracture
characterisation.
Anvil (sample 36.00 ±0.05mm 25.0mm 25.4 (standard requires 35.0 ±0.5mm
support rod) clarification on this point as A metal strip 52 ±1mm by
diameter values specified are 20 ±1mm by 1.0 ±0.2mm is
conflicting) put between each roller and
specimen
Anvil retention Not applicable – no slots Retention slots required, but Retention slots required, but Not applicable – no slots
slot dimensions required as anvils are no details are provided in no details are provided in required as anvils are
mounted directly on roller the drawings. the drawings (Method B). mounted directly on roller
blocks Alternative method is to use blocks
steel rollers mounted on
bearings through their axis
of rotation and attached to
the steel base plate with
brackets (Method A)
Anvil spring Spring required, but only Not applicable – no spring Method B - Spring constant Not applicable – no spring
retention details provided are that required – 0.70 N/mm required
springs should be “soft Initial force – <4.5 N
springs.” No spring required in
Method A.

Centre to centre 120.00 ±0.05mm 127mm 120.0 ±0.1mm 120.0 ±0.5mm

span of anvils
Loading rod Cylindrical, minimum Cylindrical, 25.0mm Cylindrical, radius 12.5 Rectangular section, 10.0
radius is r/8, where r is the diameter ±0.05mm ±0.2mm width, 20.0
sample radius (75mm) ±0.5mm high, length at least
as sample thickness
Required Jig available for UTM-30 Jigs available for UTMs, Jigs available for UTMs, Upgrade kit to IDT jig
Jig/Compatible with -50˚C extended range AST, AMPT and Stand- AST, AMPT and Stand- available for UTMs and
UTM cabinet Alone SCB Tester. Alone SCB Tester. AST (force range limited to
Not available on Stand- system capacity) and Stand-
Alone SCB Tester Alone SCB Tester

¹D = anvil diameter; ²X = distance between centre of spring anchors on horizontal plane;

³Y = distance between centre of spring anchors on vertical plane

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