What is BS EN 13587 - Tensile properties of a bituminous binder about?
BS EN 13587 is the European standard on bitumen and bituminous binders that discusses the features of binders providing structural stability and resistance against cracking.
BS EN 13587 specifies a method for determining the tensile properties of a bituminous binder, in particular those of a polymer modified bitumen, by means of a tensile test.
Note: The tensile properties, more particularly the tensile stress, the elongation and energy, at the yield point and on fracture, are customarily used as a criterion for assessing the quality of these materials.
Who is BS EN 13587 - Tensile properties of a bituminous binder for?
BS EN 13587 on bitumen and bituminous binders is useful for:
- Manufacturers of bituminous materials
- Manufacturers of binders and sealing materials
- Manufacturers of thermoplastic polymers
Why should you use BS EN 13587 - Tensile properties of a bituminous binder?
Bituminous binders are adhesive materials that contain bitumen, which may be in the form of conventional bitumen, modified bitumen or bitumen emulsion.
BS EN 13587 provides laboratory equipment, preparation and conservation of bituminous binder samples used to evaluate tensile strength.
BS EN 13587 specifies the dimensions and calculations of the mould used to cast the bitumen specimen.
The test procedure on bitumen as well as the calculation and expression of results of the deformation energy and cohesion energy along with repeatability and reproducibility can be determined by BS EN 13587.
Furthermore, BS EN 13587 guides you in manufacturing bituminous binders by evaluating the tensile strength of the binder and identifying the relationship between chemical composition and mechanical properties of the binder ensuring strength and adherence against fatigue, temperature cracking and rutting.
In this way, you can utilise binders in building construction that acts as a bonding agent when mixed with aggregate and water playing a structural and decorative role in a building, improving compressive strength, hardness and reducing shrinkage.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 13587:2016 supersedes BS EN 13587:2010. BS EN 13587:2016 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 13587:2010. These include:
- Updated normative references
- Additional terms and definitions
- Deleting determination of deformation energy by EN 13703
- Introduction of calculation methods of deformation energy in the standard
- Renaming “conventional energy” into “cohesion energy”.
