Designation:D3381/D3381M−13StandardSpecificationforViscosity-GradedAsphaltCementforUseinPavementConstruction1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3381/D3381M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversasphaltcementsgradedbyviscosityat60°C[140°F]foruseinpavementconstruction.Foursetsoflimitsareofferedinthisspecification.Thepurchasershallspecifytheapplicabletableoflimits.Intheeventthepurchaserdoesnotspecifylimits,Table1shallapply.Forasphaltcementsgradedbypenetrationat25°C[77°F].SeeSpecificationD946.Ifneeded,volumecorrectionsforasphaltcementsshouldbemadeaccordingtoPracticeD4311.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D5TestMethodforPenetrationofBituminousMaterialsD92TestMethodforFlashandFirePointsbyClevelandOpenCupTesterD36TestMethodforSofteningPointofBitumen(Ring-and-BallApparatus)D70TestMethodforDensityofSemi-SolidBituminousMaterials(PycnometerMethod)D95TestMethodforWaterinPetroleumProductsandBituminousMaterialsbyDistillationD113TestMethodforDuctilityofBituminousMaterialsD140PracticeforSamplingBituminousMaterialsD946SpecificationforPenetration-GradedAsphaltCementforUseinPavementConstructionD1754TestMethodforEffectsofHeatandAironAsphalticMaterials(Thin-FilmOvenTest)D2042TestMethodforSolubilityofAsphaltMaterialsinTrichloroethyleneD2170TestMethodforKinematicViscosityofAsphalts(Bitumens)D2171TestMethodforViscosityofAsphaltsbyVacuumCapillaryViscometerD2872TestMethodforEffectofHeatandAiro...