What is BS EN 13108-6 - Material specifications for mastic asphalt about?
BS EN 13108-6 discusses material specifications of bituminous mixtures. BS EN 13108-6 specifies requirements for mixtures of the mixed group mastic asphalt for use on roads, airfields, and other trafficked areas. Mastic asphalt is used for surface courses, binder courses, protection layers, and inter-layers for bridges, tunnels, and troughs.
BS EN 13108-6 includes requirements for the selection of the constituent materials.
Note1: The mixtures of the mixed group Mastic Asphalt are produced on the basis of hot bitumen. Mixtures utilizing bitumen emulsion and bituminous materials based on in situ recycling are not covered by BS EN 13108-6.
Note2: BS EN 13108-6 is designed to be read in conjunction with EN 13108-20 and EN 13108-21.
Who is BS EN 13108-6 - Material specifications for mastic asphalt for?
BS EN 13108-6 on the material specifications - mastic asphalt is useful for:
- Manufacturers and suppliers of bituminous mixtures
- Construction industry
- Civil engineers and contractors
- Road, pavement, and highway construction companies
- Repair and maintenance companies
- Local authorities
- Testing laboratories
Why should you use BS EN 13108-6 - Material specifications for mastic asphalt?
Mastic Asphalt is one of the oldest construction products, and the oldest waterproofing membrane system, in use for centuries.
The aim of BS EN 13108-6 is to enable the specification of mastic asphalt mixtures on a performance basis. BS EN 13108-6 covers a large variety of materials for different applications, traffic, and climate conditions. BS EN 13108-6 also gives properties and listings of possible categories. The menu approach for properties has been chosen so as to accommodate the road industry for all of Europe.
BS EN 13108-3 helps you in the production of mastic asphalt with the right composition proportion and properties which ensure quality and reliable product.
What is changed since the last update?
BS EN 13108-6:2016 supersedes BS EN 13108-6:2006 which is withdrawn.
BS EN 13108-6:2016 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 13108-6:2006.
These include:
- New property introduced (low temperature properties)
- Additional optional sieves for the characterization of the grading
- For several properties additional categories are introduced
- Possibility to define specific conditions in documents related to the application of the product
- CPR reference and new Annex ZA according to CPR rules
