Test Methods and Specifications
Asphalt Pavements
- Publication no: ATS-3410-25
- Published: 19 February 2025
- Edition: 1.0
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Austroads Technical Specification ATS 3410 sets out the requirements for the manufacture and placement of asphalt used in road pavements. It is limited to the following asphalt types:
- dense graded asphalt;
- open graded asphalt;
- stone mastic asphalt; and
- high modulus asphalt (EME2).
The asphalt may be manufactured using either conventional or warm mix asphalt (WMA) technology.
The Contractor must ensure that the Asphalt Manufacturer complies with this Specification. The Contractor may be the same entity as the Asphalt Manufacturer.
Details of the process to obtain the approval/registration of the mix design may be obtained from the Principal.
This technical specification can also be downloaded as a Word document.
- 1. Scope
- 2. Referenced Documents
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Quality System Requirements
- Prequalification Requirements
- 5. Registered Mix Design
- General
- Submission of the Registered Mix Designs
- 6. Constituent Materials
- General
- Aggregates
- Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Material
- Filler
- Binder
- Binder in Mixes Containing RAP
- Additives
- Bituminous Emulsion Tack Coat
- 7. Production of Asphalt
- Method of Production
- Asphalt Manufacturing Plant
- Production Tolerances
- Volumetric Properties
- Performance Properties
- Particle Coating and Moisture Content
- RAP Material
- Storage and Handling of Binder
- Manufacturing Temperatures
- Storage and Handling of Asphalt
- 8. Sampling and Testing of the Production Mix
- Compliance Testing
- Sampling
- Sampling and Testing Requested by the Principal
- Maximum Lot Size
- Time for Submission of Test Results
- Process Control
- Nonconformances
- 9. Transport of Asphalt
- 10. Placement Trial
- General
- Location
- Conformity Requirements
- New Trial Section
- Nonconformities
- 11. Asphalt Placement – General
- 12. Tack Coat
- Existing Surface Condition
- Application Rate
- Reduced Application Rate
- Daily Record
- Condition of Tack Coat During Asphalt Placement
- 13. Temperature and Weather Conditions
- Temperature and Wind Velocity Measurement
- Conditions Suitable for Placing Asphalt
- 14. Paving and Compaction Temperatures
- Thermometer
- Temperature Variation
- Minimum Compaction Temperature for Open Graded Asphalt and Thin Layers
- 15. Method of Placement
- General
- Equipment and Method
- Material Transfer Vehicle
- Echelon Paving
- 16. Course and Layer Thicknesses
- 17. Joints
- Locations
- Procedure
- Temporary Ramps at Joints
- Tie-ins to Existing Pavements
- 18. Sampling and Testing of Placed Asphalt
- General
- Time for Submission of Test Results
- Restoration of Core Holes
- 19. In Situ Air Voids
- Acceptance Criteria for In Situ Air Voids
- Determination of In Situ Air Voids
- 20. Thickness of an Asphalt Layer
- Determination of Course Thickness
- Tolerances for Layer Thickness
- 21. Surface Level of an Asphalt Course
- General
- Matching Existing Surface Levels
- Determination of Course Position
- Surface Shape
- 22. Treatment of Nonconformities
- General
- Non-homogeneous Work
- Cost of Rectification
- 23. Performance Warranty
- Annexure A: Summary of Hold Points, Witness Points and Records
- Amendment Record
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