BS 2000-551(2007) : 2007
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The latest, up-to-date edition.
BITUMEN AND BITUMINOUS BINDERS - ACCELERATED LONG-TERM AGEING/CONDITIONING BY THE ROTATING CYLINDER METHOD (RCAT)
12-01-2013
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Apparatus
6 Procedure
7 Precision
8 Report
Annex A (normative) - Short-term ageing/conditioning
with the RCAT device (RCAT163)
Annex B (normative) - Preparation of a mastic sample to
be aged in the RCAT device
Annex C (informative) - Inspections and verifications
Bibliography
Describes an accelerated ageing/conditioning procedure for bitumen, bituminous binders and bituminous mastics It also involves rotating cylinder ageing (RCA), i.e. binder ageing at moderate temperatures in a large large cylinder rotating in an oven under oxygen flow conditions.
| Committee |
PTI/13
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| DevelopmentNote |
Also numbered as BS EN 15323. (06/2007) Also numbered as IP 551. (02/2008)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| PublisherName |
Energy Institute (formerly Institute of Petroleum - IP)
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| Status |
Current
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| Standards | Relationship |
| EN 15323:2007 | Identical |
| EN 14895:2006 | Bitumen and bituminous binders - Stabilisation of binder from bituminous emulsions or from cut-back and fluxed bituminous binders |
| EN 12607-2:2014 | Bitumen and bituminous binders - Determination of the resistance to hardening under influence of heat and air - Part 2: TFOT method |
| EN 12594:2014 | Bitumen and bituminous binders - Preparation of test samples |
| EN 12607-1:2014 | Bitumen and bituminous binders - Determination of the resistance to hardening under influence of heat and air - Part 1: RTFOT method |
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