ASTM D3381-92(1999)

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Designation: D 3381 – 92 (Reapproved 1999)
Standard Specification for
Viscosity-Graded Asphalt Cement for Use in Pavement
Construction
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3381; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope D 2171 Test Method for Viscosity of Asphalts by Vacuum
Capillary Viscometer
1.1 This specification covers asphalt cements graded by
D 2872 Test Method for Effect of Heat andAir on a Moving
viscosity at 140°F (60°C) for use in pavement construction.
Film of Asphalt (Rolling Thin-Film Oven Test)
Three sets of limits are offered in this specification. The
D 4311 Practice for Determining Asphalt Volume Correc-
purchaser shall specify the applicable table of limits. In the
tion to a Base Temperature
event the purchaser does not specify limits,Table 1 shall apply.
For asphalt cements graded by penetration at 77°F (25°C) (see
3. Manufacture
Specification D 946). If needed, volume corrections for asphalt
3.1 The asphalt cement shall be prepared from crude petro-
cements should be made according to Practice D 4311.
leum by suitable methods.
2. Referenced Documents
4. Physical Requirements
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.1 The asphalt cement shall be homogeneous, free from
D5 Test Method for Penetration of Bituminous Materials
water, and shall not foam when heated to 347°F (175°C).
D92 Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland
4.2 The asphalt cements shall conform to the requirements
Open Cup
given in Table 1, Table 2,or Table 3, as specified by the
D95 Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and
purchaser.
Bituminous Materials by Distillation
D113 Test Method for Ductility of Bituminous Materials
5. Methods of Sampling and Testing
D 140 Practice for Sampling Bituminous Materials
5.1 Sample and test asphalt cements in accordance with the
D 946 Specification for Penetration-Graded Asphalt Ce-
2 following methods:
ment for Use in Pavement Construction
5.1.1 Sampling—Practice D 140.
D 1754 Test Method for Effect of Heat andAir onAsphaltic
2 5.1.2 Water—Test MethodD95.
Materials (Thin-Film Oven Test)
5.1.3 Viscosity at 140°F (60°C)—Test Method D 2171.
D 2042 Test Method for Solubility of Asphalt Materials in
2 5.1.4 Viscosity at 275°F (135°C)—Test Method D 2170.
Trichloroethylene
5.1.5 Penetration— Test MethodD5.
D 2170 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Asphalts
2 5.1.6 FlashPoint,ClevelandOpenCup—Test MethodD92
(Bitumens)
(see Table 1 and Table 2).
5.1.7 Solubility in Trichloroethylene—Test Method D 2042.
5.1.8 Thin-Film Oven Test—Test Method D 1754 (seeTable
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-4 on Road
1 and Table 2).
and Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.40 on
Asphalt Specifications.
5.1.9 Rolling Thin-Film Oven Test—Test Method D 2872
Current edition approved Feb. 15, 1992. Published May 1992. Originally
(see Table 3).
e1
published as D3381 – 75. Last previous edition D3381 – 83 .
2 5.1.10 Ductility—Test MethodD113.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.03.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.01.
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D 3381 – 92 (1999)
TABLE 1 Requirements for Asphalt Cement, Visco
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