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BS EN 12697-1:2020

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Bituminous mixtures. Test methods – Soluble binder content

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BSI 2020 56
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This document describes test methods for the determination of the soluble binder content of samples of bituminous mixtures.

The test methods described are suitable for quality control purposes during the production of plant mix and for checking compliance with a product specification.

For the analysis of mixtures containing modified binders, the guidance of Annex D should be followed.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
2 undefined
10 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
12 4 Preparation of laboratory samples
5 Determination of binder content
5.1 General principles of test
5.2 Binder extraction
5.2.1 Solvent
13 5.2.2 Apparatus
5.2.3 Procedure
5.3 Separation of mineral matter
5.3.1 Apparatus
5.3.2 Procedure
14 5.4 Binder quantity
5.4.1 Apparatus
5.4.2 Procedure
5.4.2.1 Difference method
5.4.2.2 Recovery method
5.5 Calculation and expression of results
5.5.1 General
5.5.2 Binder content determined by difference
5.5.3 Binder content by total recovery
15 5.5.4 Binder content by recovery from portion (volume calculation)
5.5.5 Binder content by recovery from portion (mass calculation)
16 6 Drying to constant mass
6.1 General
6.2 Apparatus
6.3 Procedure
7 Reporting of results
7.1 Results
17 7.2 Test report
8 Precision data
8.1 General
8.2 Precision — Experiment 1
18 8.3 Precision — Experiment 2
19 8.4 Precision — Experiment 3
8.5 Precision — Experiment 4
8.6 Precision — Experiment 5
20 Annex A (informative)Guidance on the determination of binder content
A.1 Evaluation of the results
21 A.2 Effect of water content
A.3 Choice of test equipment and the sequence of operations
A.4 Determination of total binder content
23 Annex B (normative)Use of equipment for the determination of binder content
B.1 Binder extraction
B.1.1 Hot extractor (paper filter) method
B.1.1.1 Apparatus
27 B.1.1.2 Procedure
28 B.1.2 Hot extractor (wire mesh filter) method
B.1.2.1 Apparatus
B.1.2.2 Procedure
29 B.1.3 Soxhlet extractor method
B.1.3.1 Apparatus
30 B.1.3.2 Procedure
31 B.1.4 Bottle rotation machine method
B.1.4.1 Apparatus
B.1.4.2 Additional apparatus for procedure 2 (B.1.4.4)
B.1.4.3 Procedure 1 — Binder by difference
32 B.1.4.4 Procedure 2 – Binder portion recovered
34 B.1.5 Centrifuge extractor method
B.1.5.1 Apparatus
35 B.1.5.2 Procedure
36 B.1.6 Cold mix dissolution of bitumen by agitation
B.1.6.1 Apparatus
B.1.6.2 Solvent
B.1.6.3 Procedure
37 B.1.7 Automatic extractor method
38 B.2 Separation of mineral matter
B.2.1 Continuous flow centrifuge
B.2.1.1 Apparatus
39 B.2.1.2 Procedure
40 B.2.2 Pressure filter
B.2.2.1 Apparatus
B.2.2.2 Procedure
41 B.2.2.3 Use of a filtering aid
B.2.3 Bucket type centrifuge — Type 1
B.2.3.1 Apparatus
42 B.2.3.2 Procedure
43 B.2.4 Bucket type centrifuge — Type 2
B.2.4.1 Apparatus
B.2.4.2 Procedure
B.3 Soluble binder content
B.3.1 Method by recovery from a portion using a volume calculation
B.3.1.1 Apparatus
44 B.3.1.2 Procedure
46 B.3.2 Method by recovery from a portion using a mass calculation
B.3.2.1 Apparatus
B.3.2.2 Procedure
47 Annex C (normative)Determination of residual mineral matter in the binder extract by incineration
C.1 General
C.2 Method 1
48 C.3 Method 2
C.3.1 Apparatus
C.3.2 Procedure
50 Annex D (informative)Guidance on determination of soluble binder content of mixtures with polymer-modified binders
D.1 General
D.2 Preparatory treatment of laboratory samples of bituminous mixtures
D.3 Determination of binder content
D.3.1 General principles of test
D.3.2 Binder extraction
D.3.2.1 Solvent
51 D.3.2.2 Apparatus and procedure
52 D.3.3 Separation of mineral matter
D.3.3.1 General
D.3.3.2 Continuous flow centrifuge
53 D.3.3.3 Pressure filter
D.3.3.4 Bucket centrifuge type 1
D.3.3.5 Bucket centrifuge type 2
D.3.4 Binder quantity
D.3.5 Calculation and expression of results
D.4 Drying to constant mass
D.5 Reporting of results
D.6 Precision data
BS EN 12697-1:2020
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