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6. LPC Bituminous Mixtures Design Guide, Sept 2007. - Aapaq.org

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<strong>LPC</strong> <strong>Bituminous</strong> <strong>Mixtures</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>– Appendix G - Glossary –TermSymbol orAbbreviationUnitDefinitionCommentsAverage TextureDepthATDmmMeasurement of texture using depth “Sandpatch” method accordingEN 13036-1PmtmmFrench transcription of ATDBase series +series 1mmSeries of sieves containing the following dor D dimensions: 0, 1, 2, 4, 5.6, 8, 11.2, 16,22.4, 31.5, 45, and 63.EN 13043Base series +series 2mmSeries of sieves containing the following dor D dimensions: 0, 1, 2, 4, <strong>6.</strong>3, 8, 10, 12.5,14, 16, 20, 31.5, 40, and 63.EN 13043It is common touse this series forFrenchbituminousmixtures.Binder coursePart of pavement between the surfacecourse and the baseEN 13108 seriesBitumenA highly viscous or almost solid material,which remains nearly non-volatile,adhesive and water repellent; it is derivedfrom crude oil or present in the form ofnatural bitumen, which is entirely or almostentirely soluble in toluene.EN 12597<strong>Bituminous</strong>masticA mixture of filler and a bituminous binder.<strong>Bituminous</strong>mortarBulk densityρ bdimMVa g/cm 3orkg/m 3ρ bseag/cm 3MVA orkg/m 3ρ bγg/cm 3orMixture of fine aggregate 0/2 or all-in 0/4and a bituminous binder.Ratio of the mass of a test specimen to thespecimen volume. The volume may bemeasured by means of geometric methodsρ bdim [bulk by dimension] , in which caseMVa is obtained, or by hydrostatic methodsρ bsea [Bulk sealed ](EN 12697-6) yieldingMVA.EN Standardρ bsea(Bulk sealed)ρ bdim(Bulk by dimension)ρIn the laboratory, the bulk density is bγ(Bulk gamma)measured in some cases on the gamma- 178 -

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