EN 12697-21:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 12697-21:2012
Bitumenske zmesi - Preskusne metode - 21. del: Preskus z vtiskanjem na plošče
Bituminous mixtures - Test methods - Part 21: Indentation using plate specimens
Asphalt - Prüfverfahren - Teil 21: Eindringversuch an Platten
Mélanges bitumineux - Méthodes d'essai - Partie 21: Essai de pénétration de plaques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12697-21:2020
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 12697-21
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
February 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 93.080.20 Supersedes EN 12697-21:2012
English Version
Bituminous mixtures - Test methods - Part 21: Indentation
using plate specimens
Mélanges bitumineux - Méthodes d'essai - Partie 21 : Asphalt - Prüfverfahren - Teil 21: Eindringversuch an
Essai d'indentation de plaques Platten
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Apparatus . 4
4.1 Moulding of test plates of mastic asphalt . 4
4.2 Apparatus for the indentation test . 4
4.2.1 System for the load transmission . 4
4.2.2 Apparatus for measuring indentation . 5
4.2.3 Apparatus for temperature regulation . 5
5 Sampling and preparation of laboratory sample . 5
5.1 Sampling . 5
5.2 Preparation of the samples . 5
6 Procedure. 6
7 Calculation and expression of results . 7
8 Precision . 7
9 Test report . 7
Bibliography . 8

European foreword
This document (EN 12697-21:2020) 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 August 2020, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by August 2020.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.
This document supersedes EN 12697-21:2012.
The following is a list of significant technical changes since the previous edition:
— the title no longer makes the method exclusively for hot mix asphalt;
— [ge] editorial update according to current standard template;
— [Clause 3] new clause: 3 Terms and definitions introduced according ISO/IEC Directives – Part 2.
Following clauses renumbered accordingly;
— [Bibliography] standards not referred to in the test method deleted.
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 test method for measuring the indentation of mastic asphalt when it is
penetrated at a given temperature, load and for a fixed time period by a standardized cylindrical
indentor pin with a circular flat-ended base. This document applies to mastic as
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