ASTM D4592-01
(Specification)Standard Specification for Preformed Retroreflective Pavement Marking Tape for Limited Service Life
Standard Specification for Preformed Retroreflective Pavement Marking Tape for Limited Service Life
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1.1 This specification covers white or yellow preformed retroreflective pavement marking tapes that are designed to provide a service life of typically 3 to 6 months, and occasions of up to one year on roads with up to 15 000 average daily traffic count (ADT).
1.2 The tapes are intended for use as longitudinal, transverse or word/symbol pavement markings that provide delineation day and night. The tapes may be either removable or nonremovable.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
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Designation: D 4592 – 01
Standard Specification for
Preformed Retroreflective Pavement Marking Tape for
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Limited Service Life
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4592; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope 2.3 CIE Publications:
No. 15.2 Colorimetry
1.1 This specification covers white or yellow preformed
No. 39.2 Recommendations for Surface Colours for Visual
retroreflective pavement marking tapes that are designed to
Signaling
provide a service life of typically 3 to 6 months, and occasions
of up to one year on roads with up to 15 000 average daily
3. Terminology
traffic count (ADT).
3.1 Definitions:
1.2 The tapes are intended for use as longitudinal, transverse
3.1.1 limited service life or period—a minimum service
or word/symbol pavement markings that provide delineation
period of three months when placed in accordance with the
day and night. The tapes may be either removable or nonre-
manufacturer’s recommended procedures on pavement sur-
movable.
faces having no more than 15 000 average daily traffic/lane.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
standard.
NOTE 1—15 000 ADT per lane is typical of heavily traveled roads such
as interstate highways through major urban areas.
2. Referenced Documents
3.1.2 preformed tape—continuous, flexible pavement mark-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
ing material that is essentially complete and that may be affixed
D 1000 Test Methods for Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive
to or imbedded in the road surface without fundamentally
Coated Tapes Used for Electrical and Electronic Insula-
altering its configuration.
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tion
3.1.3 retroreflection—reflection in which radiation is re-
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D 1898 Practice for Sampling Plastics
turned in directions close to the direction from which it came,
D 4061 Test Method for Retroreflectance of Horizontal
this property being maintained over wide variations of the
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Coatings
direction of the incident radiation.
E 303 Test Method for Measuring Surface Frictional Prop-
3.1.4 retroreflector—surface or device that reflects and
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erties Using the British Pendulum Tester
returns a relatively high proportion of light in a direction close
E 811 Practice for Measuring Colorimetric Characteristics
to the light source. This characteristic is maintained over a
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of Retroreflectors under Nighttime Conditions
wide variation of the angle made by the incident light ray and
E 1349 Test Method for Reflectance Factor and Color by
the normal to the retroreflective surface.
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Spectrophotometry using Bidirectional Geometry
3.1.5 surface pattern—a pattern on the surface, in which the
E 1710 Test Method for Measurement of Retroreflective
raised areas are a minimum of 0.8 mm (31 mils) high and
Pavement Marking Materials with CEN-Prescribed Geom-
occupy approximately 50 % of the surface area, presenting a
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etry Using a Portable Retroreflectometer
substantial area of nearly vertical face to traffic from any
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2.2 Federal Standard:
approach.
Fed Std Test Method 141
4. Classification
4.1 Pavement marking tape manufactured according to this
specification shall be identified as Type I or Type II:
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D04 on Road
4.1.1 Type I (Removable)—Marking tapes, after serving the
and Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.38 on
Highway Traffic Control Materials. intended limited service life, shall be removable from asphalt
Current edition approved Aug. 10, 2001. Published October 2001. Originally
or portland cement concrete surfaces at pavement temperatures
published as D 4592 – 86. Last previous edition D 4592 – 96. 2
above 4°C (40°F) intact or in pieces no less than about 600 cm
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 10.01.
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in area, either manually or with a mechanical device without
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.01.
the use of heat, solvents, grinding, or blasting that would
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.03.
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D 4592
damage or discolor the pavement so as to leave an impressed sion of the perceived appearance of the road marking at night
traffic lane mark. is the retroreflectance. This quantity is specified in Table 1.
4.1.2 Type II (Non-Removable)—This ty
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