Designation:D517−98(Reapproved2015)StandardSpecificationforAsphaltPlank1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD517;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversasphaltplankusedforbridgedecksaswellasforindustrialfloors.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.Classification2.1TypeI,a—Plain,butt-edgeasphaltplankforuseasanindustrialflooring.2.2TypeI,b—Plain,butt-edgeasphaltplankforuseonarailroadbridgeasawaterproofingsystemprotectionlayer.2.3TypeII—Ship-lapedgeasphaltplankforuseonarailroadbridgeasawaterproofingsystemprotectionlayer.3.OrderingInformation3.1Theusershouldstatethetypeanddimensionsinthepurchaseorder.Ifnotypeisspecified,TypeIshallbefurnished.4.MaterialsandManufacture4.1Asphaltplankshallbeformedfromamixtureofasphalt,fibers,modifiers,oracombinationthereof,andmineralfillerinsuchamannerastoproduceauniformlydensemass.4.2InthecaseofTypeIIasphaltplank,theedgesoftheplanksshallbeofalapjointconfiguration.5.Requirements5.1Asphalt—Theasphaltcementshallhavesuchcharacter-isticsthatwhencombinedwiththeotheringredients,aplankmeetingtherequirementsofthisspecificationwillresult.5.2Fiber—Thefibrousmaterialshallconsistoffinelydi-videdthreadsoranynaturalorsyntheticfiber(exceptasbestos)fromfreelumps,andwhenused,shallbeinaflocculentcondition.Thefabricandfibrousmaterialshallbefreefromallforeignmaterials.5.3MineralFiller—Themineralfillershallconsistoffinel...
