EN 12697-33:2019+A1:2022

Bituminous mixtures - Test method - Part 33: Specimen prepared by roller compactor

This document specifies the methods for compacting parallelepipedal specimens (slabs) of bituminous mixtures, to be used directly for subsequent testing, or from which test specimens are cut.
For a given mass of bituminous mixture, the specimens are prepared either under controlled compaction energy, or until a specified volume and therefore air voids content is obtained.
This document describes the following methods of compaction:
- method using a wheel or two wheels fitted with pneumatic tyres;
- methods using a steel roller, which includes 3 different procedures:
- steel roller;
- steel roller used on wheel fitted with pneumatic tyres;
- steel roller running on vertical sliding steel plates;
- method using a steel roller sector.
This document is applicable to bituminous mixtures manufactured in the laboratory or in a mixing plant.

Asphalt - Prüfverfahren - Teil 33: Probestückvorbereitung mittels Walzverdichtungsgerät

Mélanges bitumineux - Méthodes d'essai - Partie 33 : Préparation de corps d'épreuve au compacteur de plaque

Cevni sistemi iz polimernih materialov za oskrbo z vodo in za podzemne in nadzemne sisteme odvodnjavanja, kanalizacije ter namakanja pod tlakom - Orientiran nemehčan polivinilklorid (PVC-O) - 2. del: Cevi (vključno z dopolnilom A1)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 11-Oct-2022
• ICS: 93.080.20 - Road construction materials
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 227 - Road materials
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 227/WG 1 - Bituminous mixtures
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 12-Oct-2022
• Due Date: 06-Mar-2024
• Completion Date: 12-Oct-2022
• Ref Project: SIST EN 12697-33:2019+A1:2022 - Bituminous mixtures - Test method - Part 33: Specimen prepared by roller compactor

Relations

• Merged From: EN 12697-33:2019 - Bituminous mixtures - Test method - Part 33: Specimen prepared by roller compactor
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023
• Merged From: EN 12697-33:2019/prA1 - Bituminous mixtures - Test method - Part 33: Specimen prepared by roller compactor
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 12697-33:2019+A1:2022
01-december-2022
Cevni sistemi iz polimernih materialov za oskrbo z vodo in za podzemne in
nadzemne sisteme odvodnjavanja, kanalizacije ter namakanja pod tlakom -

Orientiran nemehčan polivinilklorid (PVC-O) - 2. del: Cevi (vključno z dopolnilom

A1)

Bituminous mixtures - Test method - Part 33: Specimen prepared by roller compactor

Asphalt - Prüfverfahren - Teil 33: Probestückvorbereitung mittels Walzverdichtungsgerät

Mélanges bitumineux - Méthodes d'essai - Partie 33 : Préparation de corps d'épreuve au

compacteur de plaque
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12697-33:2019+A1:2022
ICS:
93.080.20 Materiali za gradnjo cest Road construction materials
SIST EN 12697-33:2019+A1:2022 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN 12697-33:2019+A1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 93.080.20 Supersedes EN 12697-33:2019
English Version
Bituminous mixtures - Test method - Part 33: Specimen
prepared by roller compactor

Mélanges bitumineux - Méthodes d'essai - Partie 33 : Asphalt - Prüfverfahren - Teil 33:

Préparation de corps d'épreuve au compacteur de Probestückvorbereitung mittels
plaque Walzverdichtungsgerät

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 19 November 2018 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 8 August

2022.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this

European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references

concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN

member.

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Contents Page

European foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 4

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 4

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 4

4 Principle ............................................................................................................................................................. 6

5 Apparatus ........................................................................................................................................................... 6

5.1 Method using a wheel or two wheels fitted with pneumatic tyres ................................................ 6

5.2 Methods using a smooth steel roller ........................................................................................................ 7

5.2.1 Smooth steel roller ......................................................................................................................................... 7

5.2.2 Steel roller used on wheel fitted with pneumatic tyres .................................................................... 7

5.3 Method using a steel roller sector ............................................................................................................. 8

5.3.1 General ................................................................................................................................................................ 8

5.3.2 Roller sector ...................................................................................................................................................... 8

5.3.3 Compaction mould .......................................................................................................................................... 8

5.3.4 Loading device .................................................................................................................................................. 8

5.3.5 Demoulding facilities ..................................................................................................................................... 8

5.3.6 Other .................................................................................................................................................................... 8

5.4 Method using a roller running on vertical sliding steel plates ....................................................... 9

6 Preparation .................................................................................................................................................... 11

6.1 Mass of bituminous mixture ..................................................................................................................... 11

6.2 Filling the mould........................................................................................................................................... 11

7 Compaction procedure ............................................................................................................................... 12

7.1 Method using wheels fitted with pneumatic tyres ........................................................................... 12

7.1.1 Test conditions .............................................................................................................................................. 12

7.1.2 Compaction ..................................................................................................................................................... 12

7.2 Methods using a smooth steel roller ..................................................................................................... 13

7.2.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 13

7.2.2 Compaction by a specified energy .......................................................................................................... 13

7.2.3 Compaction with controlled compaction energy.............................................................................. 13

7.2.4 Compaction to obtain a specified air voids content or compaction degree ............................ 13

7.3 Method using a steel roller sector .......................................................................................................... 13

7.3.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 13

7.3.2 Compaction with combined height-controlled precompaction and force-controlled

main-compaction ......................................................................................................................................... 14

7.3.3 Height-controlled compaction................................................................................................................. 15

7.3.4 Compaction with controlled compaction energy.............................................................................. 15

7.4 Method using a roller running on vertical sliding steel plates .................................................... 16

7.5 Demoulding of the slab .............................................................................................................................. 16

8 Test report ...................................................................................................................................................... 16

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European foreword

This document (EN 12697-33:2019+A1:2022) 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 April 2023, and conflicting national standards shall be

withdrawn at the latest by April 2023.

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 includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 8 August 2022.
This document supersedes !EN 12697-33:2019".

The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags !".

A list of all parts in the EN 12697 series can be found on the CEN website.

Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.

A complete listing of these bodies 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, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,

France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,

Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,

Türkiye and the United Kingdom.
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1 Scope

This document specifies the methods for compacting parallelepipedal specimens (slabs) of bituminous

mixtures, to be used directly for subsequent testing, or from which test specimens are cut.

For a given mass of bituminous mixture, the specimens are prepared either under controlled

compaction energy, or until a specified volume and therefore air voids content is obtained.

This document describes the following methods of compaction:
— method using a wheel or two wheels fitted with pneumatic tyres;
— methods using a steel roller, which includes 3 different procedures:
— steel roller;
— steel roller used on wheel fitted with pneumatic tyres;
— steel roller running on vertical sliding steel plates;
— method using a steel roller sector.

This document is applicable to bituminous mixtures manufactured in the laboratory or in a mixing

plant.
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
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
pass
one forward or one backward motion of the rolling load
3.2
slab axis
axis of symmetry of slab parallel to the largest dimension of the mould
3.3
lateral axis

axis of a pass parallel to largest dimension of a mould; situated at distance a from the slab axis (see

Figure 1)
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3.4
lateral translation
distance a between the slab axis and the lateral axis
Key
1 axis 5 central position
2 lateral axis 6 rear position
3 left side 7 front position
4 right side 8 longitudinal translation of wheels
L length l width
Figure 1 — Sketch plan of a slab, front face of equipment
3.5
rear position
lateral axis furthest from the front face of the equipment
3.6
central position
slab axis
3.7
front position
lateral axis nearest to the front face of the equipment
3.8
blocked axis mode

equipment operating mode in which the height of the wheel shaft stays constant in relation to the upper

edge of mould during a pass
3.9
freed axis mode

equipment operation mode in which the load applied onto the slab remains constant during a pass

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3.10
sweep plan

set of modes by which the wheel(s) pass(es) over the slab; including order of execution, and extent of

lateral translation
4 Principle

A given mass of bituminous mixture is compacted in a rectangular mould under a load applied by a

smooth steel roller or its sector or equivalent, or by one or more wheel(s) fitted with pneumatic tyres.

The smooth steel roller may run directly on the bituminous mixture, or on a number of vertical sliding

plates, which apply a kneading action to the mixture. The wheel(s) or roller performs passes at constant

velocity, according to a specified sweep plan if applicable.
5 Apparatus
5.1 Method using a wheel or two wheels fitted with pneumatic tyres

5.1.1 One or more moulds with specified interior dimensions ± 2 mm. Usual dimensions are:

— L = 500 mm, l = 180 mm, h = 100 mm or h = 50 mm,
— L = 600 mm, l = 400 mm, h = 150 mm or h = 200 mm.

For moulds 600 mm × 400 mm × 150 mm or 600 mm × 400 mm × 200 mm, dimensions are those of the

upper part.

In order to facilitate demoulding, moulds may have the shape of a truncated pyramid within the interior

dimension ranges specified in order to release the specimen.

Other dimensions may be used, according to the requirements of specific test methods.

5.1.2 A device to compact the bituminous mixture which shall:

— enable application of an adjustable load, F, in range 1 kN ± 10 % to 10 kN ± 5 %, onto the wheel(s);

— comprise of one or more wheels equipped with threadless tyres of 400 ⤬ 8 size;
— enable translation of the rolling load at constant velocity, V ± 10 %;

— comprise a system for positioning wheel(s) along the different axes of compaction according to

predetermined set values for (a ± 20 mm);
— enable operation in blocked axis and freed axis modes;

— comprise a system capable of periodically bringing the surface flush with the upper edge of the

mould during compaction;

— one or more blocks of a suitable size (only required if the required thickness of the slab, e, is less

than the height of the mould, h).
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5.2 Methods using a smooth steel roller
5.2.1 Smooth steel roller

5.2.1.1 One or more moulds with specified interior dimensions (length L and width l) to ± 1 mm.

5.2.1.2 A device to compact the bituminous mixture in the mould.

It may be either a mechanical self-propelled rolling wheel static compactor with forward-reverse

control, or a hand driven roller, or a laboratory device, which simulates the operation of a rolling wheel

static compactor such as a segmented roller. The wheel shall be able to move back and forth on the

mixture in the mould, or the mould shall be placed on a table that moves back and forth beneath a

rotating roller.

When the method is used to prepare slabs at a specified volume or air voids content, a vibrating roller

or table may also be used.

!The device shall enable application of a static load, F, according to Formula (1):

26−
F ≥Wl·· D ⋅10 (1)
where
F is the load, applied onto wheels or rollers, in newtons (N);
W is the roller compaction parameter in (kN/m ).
For the application on asphalt mixtures: W = 10 kN/m
l is the interior width of mould, in millimetres (mm);
D is the diameter of the wheel(s) or roller, in millimetre (mm).
The diameter of the steel roller, D, shall be in the range 350 mm to 1 100 mm.

When the method is used to prepare slabs at a specified volume or air voids content, for a mass as

specified in 6.1, the width of the steel roller, b, shall be greater than:

— the internal width of the mould, l, if the roller compactor is not equipped so that compaction stops

when the desired height of the slab is reached, or

— the internal width of the mould, l, minus 8 mm if the roller compactor is equipped so that

compaction stops when the desired height of the slab is reached.

The load, F, shall be of such magnitude that the specified volume or air voids content is achieved at a

number of roller passes between 10 and 50.

When the method is used to prepare slabs under controlled compaction energy, the width of the steel

roller shall be equal to the interior width of the mould minus (10 ± 5) mm.
5.2.2 Steel roller used on wheel fitted with pneumatic tyres
5.2.2.1 One or more moulds as specified in 5.1.1.

5.2.2.2 A device to compact the bituminous mixture which shall conform to the device in 5.1.2 and

comprise, if required, a smooth metal cylinder of diameter, D 400 mm to 800 mm, thickness between

4 mm and 8 mm, and width equal to the interior width of the mould minus (5 ± 2) mm.

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5.3 Method using a steel roller sector
5.3.1 General

The roller sector compaction device consists of a rectangular steel compaction mould and a roller sector

which replicates a smooth compaction roller drum. Figure 2 shows an example for the roller sector

compaction device.
5.3.2 Roller sector

The surface of the roller sector shall be heatable to a temperature as specified in 6.2. The length and

width of the roller sector shall comply with the dimensions of the compaction mould. The roller sector

is attached to the loading device in the centre of the steel sector.

The radius of the roller (distance of sector centre to sector surface) shall be between 350 mm and

550 mm.
5.3.3 Compaction mould

Rectangular compaction mould on which the roller sector can exert an alternate rotation maintaining

vertical loading of controlled force. The inner surfaces of the mould shall be heatable to the temperature

required for use in 6.2.
5.3.4 Loading device

Loading device allowing the vertical movement of the loading piston in controlled force and controlled

deflection mode. The load capacity depends on the dimensions of the compaction mould. The piston

shall allow vertical movements to compact the plate to the required thickness.
5.3.5 Demoulding facilities

Facilities allowing the demoulding of the asphalt slab after compaction in by non-invasive ways.

5.3.6 Other
— Paper sheet avoiding the sticking of the roller segment to the plate sur
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