What is BS 594987:2024 - Asphalt for roads and other paved areas specification about?
With an increased focus on sustainability, BS ISO 22014:2023 provides requirements for the transport, laying and compaction of asphalt mixtures from the manufacturing plant to the eventual road surface.
Who is BS 594987:2024 - Asphalt for roads and other paved areas specification for?
manufacturers;
highway authorities;
private infrastructure workers;
test houses;
highway and civil engineering consultants.
What does BS 594987:2024 - Asphalt for roads and other paved areas specification cover?
BS 594987:2024 specifies requirements for the transport, laying and compaction of asphalt mixtures conforming to BS EN 13108-1, BS EN 13108-4, BS EN 13108-5, BS EN 13108-6, and as described in PD 6691, from the time they leave the mixing plant until they are installed ready to receive a superimposed layer or traffic.
It also includes requirements for preliminary work at the laying site needed to verify the substrate is fit to receive the asphalt, and the application of bond coats.
Specifically, BS 594987:2024:
specifies delivery and rolling temperatures for hot mix and warm mix asphalts;
provides approximate rates of spread for asphalt mixtures;
recommends protocols for the product-type testing of asphalt mixtures in accordance with BS EN 13108-20;
recommends protocols for determining the design binder content of hot rolled asphalt (HRA) surface course mixtures;
recommends protocols on the calibration procedures for indirect density gauges;
provides advice on the use of track coats;
specifies methods ...