prEN 12697-18

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2025
Bitumenske zmesi - Preskusne metode - 18. del: Odtekanje veziva
Bituminous mixtures - Test methods - Part 18: Binder drainage
Asphalt - Prüfverfahren - Teil 18: Bestimmung des Ablaufens
Mélanges bitumineux - Méthodes d'essai - Partie 18 : Egouttage du liant
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 12697-18
ICS:
91.100.50 Veziva. Tesnilni materiali Binders. Sealing materials
93.080.20 Materiali za gradnjo cest Road construction materials
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
January 2025
ICS 93.080.20 Will supersede EN 12697-18:2017
English Version
Bituminous mixtures - Test methods - Part 18: Binder
drainage
Mélanges bitumineux - Méthodes d'essai - Partie 18 : Asphalt - Prüfverfahren - Teil 18: Bestimmung des
Egouttage du liant Ablaufens
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CEN/TC 227.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Basket method . 5
4.1 Principle . 5
4.2 Materials . 5
4.3 Apparatus . 5
4.4 Procedure. 6
4.5 Calculation and expression of results . 7
4.6 Test report . 8
4.7 Precision . 8
5 Beaker method . 8
5.1 Principle . 8
5.2 Materials . 8
5.3 Apparatus . 8
5.4 Procedure. 9
5.5 Calculation and expression of results . 10
5.6 Test report . 10
5.7 Precision . 11

European foreword
This document (prEN 12697-18:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 227 “Road
materials”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 12697-18:2017.
18:2017:
— [4.3.3] the wording “accuracy able to weigh to 0,1 g” amended to read “able to weigh to the nearest
0,1 g with a maximum permissible error of 0,2 g”;
— [4.3.4] the wording “able to measure the temperature to 1 °C” amended to read “able to measure
the temperature to the nearest 1 °C with a maximum permissible error of 2 °C;
— [4.5.1] NOTE 2 deleted. NOTE 1 amended to NOTE;
— [4.6] list of items in the test report has been revised in accordance with CEN/CENELEC Internal
Regulations, Part 3:2022;
— [5.3.3] the wording “accuracy able to weigh to 0,1 g” amended to read “able to weigh to the nearest
0,1 g with a maximum permissible error of 0,2 g”;
— [5.3.5] the wording “able to measure the temperature to 1 °C” amended to read “able to measure
the temperature to the nearest 1 °C with a maximum permissible error of 2 °C;
— [5.5.1] NOTE deleted;
— [5.6] list of items in the test report has been revised in accordance with CEN/CENELEC Internal
Regulations, Part 3:2022.
A list of all parts in the EN 12697 series can be found on the CEN website: www.cencenelec.eu.

1 Scope
This document describes two test methods:
— basket method (see Clause 4);
— beaker method (see Clause 5).
The basket method describes a method for determining binder drainage of bituminous mixtures. This
method directly measures binder drainage, but when carried out on bituminous mixtures with fibres or
mixtures whose mortar content is higher than in porous asphalt some clogging of the holes in the
drainage baskets can occur, limiting the drainage of the binder. The basket method can be used either
for determining the binder drainage for different binder content, or with a single binder content,
eliminating the successive repetitions. It also enables the effects of varying fine aggregate types or
including any anti-draining additive to be quantified.
The beaker method describes a method for determining binder drainage of bituminous mixtures. It is
applicable to asphalt materials that are not porous asphalt or for porous asphalt incorporating fibres. It
can be used either for determining the binder drainage for different binder content, or with a single
binder content, eliminating the successive repetitions. It also enables the effects of varying fine
aggregate types or including any anti-draining additive to be quantified.
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 14023, Bitumen and bituminous binders — Specification framework for polymer modified bitumens
ISO 3310-1, Test sieves — Technical requirements and testing — Part 1: Test sieves of metal wire cloth
ISO 3310-2, Test sieves — Technical requirements and testing — Part 2: Test sieves of perforated metal
plate
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
binder drainage
binder, fine particles and additives, if any, separated from the mixture after the mixing process or
during transport of the mixture to the site
4 Basket method
4.1 Principle
The quantity of material lost by drainage, after 3 h at the test temperature (see 4.4.1) is measured in
mixtures placed on baskets made out of perforated metal plates.
4.2 Materials
Sufficient aggregates and binder shall be prepared to manufacture at least 4 kg of asphalt material. If
more than one binder content is going to be tested, aggregates and binder to manufacture 2,5 kg of
asphalt material per each additional binder content shall be provided. The aggregates shall be dried to
constant mass and graded in the fractions appropriate to the specified grading.
The test can be carried out with samples taken during the factory production control. In that case,
sampling shall be in accordance with EN 12697-27.
4.3 Apparatus
4.3.1 Oven with closed ventilation system, vibration free, fitted with thermostatic control to
maintain the temperature in the vicinity of the samples to ±2 °C in the range of 80 °C to 200 °C.
4.3.2 Drainage baskets, constructed from 3,15 mm perforated plate sieves, in accordance with
ISO 3310-2, on sides and base to form (100 ± 2) mm cubes, with feet, at each corner of the base, of
approximately 3 mm diameter and approximately 5 mm height (see Figure 1).
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