1、Designation: D546 17 American Association StateHighway and Transportation Officials StandardAASHTO No.: T 37Standard Test Method forSieve Analysis of Mineral Filler for Asphalt Paving Mixtures1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D546; the number immediately following the designation
2、indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencie
3、s of the U.S. Department of Defense.1. Scope1.1 This test method covers the sieve analysis of mineralfillers used in asphalt paving mixtures.1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated ineach system may not be exact equival
4、ents; therefore, eachsystem shall be used independently of the other. Combiningvalues from the two systems may result in nonconformancewith the standard.NOTE 1Regarding sieves, per Specification E11, “the values stated inSI units shall be considered standard for the dimensions of the wire clothopeni
5、ngs and the diameter of the wires used in the wire cloth.” When sievemesh sizes are referenced, the alternate inch-pound designations areprovided for information purposes and enclosed in parentheses.1.3 The text of this standard references notes and footnoteswhich provide explanatory material. These
6、 notes and footnotes(excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be consideredas requirements of the standard.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate
7、safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of Internationa
8、l Standards, Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C110 Test Methods for Physical Testing of Quicklime,Hydrated Lime, and LimestoneC670 Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Stateme
9、ntsfor Test Methods for Construction MaterialsC702 Practice for Reducing Samples ofAggregate to TestingSizeC786 Test Method for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement andRaw Materials by the 300-m (No. 50), 150-m (No.100), and 75-m (No. 200) Sieves by Wet MethodsD8 Terminology Relating to Materials for Roads
10、and Pave-mentsD242 Specification for Mineral Filler For Bituminous Pav-ing MixturesD422 Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils (With-drawn 2016)3D4753 Guide for Evaluating, Selecting, and Specifying Bal-ances and Standard Masses for Use in Soil, Rock, andConstruction Materials TestingE11 Sp
11、ecification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and TestSieves3. Terminology3.1 For definition of terms, see Terminology D8.4. Significance and Use4.1 The method is used to determine compliance of mineralfillers with the grading requirements of Specification D242.1This test method is under the jurisdict
12、ion of ASTM Committee D04 on Roadand Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.51 onAggregate Tests.Current edition approved April 1, 2017. Published April 2017. Originallyapproved in 1939. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D546 10. DOI:10.1520/D0546-17.2For refer
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14、www.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelop
15、ment of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.15. Apparatus5.1 Balance or Scale, readable to 0.01 g and conforming tothe requirements of Guide D4753, Class GP-1, with a mini-mum capacity of 200 g.5.2 Sie
16、ves, conforming to Specification E11 with nominalopening sizes of 75-m (No. 200), 300-m (No. 50), 600-m(No. 30), and 1.18-mm (No. 16).5.3 OvenAn oven of sufficient size, capable of maintain-ing a uniform temperature of 110 6 5 C 230 6 9 F.6. Test Sample6.1 Obtain the sample for test in accordance wi
17、th therequirements of Specification D242 and reduce to testing sizein accordance with Practice C702. Use a minimum of 100 g ofdry material for each sieve analysis.7. Procedure7.1 Dry the test sample to constant mass at a temperature of110 6 5 C 230 6 9 F and determine the mass to the nearest0.01 g.7
18、.2 After drying and determining the mass, place the testsample on the 1.18-mm (No. 16) sieve, which shall be nestedabove the 600-m (No. 30), 300-m (No. 50), and 75-m (No.200) sieves. Wash the material by means of a stream of waterfrom a faucet (Note 2). Continue the washing until the watercoming thr
19、ough the sieve is clear (Note 3). Dry the residuefrom each sieve to constant mass at a temperature of 110 65 C 230 6 9 F (Note 4). Calculate the mass of materialretained on each sieve as a percentage of the original sample.NOTE 2A spray nozzle or a piece of rubber tubing attached to a waterfaucet ma
20、y be used for the washing. The velocity of the water, which maybe increased by pinching the tubing, must be controlled to prevent loss ofany of the sample by splashing over the sides of the sieves.Aspray nozzle,utilizing a pressure gage, is also used in Test Methods C110 and TestMethod C786 for test
21、ing hydrated lime and Portland cement, respectively.NOTE 3Take care to avoid accumulation of water on the 75-m (No.200) sieve, because it may become clogged and the operation cannot becompleted within a reasonable period.NOTE 4Some material passes the 75-m (No. 200) sieve on drysieving that did not
22、pass during the washing operation. When desired,additional information may be obtained by dry sieving the portion of thesample retained on the 75-m (No. 200) sieve, in accordance with TestMethod D422.8. Report8.1 Report the results of the sieve analysis as the totalpercentage passing each sieve, exp
23、ressed to the nearest 0.5 %.9. Precision and Bias49.1 PrecisionThe estimates of precision for this testmethod are shown in Table 1. They are based on results of aninterlaboratory testing program where replicable samples offour different mineral fillers were tested in 20 laboratoriesusing this test m
24、ethod. The materials tested ranged from acoarse mineral filler, that had about 93 % passing the 600-m(No. 30) sieve and 51 % passing the 75-m (No. 200), to finermineral fillers that had about 99 % passing the 300-m (No.50) sieve and 95 % passing the 75-m (No. 200) sieve.9.2 BiasBias has not been det
25、ermined since there is noacceptable reference for determining the bias for the procedurein this test method.10. Keywords10.1 asphalt paving mixtures; grading; mineral filler; sieveanalysisASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with an
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31、ASTM CustomerService at serviceastm.org.TABLE 1 Average PrecisionPrecisionTest Result Value,%inSizeFractionAStandardDeviation,(1s), %BAcceptable Rangeof Test Results,(d2s), %BSingle Operator Less than 2 0.14 0.5CMore than 2 0.7 2.0Multilaboratory Less than 2 0.17 0.5More than 2 1.0 2.8AThe percent b
32、etween consecutive sieves, or percent retained on the largest sieve, 600-m (No. 30), or percent passing the smallest sieve, 75-m (No. 200).BThese numbers represent, respectively, the (1s) and (d2s) limits as described in Practice C670.CThe minimum d2s is 0.5 % in this case since results of the test are expressed to the nearest 0.5 %.D546 172
