ASTM_D_3515_-_01.pdf

Designation:D 3515 01Standard Specification forHot-Mixed,Hot-Laid Bituminous Paving Mixtures1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3515;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers hot-mixed,hot-laid asphalt,tar,emulsified asphalt,and recycled bituminous paving mix-tures for base,binder,leveling,and surface courses.1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard.Combining values from the two systems may resultin nonconformance with the standard.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:C 127 Test Method for Specific Gravity and Absorption ofCoarse Aggregate2C 128 Test Method for Specific Gravity and Absorption ofFine Aggregate2C 136 Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and CoarseAggregates2D 5 Test Method for Penetration of Bituminous Materials3D 8 Terminology Relating to Materials for Roads and Pave-mentsD 75 Practice for Sampling Aggregates3D 140 Practice for Sampling Bituminous Materials3D 242 Specification for Mineral Filler for Bituminous Pav-ing Mixtures3D 448 Classification for Sizes of Aggregate for Road andBridge Construction3D 490 Specification for Road Tar3D 546 Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Mineral Filler forBituminous Paving Mixtures3D 692 Specification for Coarse Aggregate for BituminousPaving Mixtures3D 946 Specification for Penetration-Graded Asphalt Ce-ment for Use in Pavement Construction3D 977 Specification for Emulsified Asphalt3D 979 Practice for Sampling Bituminous Paving Mixtures3D 995 Specification for Mixing Plants for Hot-Mixed,Hot-Laid Bituminous Paving Mixtures3D 1073 Specification for Fine Aggregate for BituminousPaving Mixtures3D 1856 Test Method for Recovery ofAsphalt from Solutionby Abson Method3D 2171 Test Method for Viscosity of Asphalts by VacuumCapillary Viscometer3D 2172 Test Methods for Quantitative Extraction of Bitu-men from Bituminous Paving Mixtures3D 2489 Test Method for Degree of Particle Coating ofBituminous-Aggregate Mixtures3D 3203 Test Method for Percent Air Voids in CompactedDense and Open Bituminous Paving Mixtures3D 3381 Specification for Viscosity-Graded Asphalt Cementfor Use in Pavement Construction3D 4318 Test Method for Liquid Limit,Plastic Limit,andPlasticity Index of Soils4D 4552 Practice for Classifying Hot-Mix RecyclingAgents33.Terminology3.1 Definitions are in accordance with Terminology D 8.3.2 Definitions:3.2.1 bitumen aggregate for recyclingbituminous pave-ment or paving mixture removed from its original location andreduced by suitable means to such particle size as may berequired for use in hot-mixed,hot-laid recycled bituminouspaving mixtures.NOTE1Alternative terminology may be used for bitumen aggregatefor recycling so long as the terms are defined or understood to refer to thesame material.Reclaimed asphalt pavement(RAP)that has been removedfrom its original location and reduced in size as may be required.3.2.2 hot-mixed,hot-laid paving mixturesmixtures ofcoarse and fine aggregate or fine aggregate alone,with orwithout mineral filler,uniformly mixed with asphalt,tar,oremulsified asphalt.3.2.3 hot-mixed,hot-laid recycled bituminous pavingmixturesmixtures of bitumen aggregate for recycling with orwithout mineral aggregates and mineral filler,mixed at el-evated temperatures with or without additional bitumen.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D04 on Roadand Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.23 onPlant-Mix Bituminous Surfaces and Bases.Current edition approved June 10,2001.Published August 2001.Originallypublished as D 3515 76a.Last previous edition D 3515 96.2Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 04.02.3Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 04.03.4Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 04.08.1Copyright ASTM,100 Barr Harbor Drive,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.4.Ordering Information4.1 Orders for bituminous paving mixtures under this speci-fication shall include the following information:4.1.1 Type of bitumen(asphalt cement,tar cement,emulsi-fied asphalt),4.1.2 Grade of bitumen,4.1.3 The composition of the bituminous paving mixture(dense mixture and mix designation;open mixture and mixdesignation;open graded friction course mixture and mixdesignation),4.1.4 The maximum percentage of bitumen aggregate forrecycling permitted in the mixture when limited,and4.1.5 The percentage of crushed particles required in theaggregate if different from that specified in SpecificationD 692.5.Aggrega