ASTM D6648-01
Historical Standard: ASTM D6648-01 Standard Test Method for Determining the Flexural Creep Stiffness of Asphalt Binder Using the Bending Beam Rheometer (BBR)
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ASTM D6648
1. Scope
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the flexural-creep stiffness or compliance and m-value of asphalt binders by means of a bending-beam rheometer. It is applicable to material having flexural-creep stiffness values in the range of 20 MPa to 1 GPa (creep compliance values in the range of 50 nPa -1 to 1 nPa -1 ) and can be used with unaged material or with materials aged using aging procedures such as Test Method D2872, Test Method D1754, or Practice D6521. The test apparatus may be operated within the temperature range from -36 o C to 0 o C.
1.2 Test results are not valid for test specimens that deflect more than 4 mm or less than 0.08 mm when tested in accordance with this test method.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
C802 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Test Program to Determine the Precision of Test Methods for Construction Materials
D140 Practice for Sampling Bituminous Materials
D2872 Test Method for Effect of Heat and Air on a Moving Film of Asphalt (Rolling Thin-Film Oven Test)
D6373 Specification for Performance Graded Asphalt Binder
D6521 Practice for Accelerated Aging of Asphalt Binder Using a Pressurized Aging Vessel (PAV)
E77 Test Method for Inspection and Verification of Thermometers
DIN Standard
43760Keywords
bending beam rheometer; flexural creep compliance; flexural creep stiffness; Asphalt binder; BBR (bending beam rheometer); Flexural testing--concrete; Rheometers;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 19.060 (Mechanical testing); 93.080.20 (Road construction materials)
DOI: 10.1520/D6648-01
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