Standard Test Method for Thickness or Height of Compacted Bituminous Paving Mixture Specimens

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
The thickness of a compacted bituminous paving mixture is often used as a construction check to insure that the proper quantity of materials has been placed on a project and to correct strength measurement on constant diameter specimens with varying heights.
Note 1—The equipment and personnel performing this test method can be evaluated by Practice D 3666.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers determination of the thickness (or height) of compacted bituminous paving mixture specimens.  
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, 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.

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Designation:D3549–03
Standard Test Method for
Thickness or Height of Compacted Bituminous Paving
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Mixture Specimens
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3549; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
NOTE 2—In addition to direct measurement, the thickness of test
1. Scope
specimens may be determined as described in 6.3.
1.1 This test method covers determination of the thickness
4.1.1 A metal tape or rule.
(or height) of compacted bituminous paving mixture speci-
4.1.2 A set of calipers.
mens.
4.1.3 A measurement jig or other device, fabricated in such
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
a manner that it is capable of measuring specimen thicknesses
safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the
in accordance with this procedure.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
4.2 Depending upon the requirements of the specifying
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
agency, the units of measurement and subdivisions shall be as
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
follows:
2. Referenced Documents
4.2.1 Where inches and fractional portions are specified, the
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apparatus shall be capable of measuring to ⁄16 in.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.2.2 Where inches and decimal portions are specified, the
D1188 Test Method for Bulk Specific Gravity and Density
apparatus shall be capable of measuring to 0.05 in.
of Compacted Bituminous Mixtures Using Coated
4.2.3 Where decimal portions of feet are specified, the
Samples
apparatus shall be capable of measuring to 0.005 ft.
D2726 Test Method for Bulk Specific Gravity and Density
4.2.4 Wherecentimetresarespecified,theapparatusshallbe
of Non-Absorptive Compacted Bituminous Mixtures
capable of measuring to 0.10 cm.
D3203 Test Method for Percent Air Voids in Compacted
Dense and Open Bituminous Paving Mixtures
5. Test Specimens
D3666 Specification for Minimum Requirements forAgen-
5.1 Test specimens shall be laboratory compacted or from
cies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving Materials
compacted bituminous pavements.
3. Significance and Use
5.2 Pavement test specimens shall be taken with a core drill,
diamond or carborundum saw, or by other suitable means.
3.1 The thickness of a compacted bituminous paving mix-
5.2.1 Thickness measurements shall not be made on any
ture is often used as a construction check to insure that the
specimen that has been distorted or cracked in removal from
proper quantity of materials has been placed on a project and
the pavement, laboratory compaction molds, or during storage
to correct strength measurement on constant diameter speci-
prior to measuring.
mens with varying heights.
5.2.2 Specimens shall be free of foreign materials such as
NOTE 1—Theequipmentandpersonnelperformingthistestmethodcan
seal coat, foundation material, soil, paper, or foil.
be evaluated by Practice D3666.
5.2.3 Where desirable, specimens may be separated from
other layers by sawing, shearing or other suitable means,
4. Apparatus
provided a well defined construction plane is achieved.
4.1 Any of the following apparatus may be used to measure
the thickness of test specimens:
6. Procedure
6.1 Thickness of specimens with relatively plane horizontal
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D04 on Road
surfaces or layers with well defined, uniform lines of demar-
and Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.21 on
cation may be measured with a tape, rule, or calipers in
Specific Gravity and Density of Bituminous Mixtures.
Current edition approved July 10, 2003. Published September 2003. Originally
accordance with the following:
approved in 1977. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as D3549 – 93a (2000).
6.1.1 Measure the thickness of the specimen or layer using
DOI: 10.1520/D3549-03.
2 any of the apparatus described in 4.1 to the closest applicable
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
interval described in 4.2. Make thickness measurements ap-
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
proximately perpendicular to the upper plane of the specimen.
the ASTM website.
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Measure between upper and lower surfaces, between a well- 8. Precision
defined construction demarcation line and either the upper or
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