Stqndard Method of Test for

Resistance to ptastic Frow of B¡tuminous

Mixtups Using Marshatl Apparatus
AASHTO Designation: T Z4S_9T (2001)

1. SCOPE

1.1 This method covers the measurement

of the resistance to plastic flow of c_ylinclrical
bituminous pavingmi)(ture loade«l ,rn specirrrcns rri.
th" lur",.tsurlace by.,-,,,"n.r olttre t,ta¡st.a.tt apparatrrs..l.hr..
.,*pt'utt'"'"n', .,,ii,,,ck.r,.r,
ff[11:;-}[i: ilj'#'i|;fi:,1;::'"'"t "pn.r, ,,,r,r iigr:r,q,,,,.

2. APPARATUS

2.1 specinten Mokr As.sembly-Mord eyrinders

101.6 mm (4 in.) in dianreter by 16.2mrn
ñeígfrt' base plates, andextension.áIlu.r (3 in ) in
rÁolf .nnrorr'to trr" á.,a,r, sñ.wn in .fhree
cylindcrs arc Fr.gurc f .
-r¡mota recommended.

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Mold Syrnmebícal Mold
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Compaclion Mold Assembled
with Colar and Baso ptat6
Steel-Cadmium plated

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Table 1-Table of Equivalents for

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Metric Metric
Equiva- Metric lv{et¡ic
U.S. Equiva- U.S. Equiva-
lents, Customary U.S. Equiva LI.:i,
lents, Customary lents,
mm Units, in. Customary Ie n t.s, C ¡.r¡1,¡¡1,,,.,
mm Units, in. mnl
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Units. in. mm {lnttS. ll.t
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, t6 .i8 7
0.8 t,tt2 104.8
19.0 J
t.6 l,lto 61.s ".
,a a r08.7 .to,,,l
3.2 tl 23.8
)t 69.8 ,ti I(».I
4.8 7l.0 I
25.4
1.1 .1 J',',
I 762
6.4 l tr7 -5
28.6 t'.b 82.ó
7.t tt2 tzaó .! t,
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3 r.8 l'/, 87.3 3'/,"
9.5 t28 6
34.9 l't, 98.4 -,,
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5 ',,,
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\2.6 t).496 tl, 130.2 5,.,,
38. I
t2.6'7
I l0t.2 t.16.0
0.499 I.3 5'/,
4 lt/, r0t.3.5 1.990
12.7 t7 t 52..1
44.4 l't, J».41 3.995
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¿.¿.. speci'nten Extractor' steel, in the form

of a disk with a «liameter not lcss than
and 12'7 mm 1ll2 in') thick r,'""^t.oating,tri'.nn',no.,.d lü) ¡"¡ ( r {)j ,r
s¡recimen from thc s¡rccinrcn
the usc o[the mord cottu. A sr.titabr",tit
i","q"ir.tl tot¡ansfvr the \r,¡d frorn rtrc ,nr ,)rriLj r,,ri
dynamometer adapter to the extcnsic,n
c<¡lra, *hire extracting thc specir,en
2.3. compaction Hammer--Thecompaction
hammer (Figure 2) sha, havc a frar,
and a 4536 t 9 g (lo t 0.'02 lb)siidi"g ;;üil; i;n"lujing ;r"i, circular ra.rilli*{lg i.r
n"g", guard ii so ccruir¡nr.ir, ,.r,:i,
frecfall of 4S']2 + 1.524 mm (lg,tloo '
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 Note 1-The comDaoirrn h"-*-- _
--"'¡'action hammer may
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Figure be equippcd with a fingerr
sa[cty guar<j as shown
,r
Note 2-Jnstead of a
hand_operarcd h¡mmcr
2'4, and 2.5' a mechani.rily equipmcn.t describert
results comparable
op;;;;; ffi;'Ji 1'i..',t:ut'ot:rl
uscd provitlcd ¡t i,r. t,"",,
in sections r .r
with ,il h.';;;#il;::fr?.be ..r'i'h;::i';,, F,,,
2.4. compaction PetlesÍal*T're
compaction pedestarsha,
consist of a 203.2
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r- úv :o¿'s-'ír"lr .
by 203.2-by 4-57.2-rnrn
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)

Tir, ris,ffi
thar,¡. iif
be installed so
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p*,1p¡l#;#:T,rp rever. - rñe p.o"triirr-r'.riiirnr,,
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2.5. Specimen Motd Hotde,

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r 2.6. ur:::!':lHearl--(Figurej)
nav¡ng an inside radius
shail con.s-¡s.r of upper and,rowcr
clrindricar segrncnrs or resr
of curvr,rr" hcrds
sb¡rr l,* maunted on ¡ ba-ce;;,rr;;;il#i;J,í]:
"i.ioi "i;, f, in.) act:rrraiclv machincci.
mrc 'r'hc rt¡rvcr
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sreeves," ],:,::":"':1,
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witho'r appreciatrc biiaing rhc 1rv1, ,.g'n",i,.',,,g..,i,.,
r".r" ,,rii;i ;;H:::I':',:i,l]'".,
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 2.7. toadíng Íack-The toading jack (Figure 4) shall consist of a screrv jack nrountc<J rn a testing
Lrame and shall produce a uniform veñical movement of 50.8 mrn (i in.)/min. An electric moror
-ñay be attached to rhe lacking mechanism.

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T- I Load Beam
I

J
I
Ring Holding Bar
I
I Dial lndicator
v Proving Ring
.9
o
I Spring Steel
x
I Proving Ring Adapter
o HolóOown 8o[
Vertical Spacer %'(1e.0 mm)
€E Jack Head
Hold-Down Boll
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t- @ I --
Not Over 3.990; 'rlsrtical Spacer
! :-. ú,
@ (101.35 mm) Dia.
t=" I %'(186.1 mm)
HP-1725 rpm
t Elevating Screw
N Elect Motor
I
Output Shafl
I
I (for Hand Crank)
I lnput Shaft

l_ Jack Housing

Front Section'A-A'

F igure 4-C<tmpression Tesfing }{achine

Note 3-Lnstead of ttte toading iack, a mectr.anicat or hy<i.rauti: testing machrne m..ry tv: ,sse<l
provided the rate of movement can be maintaine«l at 50.8 mnr (2 in.)/nrin while the lr.>aci rs appliccl

2.8 Ring Dvnamonrcter Asse¡ná/y-One-ring dynamometl. lfigure 4) of 722KN (5ü)0 )bl) cirp:rcrr.,
and sensitivity of 44.5 N (l0lbfl up to 4.45 KN (l000lbf) and 1l l.2N (25 lbl) benvcen.l.J-5 uncl
22.2 KN (1O(D anü 5tC0 lb| st¡all be equipped with a ¡nicrometer rli:ü.'The nricronrcrcr dral sir¡ll
*be gradualed in 0.0025 mm (0.0001 in.). Upper and lower ring dynamometer arrachmenls arc
Tfrequired ftrr fastening the ring dynamometéito ttre testing frame arx] transrnitring
the loirtl ro rhc
breaking head.
Note ¿l-lnstead of the ring dynamonreter assembly,.any suitablc loa<l-measuring clcvice rna1. l-,c
used provided the capacity and sensitivity rneet.the above requircmcnts.

2.9. Flowmeter-Tlle flowmeter shall consist of a guide steeve and a gage. Tl¡e acrivating prn ol rlrc
gage shall slide inside the guide sleeve with a slight amount of fiictional risisranie. T'hc guiilc
t'leevc shal\ slide {rcely syer tt}e guide rrxl of thc breaking hcrd.'[he t]o'wmcrer
BaBe sh¡\\ be
adjusted to zero when ¡rlaced in positit"rn on the breaking hcad whcn eaclr indiviclu¡l tcst spccirrtrr
is insertcd between the breaking hcad segments. Graduations of'the f'lr>wmeter grgc shell be in
0.25-mm (0.0 l -in.) divisions.

Note S--lnstead of the fl<:wmeter,

a micrometer dial or stres§-strain recorder frra(luilred in ().1.5
mm (0.01 in.) may be used to measure flow.

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 2.10.

?{f!'; !;;,"1:f.'r.üil:ffiHJ,",',".','}:T,::Jj^.r;Hror rr.earinr aBBrcBarcs, b,rumin,,,,s

motding remperarures..rr
¡s,ecommJni"ü',¡,, ,h;il;;;;;t,ffi:HJ.|[J:][[lil:iffi1:.
as to maintain thc rquiyd,..p.."irr"
baths shaa be used on üthin2 g,Cffi.:ñil. shields. baffle plares, or sa¡rti
the surfal"r.ii.'rr", prrt.r,o rniíir]ir".i*.,,r.«1
ovcrhearing
2.11 .
llearing Device*A.small
hot plate with continuou.sry
variabrc heating rate,
¿_,;* Jr,,iiü'.",,,,0," r",,írpL,i"r.,li.,.,, a sand bath, infi¡rc,l
il,T,?,i,"l,li.ili;l,io,. hea! under tb. ,nii,xing
:f ¿t'ftril"ff *-ffft,1.rj;*Lgmu:r*;l;xti"ffi ilii:[í:.ai:r
2.12. Apparatus-Mechanic¡J mixing
\*Iixing is ¡ecommendqi. Any.typcof mechanicaf
used provided it can b" mainta¡neJ-"iiñ" r"qr,r.¿ mixer mav be
coated' homogeneous mixture *ir,"g ;;"í,"i.ff*" and wi, produce o *.ir-
rüri*á ri",#',.
lT:TI#l'J JI ;:ii'"'J;:I
"r,tr"
;= ; ;; ;;;;;;;
"*or"ii,
ffi
ir.,"
;' ;", 1'
rinre, and flurthcr provrd-e,.i
i"'ll *, o f su f f, c i c n, ., n. Ji,, . .,,
2.13. watter Barh=-*The waler bath
shall bc at least 152.4 mm (6
controtted so as ro mainrain in.) deep ancl shail be thermostatica[y
tr," ¡att r"r1.j,;;.[:
shall have a perforated r'rit.u"¡,o,n "iLó= ,.c Croó * l.C (t0o-t2.F)..!lre
(2 in.) a[¡¡y6 the borrom or ü *i,r,*-r'rr.irinr-r,,ppur,ing .specirnens r¡nk
of rhe barh. "qripp"a 50.g rrrr.n

2.14.
iíff:h:i:,il^li*fi:XTl'ii'"BiiiT'ffi sh¡rr bc (hcrm.sraric¿rrrv c,,.r^,rcd
;,n,i si,:rrr

2.15. lll isc e I I a ne o u.s Eq u i p»rcn

t:

2.15.1 container'r for Heating Aggregates-

flat-bottom metar pans or other
'rr suitab.e con(aine¡s.
2.15.2
Mareriat- -either gilt-type rins,
::#;:::*;trx:#Bituntittous beakers, pouring pors. or

2.15.3. Mixütg roo{*--eithcr a steel trower

{garden type) or spatü.Ia, fclr spariing,
and hancr rnixing.
2.'15.4 'T'herntome
ters*for de'lerm)ning temwÍa¿urcs
<t[ aggregates, óifumen, and
t,lss' diar rype, or aigltul tt e,n,i*-","., bitumin,us nrixturcs.
Ito:*
trom e e ro 204"C (50 to a,o?j. wirh metal stems ar
*i,r,.""r1il,tr;¡2.;.;¿ (5;üT,;ffi:ff.,mmended A rangc
2.15.5.
Il:H:,I:HljI,}H:f¿#::1il:1sitivc ro 0 2"c (04"F) rvirh a rangc surncicnr r.
2.15.6. []¡116a¡¿-/-kg
':aprcity, sensitive to 0. t g, f.r weighing morcred specilncns.
2.15.7. Balant:e-S-kg capaciry. sen-cjrjve
ra 1.0 g, for batchingmix(r¡res.
2.15.8. Gfuv¿s-for handling hot equipment.

2.15.9. Rubber Gloves*for removing

specimens from water bath.

2.1 5.1 0. Marking Crayons*f<.r identifying

spccimcns.

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 2.1 5.1 1 . Scoop*flat k¡tto¡n, for batching aggregatcs.

2.15.12. spoon*large, for pracing the

mixture in rhe specimen molcrs

3. TEST SPECIMENS

3.1
at lea.sl three specimens for each
{;.'k:{lf::rilnens-Prcpa¡e cornb¡nariorrcf aggrcg.rcs ;rnci

3.2. Prep<r«cwa o{ A'g,zr1za,tas-Dry

aggregares ro cr¡nstant üurs¡i at
uv a'v-sievirig iíto the a"si,.¿rir"
t05 to I ltrc (.221 to 23ffF)ancl
#3i::t;j}eassresates ir.ii,.i, ' rhe rouowing rJJrrr.,iun,
I 25.0 to 19.0 mm (t to 1r in.)
r 19.0 to 9.5 mm 13/a to 3/s
in.¡
r 9.5 mm to 4.75 mm (l/s in. to No. 4)
a 4.'15 mm ro 2.36 mm (No. 4 to
No, g)
¡ Passing 2.36 mm (No. g)
.

3.3. Detennination of Mixing and Compactittg .I.e

¡nperotures:

3.3.1. The ternperatures to wñrch tñe a'spfraft

cement antf asplraft curb¿rck rnus(
vi.scosity of 170 + 20 cSt shall
be thc miring'remperaturc.
bc ñcarecl r. ¡rr.r/rruc u

1aa 'rhe temperature

to which asphalt cemcnt nrust be heated
shall bc rhe compac(ing to prociuce a vi.scosir),oi2ti0 * .r0 r:.\r
temperature.

3.3.3. From a composition chart flor the

asphalt cutback used, determine
lrom irs visc.sity ar 60"(]
$4rD the ¡rercentage of solventbi;.;;.;ro rJetermine fro¡n the charr the visc.siry ar ócnc
(14trD of üe asphalt cutback after
it ili;;50 perccnt .f irs.sofvenr. Thc rempcrarurc
dete¡m)»ed fuom the vjscosily
reaperaile .i,urt to-*r,l"h the isphalt
cutback must be heate<J tcr
r:T:T"il:fi::ffi::"tio "si
afte* r;;;;ó;;;Jil,iilil,,8i;;".i;;;' .".,1,,, ,..,, ,
3.3.4, 'The temperature to which
tar must be heated to pr<>cluce Engler
4O + 5.sfráfl be, respecrrvuly, specific viscositics o12.5
tfie mixing urJ*rnprr,, ng temqrature.
* -l ;rnrl

3.4. P re¡rr rot ir>n of M r_rrrt re s..

3.4.1- A¡ jnitial hatch shall bc míxcd for thepurpose

of "buttering,'the mixturc b.wl and .r.rrr
batch shail be cmptie<J arter mixing
a;í;;;;", srirrcrs
mlxturc residuc by scraping with of the boír _;J ;;i;;r. shan
ismall l¡*tcr spatula but shall n.r be wipecl be crcanccr t¡r.
wasl¡ed clean wtth wirh clt.rrh .r
'solvént,-except *h";; .h;;geis Io bo madc in rhe
bindcr t¡r ;rr rhe c.d .r ¡ rLrn
3.4.2 lveiglr innr separaru pans fcrr
eacft resf .spccimen ¿lie arnour¡¿
of eac,h size fracti<-¡n re<¡uired to
ffiduce a barch that wilrresurt in
(ábout l2ü) 8)' Mix the aggregafc r.";;;;;specimen 63.5 * Irt;*, (2.5 + 0 0-5 in.) in heighr
incach p.n und place the p;..; o
heat to a temperature no-r exceédin8 hor prrt. or i,-, rhe ov,en an<J
the mi;in; temperature istablishett
than approximarery 2g"c (srel in section 3.3 by morc
roi asprrrii'..il*,
and rar mixcs ar l4"c (25"F-) ror curir¡ck
asplralr mixcs' Hea(' fr: rfic estaílist¡e,J'Á¡*¡ri'i"^peruture,ju.sr
the batch in a separate container' sufficicnr bi¿uminotr.s r¡ia1c¡.ir/ ¡()r
charge tr.,. i,i^irrg bowr with t¡" i.or.a
in the dry-blended aggregate and weigñ aggregare. F.rm ¿r r:ralcr
tn" pr"heutea requirecl ¡moturt of birumin.us nr¡rcri;ri intr.r

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the mixture' For mixes prepared
with cutback asphalt, infrocluce thc
bo'wl anÓ daerm¡ne the total mass mixing blarle in thc mixi.g
o{ tt e mix components p)us bowl and
with mixing. care must.be exercised blarie before prrxecding
,o pr"u"n, lois of ti,"'-i* ;;;g mixing
handling' At this point. the temperarure and .subsequenr
the limits of the mixing temPerature
li-,tl oggr.gote an«l bituminlus material
shall bc wirhin
established in siction 3.3. Mi^ ;;"
material rapidly untir thoroughly coated. aggregare an¿ biruminous
To mainrain proper mixing remperarure,
merhods described rn Sectioi Z. t one of thc
t may U"
"r"¿.
3.4.3. Fol'\ox'iag mixing' c'ure aspftalr cu¿bac-,k rnix¿u,-cs
in a ren¿ila¿erd oven maintaine.l at approximatcry
I l ' l"c (2fffl above the compactio-n
temperalre. curing i, to ur.unt¡nued in rhe mixing bowr
until the preóalculated.weighi of S0-percent
solvent lossir,n,rr" i* i..n obrained.'l-he
be stirred in a mixing bowt during mix rnay
crting ¡o u...lerate the sorvent loss. FIowever, care
exercised ro prevent loss of the.llx, w"ie¡, shorlcr be
,h" ;i;;;;;;;; in.rr....rir. intcrvars .r r-5
rniñute'§ initidl¡' and lcss than l&rninur.inl*.oolr
r., r,t*i";gli.i¿'i¡. ,,,¡^ ar -ro-¡rcrcenr s(''r/v,er¡(
loss is approached.

3.5. C om po c t io n of S p ec im ens:
rT'
3.5.1 Thoroughly clean thc specimen,mold assembly
and the face of the compacti.n harnmer
th,"::Ih:r_r_, boiring water, on'the tot and r¡e rr
¡rlrt", o, in an ovcn, ro a ter,pcratt¡re betw,ce n 93. j ;r.tr
148'gPC (2oo and t*D. Place a pie." or fr'lter paper or paper'rowering
cut r. size r n rhc br.r¡r.nr
of the mold before the mixture is introcluccd. Place
the erlriic b;rtch:in rhc rn.i<J, spacle rhe mirturr
vigorousrv with a heated sparura or rrower
l-5 ri;¿s ;;;; il ;;;,ii:,",- rntj r0 ri¡nes over r'e
interior' Remove the collar and smooth the
surface of the mix ,J¡in o uo*"r ro a slightly
shape' Temperatures of the mixtures immediately r.un¿crr
prior to cornpaction shall bc witlri¡r rhe linrirs
thre ctnrrpartirB temlrsr¡t\Ile usfablishctl t,l
irr Scction 3.j.

s.5.2. RepJace thc coila¡, then place a pr19c of

iltcr tor,cl,»g cu, ¿{) si¿c on tt>p o{ thc
mixture and place the mold-assembly,on the w¡,cr lpraprer
cámpoction pe<.tcstal in the molcl holcler. and
othcrwisetPYldtapply50orT5 úlows with thecompacrion unless
mm ( l8 in')' Hold the axis of the compaction io.r"", wirh a fice fall rn 4.57 a
hammer pcrpen<licurar to tlle base of' rhc rn.lrj
assembly during compaction' Remove
the base plate a;d collar, on,l *u"rs" and
moJd- App'ly rcas.senrblc rrrc
sa¡¡e numhe¡ of compactio¡r bJows to the
'be lacc of tlte ¡cver.sed .rpccirncn. .,\frcr
compaction' remove the base plate aná place the sample
extractor on the en¿ of tlre spccinrcn
Place the assembly with the eitension
rp in the tesing -".r,i"", appry pressure ro rhe
of the load trans[er bar, and "tltur cr¡r:rr
H'Tnt force th! specimen inL rhe extension
Irom the specimen' carefutly hT:{"I the specimen collar. Lif.r rhc coll.r
to a smooth, flar surface anrJ all.w il rr¡ sru¡rri
overnighr ¡, roorD tempe¡at:urr* Wejgh
-"rrrr", ¡¡d ¡es¡ üte spcc)rncn.
Note 6--In gencral, specimens shall be cooled
as specified in section 3.5.2. whc, m.r¿ r,r¡rrj
cooLing ts desired' r'abln' fans rnay be use<L
Mixtrrres (hat rar:k su{trcien( c,¡hesi.n (o res,.rl( i* (hc
required cylindricar shane-3n removal fronr
the,mord imrnediatery nri., conrpacl¡on
in the mold in air until sufficierit cohesion ma_y bc c(x)rc(i
r,o, o"u"l,rp"¿ r., r"ruri iJii,. prup", cyiin<rricar sir.¡rc.

4. PROCEDURE

4.1. Bring the specimens prcpared with asphalt ccment or tar.ro the spccified
immersÍng in the rvater bath 30 to re mperarure b;,
+0 rninut"s or placing in rr," oi"n inr
bath or ovcn temperaru¡e at 60 + r"C (140 rwo h.urs. Mainrri. rhc
L'c ( Loo t t '8"F¡ for tar specimens. Bring
t l.s"b for ih. ,rpnrr, i.."nr spccimens and l7.ii
r
the speci*re.ns preprred, wirh asphr.tt
specified temperature by placing them curb«c!-. ro r,trc
inihe air-barh rn, o',"ni'nr.u, ol,*u l¡.urs
bath temperaturc at 25 t i"c lr,rainrain lhc :rrr
1zi * 1.8"F)-Thoroughly clean the guide rods and rhe insj<je
o[ the test heads prior to making thc test,'and surfaccs
iu¡r¡ior" the guide ;J; ," thar the uppcr test
slidesfreelYoverthem.Thetesting-h"uat"rnp*rrtureshall he ac1
be¡nain(aine<l bcrween2l,l rolTs.c

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 (70 to-l00PF) using a water bath when required.
Remove the spccimcn fr.nr rhe rv¡ter bath. rr'cn.
orairbath'andpfaceinthefowert"g*"nioftñeóreakingt.r..i
Flacetfieuppcrscgmcnrofrfic
breaking head on the specimen, and place the complete
aisembly in position on rhe resring
T machine' Place the flowmeter, where used, in posiiion
over oneLf tne gulae ro<ls anri adjusr rhc
flowmeter to zcro while holding the.sleeve ñrmly
against th;;p;;; segmenr ol thc breakirrg heaci
I-lold the flowmeter sleeve firmly against the upper
segmenr of'the breaking heacJ rvhilc the resr
foad is being appfied

4.2. Ayp\y thc lc'ad to the sPeclTt by rrrear\r o( the eonstant ra(e
of $K\vcrnen{ of the loa.d.¡rck o<
testing-machine head of 50.8 mm (2 in.) per minutc until the
maximum loacl is reache<j and thc
load decreases as indicated by the dial. Record the maximu¡n load
nored on the tesling machine or
converted from the maximum micromctcr dial reading. Rclease
the flowmeter sleeve or notc (hc
micromcterdial reading' where used, the instant the n]aximum loacl
begins to <.lecrcase. Nore and
rcc¡:aü tht irdicatcd fl,t¡w vtlue or equi'ralent uni\s in
t're,,rty-tive hun<lre<iths r¡( ¡. millimeter
(hundredths olan inch) if a micromcter dial is usecl
to rncasurc the lLrrv. Thc clapscd rinrc lor rlru
test lrom removal of lhc test specimcn fro¡n thc lvatcr bath to thc
nr¡xrlrrrn loarj dcrt:r..inarr..
shall not exceed 30 seconds.
Note 7-For ctlrc specimens, correct the loacl when thickness is orhcr than ój.5 nrrn (2rl. in ) t.,,
rrsing thc proper multiplying'factor from Table 2.

5. rr REPORT
5.1 . The report shall inclucle the f<lllowing infr¡rrnation:

5.'t .1 . Typc of samp[e tested (faboratory sampfc or pavement corc spccínrcrr),

{ Note 8-For core specimens' the height of cach test specirnen in nrillimeters (or
rnches) sh¡li
be reported.

I
5.1.2. Itteruge t¡taxitt¡unr ltlad in pounds-forcc (()( nr,wtons)<rf a¿ Jca.ct threc spc.r.rrrr('n.r. c(¡¿¡¿.(¡cJ
whcn requircd,

1 5.1.3 Avcrage flt¡w value' in hundredrhs of an inch, twcnty-[vc huntlrcrlrhs

ol ¡ nril]ir¡ctcr. ¡l rhrcr
l specimens. and

5.1 .4. I'est temperature.

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Table 2-stability Corretation Rarioso

Approximate
Thickness
\tolune of of Canv-
Specimen,
.l Specimen,
. lation
tdft()Il
cm- in.
2thto2l3 rE
2l4 to Z2s l,/,. 21 .O 5.0O
226 to 237 1,,\ 2g.6 4.jS
138 r.250 t,tf ;; ;;;
z't toz64 t,i,' 3! 8 3.85
265 to 276 tt/,s li.¡ 3.sj
21i toz9g |tt, ¡,4.g 3.33
2\üto3il tl, N.5 3.Oj
102 ro jt6 |tt., 3g.l Z.7B
I 17 ro 128 lol,, 39.j 2.S0
129 ro -']40 l,/, 4l.l Z.Z1
l.tl ro l5l l"\/rs 42_? 2.0g
.154 ro.tó7 lrt, 44-i J.g2
,-) 168 ro l7e t,'ti, ;;; t.je
V.; :r8o (o 192 t,/, 47.6 1.6.1
4t)5
:Jr¡ lo 1"../,0 4g.2 1.5(¡
.t0ó ro 410 2 50.8 L4t
12t to.l3t Z'/,^ SZ.4 l.l9
.1'l l ro.t-11
2,1, 54.0 132
¿.14 to 45ó zrl,o 55.6 I .25
qsl 1t,4-]O 1,t. 5T.2 t.l9
47 I lo 4gZ Ztt,o Sg.7 t.l¿
48J to 495 Z'l* 60. j ¡.09
{96 ro 508 z' tr,: 6l .9 I .04
5Cx) ro 522 2tlt ó3.5 ¡.(n
l¿3 r/r S3f Zol_ 65.l S.96
5_16 lo 5¿16 Ztl, 6.7 0.93
541 ro 559 Z,tlr" 6E.l 0.89
560 ro 573 Z,t, 69.9 0.8ó
574 ro 595 2"tr" 71.4 o.g3
58ó to 598 Lrt* 71.0 o.E t
5g) ro 610 Ztrt,, 74,6 0.711
6tlro625 f lí.z r)?Á
o.76
- ..T.*¡surcd
f ; sDbitity of a spccimo rur,ipri"Juy
s¡rcc,run cqut, u..á*""J""üii;l;
o"ñffiilñ*
.\r,.. ,:'l:
V-, \ otuc--th,ctE!e rclationship
il;'61;* (2rzr-i¡.) specirrrn.
is based on r spccin*n diarutcr ot 101.6 m (4 rn. ).

r
oetaifgcl requircments lor tf¡ese síeves
are given in M g2, wire-cloth sieves for Testing purposes

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