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

LPC Bituminous Mixtures Design Guide– Appendix G - Glossary –TermSymbol orAbbreviationUnitDefinitionCommentscompactor.Bitumen withanti-strippingagentBitumen containing an adhesion or antistrippingagent.NF P 98-149External bindercontentTL ext% ext. Ratio of the binder mass to the dryaggregate mass.Use of the ppcnotation todesignate theunits of thismagnitude iserroneous.Fatigueresistanceε 6 µdef Deformation admissible at 10 6 cycles,according to the fatigue test result inEN 12697-24, Annex A, usually at 10°Cand 25 Hz.Filler aggregateAn aggregate whose grains pass the0,063-mm sieve and that can be added toconstruction materials to provide them withcertain characteristics.EN 13043Fine aggregate Designation of small-sized granularcategories, for which D is less than orequal to 2 mm and whose non-passingrate through the 0,063 mm remains high.EN 13043FinesParticle size fraction of an aggregate whichpasses the 0,063 mm sieve.EN 13043Fines content (ortotal finescontent) of themixtureTf % % passing the 0,063-mm sieve.Flakiness FI The shape of coarse aggregate isdetermined in terms of the flakiness index.FI 25 is the generally retained category. Forvery thin layers intended mixtures,category FI 20 may be necessary.Formula of amixture (or theDescription of a unique mixture on which amix design test has been performed. The- 182 -