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TEST METHOD
for the2020 12 15
calculation of the
LC 26-150 bitumen content
refers to the tand Ministère
most recent ard des
edition of the 420 Transports
following 2
1. Object documents:
du Québec,
"Hot
This test method Laboratoire
Coa
is to determine the Norm ting des
correction factor s chaussées
for the calculation Ministère des
For LC 21-010
of the bitumen Transports du
Québec mul "Sampling."
content found in ated
V LC 21-015 "Reduction
the extraction Acc
o of laboratory test
test. ordi
l samples."
This test method ng
u LC 25-007 "Bitumen -
applies to hot to Assessment of
m
coatings that are the temperature
e
subjected to the Pav associated with
extraction test eme viscosity."
V
(see test method nt LC 26-
I
LC 26-100 Lab 003
I
"Determination of orat"Deter
bitumen content"). ory minati
-
For on of
The correction
mul the
factor found is M
atiocompa
specific to each a
n ction
laboratory and t capaci
Met
method used, as e ty of
hod.
well as to each r hot-
"
type of coating i coate
and each class of a Oth d
bitumen. l er rotary
s doc shear
2. References , ume presse
nts s."
This test method
S LC 26-020
"Preparation of test
pieces for the Marshall
method."
LC 26-100
"Determination of
bitumen content."
LC 26-110
"Determination of the
mass of the filler in
the extraction
product."
LC 26-400
"Manufacture of
compactor test pieces
LCPC."

3. Definition
The following
definition applies to
this test method:

Recovered bituminous
aggregate (GBR)
Granulate
resulting from the
crushing of an
existing hot
coating which is
intended to
replace part of the
virgin aggregates
in a new coating.
 Se
ct
or
-
C
oa
te
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 co mass of the equipped with
nt filler in the thermostatic
en extraction controls in order to
t") product"). maintain the
4. Test principle
an required
5.2 Receptacles
The method d temperature. A
Metal
consists of for calibration curve
receptacles
manufacturing a th or table of
shall be used to
coating with operating
e heat aggregates
aggregates and a temperatures shall
m and bitumen.
known bitumen be established
ea 5.3
content; the annually when the
su Thermometers
bitumen content in oven is required at
re Thermomet
this coating is different
m ers shall be
then compared temperatures.
en graduated
with that found
when a sample is t to at least 6. Procedure
subjected to the of 2 ° C for
th temperatur 6.1 Prepare, for
extraction test
e es between each coated
(see Test Method
10 ° C and formula, a
LC 26-100 fill
200 ° C or mixture of
"Determination of er
within the aggregates
bitumen content"). (s
operating according to
ee
The correction of range. the quantity
te
the bitumen prescribed in
st 5.4 Spatula
content, as Table 1 of
m The spatula shall
determined by this Test Method
et have a blade
method, is the LC 26-100
width of 19 to 25
ho "Determinatio
difference between mm and a
d n of Bitumen
the actual bitumen minimum length
LC Content," the
content of the of 100 mm.
26 source and
coating and that 5.5 Oven
- particle size
found in the The oven
11 of which
extraction test. must make
0 correspond to
it possible
"D the coated
5. Equipment et
to bring the
formula.
coated
5.1 Extraction er
material 6.2 Dry
apparatus mi
and its aggregates at
The apparatus shall na component 110 ° C ± 5 ° C
be the one used for tio s to the to constant
the extraction tests n required mass. Weigh
(see test method LC of temperatur and combine
26-100 th es. It shall the different
"Determination of e be granular
the bitumen
classes so as
to reproduce
three particle
size
combinations
according to
the coated
formula. For
the
preparation of
coated with
GBR and/or
shingles of
post-
combustion
asphalt (BPF)
and/or post-
consumption
asphalt
shingles
(PCBs),
please refer
to Article E of
Annex B.
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bitumen content
Appen ted refer to Annex
dix A. bitu B, Article E.
Once men
6.3 Place the the acc
temper ordi Where
three particle
ature ng the
size
has to coated
combinations
been the formul
and the
reache bitu a
mixing bowl contain
in the oven to d, the men
s GBR,
a bitume cont
accoun
temperature n shall ent
t shall
of 15 ° C not be of be
above the kept at the taken
heating that for of the
temperature temper mul bitume
for the mixing ature a. n
specified in for For presen
Annex A, but more the t in
than prep this
not above 180
two arat aggreg
° C ± 2 ° C. For
hours. ion ate
the
of when
preparation of
6.5 Form a coat calcula
coated with ting
crater ed
GBR and/or the
in the with
BPF and/or quantit
aggreg GBR
PCBs, please y of
ates and/
refer to Annex bitume
and or
B, Article E. n to be
place BPF added
6.4 Heat the the and/ (see
bitumen to necess or Article
the heating ary PCB D of
temperature amoun s, Annex
for the mixing t of plea B). A
specified in prehea se repres
entativ t mineral
e o particles.
sample
of o 6.5.2 The
bitumi b extracti
nous t on test
granula a shall be
te i perform
must n ed
have accordi
been a
ng to
obtaine
the
d in the q
require
constr u
uction a ments
site in n of Test
accord t Method
ance i LC 26-
with t 100
test y "Determ
method ination
LC 21- o of
010 f Bitumen
"Sampl Content,
ing." a " with
This p the
sample p
Mineral
is then r
Filler
reduce o
Calculat
d in the x
ion
laborat i
ory m Method
accordi a accordi
ng to t ng to
the e Test
require l Method
ments y LC 26-
of Test 110
Method 1 "Determ
LC 21- 0 ination
015 of Filler
"Reduc k Mass in
tion of g
the
Sample .
Extracti
s for
on
Labora 6.5.1 Product.
tory
Tests" "
H
in
e 6.5.3 The
order
 mean of o
three n
bitumen d
content i
s on the n
GBR g
shall be t
calculat o
ed when t
the h
standar e
d d
deviatio o
n of the s
three a
results g
is equal e
to or a
less t
than w
that o
indicate r
d in test k
method .
LC 26-
100
"Determ
ination
of the
bitumen
content.
"

6.5.4 This
average
bitumen
content
serves
as a
basis
for
calculat
ing the
mass of
added
bitumen
corresp
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ct
or
-
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 xpressed in t ion
decimal e bitumen
n and the
form t bitumen
6.5.5 The
percent percentage
p contain
age of l ed in
average
added a the
bitumen of c GBR.
bitumen
in GBR. e See
relation d example
6.5.6
to the i calculat
coated n ion in
mass is t Annex
determi h C.
ned e
c 6.6 Weigh the
accordi
o components
ng to
a and the dish.
equatio
t Mix perfectly
n 1:
e with the
Pf - R d spatula,
Pa =
Pgb m weighed
(equation a beforehand,
1) t the
e aggregates
r and the
i bitumen
Pa = percentage of
a (about 2
added
l minutes) until
bitumen;
c the bitumen
of
thebitumen
formulaof
= percentage
(dosage); o is evenly
1 m distributed.
8 p Clean the
r spatula on
= percentage the edge of
i
o s the bowl and
f e weigh it; its
s mass must
t not have
G increased by
h
B e more than 0.1
R a g. Weigh
d together, after
, mixing, the
d
i bowl and the
e t coating; this
weighing
shall not trichloro ng in the mination of
differ by more ethylene oven at the bitumen
than 0,3 g to be heating content," with
from that used for temperatur the mineral
noted before the first e for the filler
mixing. Add washing cure, as calculation
the pre-dried ,
indicated in method
thoroug
filter and Appendix A. according to
hly
weigh. Once the Test Method
clean
the temperatur LC 26-110
auxiliar e has been "Determinatio
Labora reached,
y dish n of filler mass
tories the coating
and in the
not shall
empty extraction
having
into the remain. product."
an
extracto à for
extract
r bowl. a
or
If minim
bowl
cleaning um
large
the period
enough
auxiliar of 30
to
y dish
carry minute
requires
out the s and
more
mixing a
than
may maxim
400
use an um
pour the excess
auxilia heatin
to the
ry dish g
subsequ
by the period
ent
followi of two
washes.
ng hours.
proced
ure: 6.
6.8
transfe 7
r the Im
Perfor
coatin m
m the
g of ed
extract
the iat
auxilia ion
el
ry dish test
y
into accord
pl
the ing to
ac
extract Test
e
or Metho
th
bowl d LC
e
and, 26-100
using co
ati "Deter
the
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bitumen content
range info
betwe rma
en the tion:
highes 1)
7. Calculations
t and
and expression of lowest
results results
is
7.1 The
equal
correction
to or
factor (FC) is
less
determined
than
by
0.10.
subtracting
from the
bitumen A working
form is
presente
d in
Annex D.
content
(expressed as
a percentage)
8. Test
placed in the report
coating the 2)
The test report
bitumen shall contain
content the following
(expressed as information:
a percentage)
1) (athe
found in the identificati
on number;
extraction 2) (b the
test. masses
necessary
for the
calculation
of the
correction
7.2 The average factor.
of three
results, 9. Test
expressed as report
a percentage,
The test report
is reported
shall contain
when the
the following
 Se
ct
or
-
C
oa
te
d
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B ° C shown specified for the
r on the bitumen class (PG)
o certificate used, the viscosity
o of temperatures shall
k conformity be used. It is
Annex A f of the possible that only
Heating i
e
bitumen
used, the
one
calculated
of the

temperatures l contractor temperatures is

d is required used.
for mixing to 2. If the temperature
v determine associated with a
and curing of i the bitumen viscosity of 0,17 Pa·
the coated s temperatur s, calculated
c es according to note 1,
material o associated is to be used for
s with the mixing and the latter
according to i viscosities exceeds 168 ° C,
t of 0.17 Pa· s
bitumen i (mixing)
then the mixing
temperature is set at
classes e and 0.28 168 ° C.
s Pa· s
3. If the temperature
(compactin
associated with a
a g),
Classes of bitumen viscosity of 0,28 Pa·
t according
s, calculated
1 to the
according to Note 1,
3 Department
PG 52S-34 is to be used for
5 's test
compacting and the
PG 52V-40 method LC
latter exceeds 160 °
° 25-007. If
PG 58S-28 C, then the
C the
PG 58H-34 compacting
calculated
temperature is set at
PG 58E-34 a temperatur
160 ° C.
n es differ by
PG 64H-28 d more than 5
PG 64E-28 ° C from the
1 respective
PG 64E-34 6 temperatur
5 es
1. Based on the
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bitumen content
overlap of ignit s density of the
granular ion aggregates of the
classes. On furn particle size
the other ace combination.
Annex B bur
hand, the
Procedure Method without
overlap of ning
burning
for the the other
Determine the
granular eat
addition of maximum density
classes is the
recovered verified oper
and bitumen
content of GBR.
bituminous with all atio
Calculate the
aggregates, n
aggregates effective density
including for
(GBR), GBR, BPF the
of the granulate
(use 1.02 for
postfabricat and PCBs. part
bitumen density).
ion asphalt of
Subtract 0.030
B) the
shingles aggr
from the result of
Determination
the actual density
(BPF) and of the gross egat
of the aggregates
post- density of es
in order to
reta
consumptio aggregates of estimate the value
ined
GBR of the gross
n asphalt on
The density of the
shingles the
determinati aggregates of GBR
5
(PCBs) in on of the mm
for the purpose of
the gross formulation.
siev
manufacture density of e.
the Nex
of hot aggregates t,
coated of GBR is dete
materials carried out rmi
according ne
A) Overlap of to one of by
granular classes the calc
following ulati
The use of GBR, two on
BPF and PCBs is methods. the
not considered an
gros
Method with
 –
Dge =

= effective density of the aggregate;

= percentage of the total uncompacted coated mass, i.e. 100;
= percentage of GBR bitumen (100% mobilizable determined
trichloroethylene [TCE]);

= maximum density of the coating (without interstitial voids);

= bitumen density.

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ca mbination, ons for
lc taking care the
ul to correct preparati
C) Determination of ati the
on of the
on respective
the gross density of coated
fr percentage
aggregates of BPF formula
o s of the
and PCBs using BPF
m granular
Given the low th classes as
percentage of BPF e a function
PbTotal =
or PCBs used (3% gr of a total of
p
to 5%) and the os 100%
e
complexity of s instead of
r
washing these de 97% or
c
materials with ns 95%, as the
e
TCE, the gross ity case may
of be. n
density of the
aggregates of the th t
postfabrication e 4)DEx a
shingles is pa g
am
considered equal rti e
ple
to the gross cl
of o
density of the e
particle size si cal f
handset. The latter ze cul
is obtained by co ati t
o izab at meets the content of 5.47%,
t le Vbe of Volume while the bitumen
a bitu VII 4202 - which will actually
l men Materials. be added to the
). For example, coated will be
b =
perc
enta
a formula is 4.22%.
ge
of
bitu presented
i men
BPF.
with a Pbi of
t PbmG
5.09% with
u PF = 3% BPF and
m perc 15% GBR.
e enta The BPF
n ge contains
of 21.15% 40%
i mob mobilizable
n iliza bitumen (as
ble specified in
t bitu the footnote
men to table
h
BPF. 4202-2 of
e
standard
4202) and
m the GBR also
i contains
x 4.13%
t bitumen.
u
Pbi = 5.09%
r
Be (Vbe of 4202)
e
careful PBGF = 3% ×
21.15% =
not to 0.63%
( PbmGPF = 40%
confuse × 0.63% =
i 0.25%
PbTotal
n and Pbi. PbmGBR = 15%
c × 4.13% =
0.62%
l Pa = 5.09% -
u 0.62% - 0.25%
A = 4.22%
d co PbTotal = 4.22%
+ 0.63% +
i at 0.62% =
5.47%
n ed
g for Even if the
m Pbi is
n ul 5.09%, the
o a control of
n m the
- us bitumen
t content in
m
ha production
o
ve will be
b a based on
i
PBI the total
l th bitumen
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for the calculation of the
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bitumen content
bitumen, e of GBR. Also, for a
the test 25 ° mass of 25 kg
speed and C aggregates
E) Preparation of the mass of abo containing 10%
coating to ve GBR, the
GBR, BPF and PCB
be mixed. It the aggregates
aggregates
would heat (without GBR, BPF
It is not permitted therefore ing or PCBs) could be
to heat GBR, BPF be tem heated to a
or PCBs with necessary pera temperature of 20
aggregates. Only to adjust ture ° C higher than the
aggregates shall the heating for heating
be heated to a temperatur the temperature for
temperature of 15 e of the kne mixing specified in
° C to 25 ° C above granules as adin Annex A.
the heating a function g
In addition, before
temperature for of these spe
mixing in the
mixing specified in parameters, cifie
laboratory, the
Annex A of Test so as to d in
GBR, BPF or PCB
Methods LC 26- obtain the App
must be heated in a
003, LC 26-004, LC compaction endi
microwave oven to
26-020, LC 26-150 temperatur x A
a temperature of
or LC 26-400, as e during the for
appropriate, but 100 ° C ± 5 ° C. The
performanc a
not exceeding a purpose of this
e of the mas
temperature of 190 procedure is to
test. s of
° C. aggr avoid extreme
For oxidation of GBR,
egat
However, the example, BPF or PCB
es
heating aggregates bitumen that would
of
temperature of the (without occur if heated in
25
aggregates is a GBR, BPF the oven with the
kg
function of the or PCBs) other aggregates.
cont
percentage of could be The GBR, BPF or
aini
GBR, BPF or PCBs, heated to a PCB could also be
ng
the PG of the temperatur heated in the oven
20%
to a temperature of Preheat the
60 ° C ± 5 ° C with mixing bowl
frequent stirring, to the
but the preparation required
time would be temperatur
longer than the use e and pour
time of the the granule-
microwave oven. lometric
combinatio
Warning n. After
As a microwave
safety heating of
measu the
re, it is recycled
strongl materials,
y add them to
recom the dry
mende aggregates
d to in the
use mixing bowl
protec and
tive homogenize
glasse
manually.
s
Then form a
during
crater in
handli
the
ng of
aggregates
the
dish and place
contai the
ning necessary
the amount of
materi added
als bitumen
after preheated
heatin according
g in to the
the bitumen
micro content of
wave the formula.
oven.

F) Preparation of
coated materials
containing GBR, BPF
or PCBs
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le gates and 3
of added 0
bitumen. 0
10
Annex C 00 - Bitumen g
Correction g, content of
factor - th bituminous - Added bitumen:
granulate: -R ;
Example of er Pa = Pf Pgb
5 Pa = 6.00 - (0.30 ×
calculation e , 5.20)
of wi 1
ll 0 - Bitumen:
proportion
be - 44,4 g of added
s with + bitumen;
:
bituminous -
30 5
granulate ,
0
= 5,20 g 2 1
– On-site dosing % = 0 5
= 15.6 g ofbitumen and 284.4 g of
of
6% bitumen. ,
granulate.
bi +
(formula) 6
tu
5
– Bituminous aggregate mi
= 4.44%, i.e. 44.4
, g of added g
= 30 %.
bitumen.
no 3
- us 0
o
F gr 3
f
o an o
ul r
r b
at i
5
a e; . t
- 700 2 u
g, 0
s m
includ %
a ing e
m new × n
p aggre
i l, i.e.
n 6,00%
.
b
-
i
Ag
t gr
u eg
m at
e:
i
- 284.4
n
g of
o
granul
u
ate in
s
bitumi
nous
a
granul
g
ate; -
g
655.6
r
g of
e
new
g
aggre
a
gates,
t
i.e.
e
(700-
;
44.4);
-
-
940.0
g
6
total.
0
,
0

t
o
t
a
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Annex D
Calculation of the
correction factor
for the result of
the bitumen
content
Mass of bowl (hot) ___________________

Mass of bowl + aggregates ___________________

Mass of aggregates (B - A) ___________________

Mass of bowl + aggregates + bitumen (before
mixing) ___________________

Mass of bitumen (D - B) ___________________

Mass of aggregates + bitumen (D - A) ___________________

Mass of bowl + coated (immediately after mixing) ___________________

Mass of bowl + coated + bitumen + dried filter ___________________
Mass of bowl + aggregates + filter (after extraction
and drying) ___________________

Mass of wash loss (H - I) ___________________

Mass of filler lost (volumetric method) ___________________

Mass of bitumen recovered (J - K) ___________________

M. Mass of bitumen selected (E - L) ___________________

N. Correction factor (FC) (M/F × 100) ___________________

1. Mass of the spatula before mixing ___________________

2. Mass of spatula after mixing ___________________

3. Difference (maximum permissible 0.1 g) ___________________