EN 12697-56:2019

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2019
Bitumenske zmesi - Preskusne metode - 56. del: Priprava preskušancev s
statičnim zgoščevanjem
Bituminous mixtures - Test methods - Part 56: Specimen preparation by static
compaction
Asphalt - Prüfverfahren - Teil 56: Probekörperherstellung durch Statische Verdichtung
Mélanges bitumineux - Méthodes d’essai - Partie 56: Confection d’éprouvettes par
compacteur statique
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12697-56:2019
ICS:
93.080.20 Materiali za gradnjo cest Road construction materials
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 12697-56
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
September 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 93.080.20
English Version
Bituminous mixtures - Test methods - Part 56: Specimen
preparation by static compaction
Mélanges bitumineux - Méthodes d'essai - Partie 56 : Asphalt - Prüfverfahren - Teil 56:
Confection d'éprouvettes par compacteur statique Probekörperherstellung durch Statische Verdichtung
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Principle . 5
5 Materials . 5
6 Apparatus . 5
7 Preparation of test specimens . 7
7.1 Compaction stress and compaction force. 7
7.2 Compaction temperature . 7
7.3 Mixture sample preparation . 7
7.4 Preparation of compaction equipment . 7
7.5 Compaction process . 8
7.5.1 Compaction force . 8
7.5.2 Dismantling and demoulding . 8
8 Test report . 8

European foreword
This document (EN 12697-56:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 227 “Road
materials”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2020, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by March 2020.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
A list of all parts in the EN 12697 series can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document specifies a method for compacting cylindrical specimens of bituminous mixtures, to be
used for subsequent testing. A given mass of bituminous mixture is compacted in a cylindrical mould by
applying static compression loads on the top and the bottom of the specimen.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 12697-27, Bituminous mixtures - Test methods - Part 27: Sampling
EN 12697-35, Bituminous mixtures - Test methods - Part 35: Laboratory mixing
EN 12697-54, Bituminous mixtures - Test methods - Part 54: Curing of specimen for test of mixtures with
bitumen emulsion
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
compaction stress
σ
comp
desired vertical stress applied on top and bottom of compaction plates, expressed in MPa
3.2
compaction force
F
comp
desired vertical force applied on top and bottom of compaction plates to achieve the compaction stress
σ , expressed in kN
comp
3.3
compaction time
t
comp
timespan within the compaction stress is held constant
3.4
specimen dimensions
dimensions of the specimen are defined by their diameter d and their height h, expressed in mm
4 Principle
A
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