BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN13924:2006Incorporatingcorrigendumno.1andamendmentno.1Bitumenandbituminousbinders—SpecificationsforhardpavinggradebitumensTheEuropeanStandardEN13924:2006hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS93.080.2012�&23,1*�:,7+287�%6,�3(50,66,21�(;&(37�$6�3(50,77('�%�&235,*+7�/$:BSEN13924:2006ThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon31May2006©BSI2007ISBN9780580534874NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheUKimplementationofEN13924:2006,incorporatingcorrigendumOctober2006.Thestartandfinishoftextintroducedoralteredbycorrigendumisindicatedinthetextbytags˜™.TextalteredbyCENcorrigendumOctober2006isindicatedinthetextbyˆ‰.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteeB/510,Roadmaterials,toSubcommitteeB/510/19,Bitumenandrelatedproducts.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.EN13924:2006isacandidate“harmonized”EuropeanStandardandfullytakesintoaccounttherequirementsoftheEuropeanCommissionmandateM/124,RoadConstructionProducts,givenundertheEUConstructionProductsDirective(89/106/EEC),andisintendedtoleadtoCEmarking.ThedateofapplicabilityofEN13924:2006asa‘‘harmonized’’EuropeanStandard,i.e.thedateafterwhichthisstandardmaybeusedforCEmarkingpurposes,issubjecttoanannouncementintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.EN13924:2006isthesubjectoftransitionalarrangementsagreedundertheEuropeanCommissionmandate.TheMemberStateshaveagreedanominaltransitionperiodfortheco-existenceofEN13924:2006andtheircorrespondingnationalstandard(s).Itisintendedthatthisperiodwillcompriseanominalnine-monthperiodduringwhichanyrequiredchangestonationalregulationsaretobemade,followedbyafurthernominaltwelve-monthperiodfortheimplementationofCEmarking.Attheendofthisco-existenceperiod,thenationalstandard(s)willbewithdrawnorrevised.IntheUK,thecorrespondingnationalstandardis:—BS3690-1:1989,Bitumensforbuildingandcivilengineering—Part1:Specificationforbitumensforroadsandotherpavedareasandbasedonthisnominaltransitionperiodoftwenty-onemonths,BS3690-1:1989willbewithdrawnin,orrevisedby,February2008.BSEN13924:2006partiallyreplacesBS3690-1andintroducesspecificationsfortwohardpavinggradebitumensdesignatedbytheirpenetrationrangeat25°C,i.e.10/20penand15/25pen.GuidanceforusersontheimplementationofBSEN13924:2006forhardpavinggradebitumens,foruseinhighstiffnessmodulusasphaltfortheconstructionandmaintenanceofroadsandairfieldsintheUKisincludedinNationalAnnexNA(informative).Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandardcannotconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateComments16751CorrigendumNo.130November2006Seenationalforeword1745331December2007AdditionofNationalAnnexNA(informative)andupdateofnationalforewordEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN13924May2006ICS93.080.20EnglishVersionBitumenandbituminousbinders-SpecificationsforhardpavinggradebitumensBitumesetliantsbitumineux-SpécificationsdesbitumesroutiersdegradedurBitumenundbitumenhaltigeBindemittel-AnforderungenanharteStraßenbaubitumenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon23March2006.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2006CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN13924:2006:EIncorporatingCorrigendumOctober2006EN13924:2006(E)2ContentsPageForeword......................................................................................................................................................................3Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................41Scope..............................................................................................................................................................52Normativereferences..........................................................................................................................