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SPECIFICATION FOR STONE MASTIC ASPHALT SURFACE COURSE

1. The material shall be designed and manufactured to comply with BS EN 13108-5, this
specification, Annex D of this appendix and with the requirements of Appendix 7/1 for the project
concerned.

BINDER

2. The binder shall be one of the following as specified in the project's Appendix 7/1 .

i) 40/60 grade bitumen to BS EN 12591

ii) Polymer modified bitumen conforming to BS EN 14023
iii) A blend of 40/60 grade bitumen or polymer modified bitumen with natural bitumen in
accordance with BS EN 13108-4:2006 Annex B.

AGGREGATES

3. i) The coarse aggregate shall be from a single geological source. In the case of steel slag the
aggregate shall be from a single source of production.

ii) The coarse aggregate shall be from a source approved and classified by the
overseeing organisation for the PSV and AAV values stipulated in Appendix 7/1. The
classification of the sources PSV and AAV are given in Lincolnshire County Council's
Approved Suppliers Information booklet.

iii) The resistance to fragmentation category of the coarse aggregate shall be LA30.

iv) The soundness category as defined by BSEN13043 clause 4.2.9.2 shall be MS25. The water
absorption value of the coarse aggregate, determined in accordance with BS EN 13043
Clause 4.2.9.1 shall not exceed WA242.

v) The volumes stability of steel slag as defined in BSEN 13043 clause 4.2.3.2 shall not
exceed V10.

MIXTURE

4.
i) The grading of the mixture shall fall within the limits given in ANNEX D of this appendix.

ii) Minimum binder contents (Bmin) shall be:

SMA 14 Surf B min 6.0

SMA 10 Surf B min 6.4

SMA 6 Surf B min 7.0

Unless otherwise agreed with Lincs Laboratory, certain mixes such as those made with steel slag
coarse aggregate and/or slag fine aggregate will require bespoke target binder contents to be
agreed with Lincs Laboratory.

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INSTALLATION

5.
i) Layer Thicknesses

The target compacted thicknesses shall be:

SMA 14 Surf 50mm

SMA 10 Surf 40mm

SMA 6 Surf 25mm

ii) Bond Coats

A bond coat complying with clause 5.5.1 of BS 594987:2010 should be applied in

accordance with clause 5.5.2 of BS 59487:2010 to provide a 0.35kg/ m2 of residual binder.

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ANNEX D BS EN13104-5 STONE MASTIC ASPHALT SPECIFICATION

ANNEX D

BS EN13104-5 STONE MASTIC ASPHALT SPECIFICATION

This annex contains the specification for stone mastic asphalt in accordance with BS EN 13108-5.

Specification for stone mastic asphalt.

D.1 General

Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) shall conform to BS EN 13108-5. Conformity shall be established in
accordance with BS EN 13108-20 and BS EN 13108-21.

D.2 Constituent Materials

D.2.1 Binder

The binder shall be paving grade bitumen conforming to BS EN 12591, polymer modified bitumen
conforming to BS EN 14023 or a blend of one of these with natural bitumen in accordance with BS EN
13108-4:2006, Annex B.

D.2.2 Not used

D.2.2.1 Aggregates

D.2.2.1.1 Coarse Aggregates

D.2.2.1.1.1 Type of coarse aggregates

The coarse aggregate shall be material substantially retained on a 2mm test sieve, conforming to all
appropriate requirements of BS EN 13043 and consisting of one of the following.

a) Crushed rock of one or more of the following groups, basalt, gabbro, granite, gritstone, hornfels or
porphyry.

b) Steel slag, either electric arc furnace slag or basic oxygen slag, with a compacted bulk density
between 1, 60 Mg/m when tested in accordance with BS 812-2.

D.2.2.1.1.2 Particle Shape

The flakiness category for coarse aggregates shall be F120.

D.2.2.1.1.3 Fines content

The fines content for coarse aggregates shall be f4.

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ANNEX D Continued

D.2.2.1.2 Fine aggregate

D.2.2.1.2.1

Type of fine aggregate

The fine aggregate shall substantially pass a 2mm test sieve and be of one of the following
types.

a) Fine aggregate produced by crushing material from one of the groups specified in D.2.2.1.1.1;
b) Blast furnace slag
c) A blend of blast furnace slag and steel slag
d) A blend of fine aggregate produced by crushing material from one of the groups specified in
D.2.2.1.1.1 with not more than 50% natural sand.

D.2.2.1.2.2.

Fines content

The fines content for fine aggregates shall be f16

D.2.2.2 Added Filler

Added filler shall only consist of crushed limestone, or other filler approved by Lincs
Laboratory. The grading of added filler shall be in accordance with BS EN 13043:2002,

The loose bulk density in kerosene of added filler shall be in accordance with
BS EN 13043:2002.

D.2.2.3 Reclaimed asphalt

The use of reclaimed asphalt is not permitted in stone mastic asphalt supplied for use on roads
maintained by, constructed for or adopted by this county.

D.2.4 Additives

Additives permitted for inclusion may include fibres, pigments and adhesion agents, the
suitability of which shall be demonstrated in accordance with BS EN 13108-5:2006.

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ANNEX D

D.3 Composition

D.3.1 General

The binder content categories in BS EN 13108 involve a correction for the density of the
aggregate in the mix. The principle is that the binder content category in the standard is based on
an aggregate density in the mixture of 2 650 Mg/m. If the aggregate is denser than 2 650Mg/m
the actual binder content in the true mixture is reduced proportionately, or if the aggregate is less
dense it is increased. This has the intention of giving the same binder volume in mixtures
regardless of aggregate density.

A consideration of UK mixtures and aggregates indicated that this approach could have been
detrimental, as some of the denser aggregates in practice needed higher binder contents for
durability. For this reason, the binder contents in the example specifications in this guidance
document are those which are required as actual soluble binder contents on analysis of the
finished mixture, with no density correction. This is the same as the way in which binder content
was specified in BS 594 and BS 4987. They are referenced as Bact.

For the purposes of CE marking, these actual binder contents will need to be corrected back to
determine the Bmin defined in BS EN 13108.

To convert the Bact target values within PD 6691 back to a Bmin declared value from BS EN
13108, the following formula shall be used:

Bmin declared = pb x Bmin target

2650
where:

Pb is the mean particle density of the aggregate mixture, in Mg/m3, determined in

accordance with BS EN 1097-6.

NOTE The mean particle density of the aggregate mixture should be calculated as the
weighted mean of the apparent particle densities of the coarse and fine aggregate
particle size fractions compromising the mix formulation: 0,063mm to 2mm, 2mm to
4mm, 4mm to 6,3mm, 6,3mm to 10mm, 10mm to 14mm, 14mm to 20mm, 20mm to
31,5mm, 31,5mm to 40mm.

The Bmin declared value calculated from this formula can only be in divisions of 0,2. ABmin
declared value of 0,1 division, such as 5,3%, shall be rounded to the nearest 0,2 value, i.e.
5,2%.

Type test reports shall clearly include both values: Bact and Bmin declared.

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ANNEX D

D.3.2 Composition, grading and binder content.

The aggregate grading and binder content at the target composition shall conform to Table
D3.2A, Table D3.2B or Table D3.2C as appropriate.

D.3.2.1 Specification for 14mm stone mastic asphalt surface course

Table D3.2A
Target limits for composition for 14 SMA surface course mixtures.
SMA 14 surf 40/60

EN nomenclature SMA 14 surf 40/60

% by mass passing
Test sieve aperture size Target Limits Tolerance about the target
mm compositionA)

20 100 -2+0
14 93-100 -8/+5
10 35-60 -
6,3 22-36 +7
2 16-30 +6
B)
0,5 TBR -
B)
0,25 TBR +4 (Advisory)
0,063 6,0 12,0 +2
Binder content percentage
(m/m) of total mixturec) Bmin 6,0 +0,5

NOTE

A) These tolerances also apply to site sampled material unless alternative values are agreed in
advance with Lincs Laboratory.
B) To be reported.
C) When the coarse aggregate is steel slag and the fine aggregate is blast furnace slag or a
blend of blast furnace slag and steel slag the target binder content shall be the value agreed
between the supplier and Lincs Laboratory.

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ANNEX D

D.3.2.2 Specification for 10mm Stone Mastic Asphalt Surface Course

Table D3.2B
Target limits for composition for 10SMA surface course mixtures SMA 10 surf
40/60

EN nomenclature SMA 10 surf 40/60

% by mass passing
Test sieve aperture size Target Limits Tolerance about the target
mm composition A)

14 100 -2/+0
10 93-100 -8/+5
6,3 28-52 +7
2 20-32 +6
0,5 TBR B) -
B)
0,25 TBR +4 (Advisory)
0,063 8,0 13,0 +2
Binder content percentage
(m/m) of total mixturec) Bmin 6,4 +0,5

NOTE

A) These tolerances also apply to site sampled material unless alternative values are agreed in
advance with Lincs Laboratory.
B) To be reported.
C) When the coarse aggregate is steel slag and the fine aggregate is blast furnace slag or a
blend of blast furnace slag and steel slag the target binder content shall be the value agreed
between the supplier and Lincs Laboratory.

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ANNEX D

D.3.2.3 Specification for 6mm Stone Mastic Asphalt Surface Course

Table D3.2C
Target limits for composition for surface course mixtures SMA 6 surf 40/60.

EN nomenclature SMA 6 surf 40/60

% by mass passing
Test sieve aperture size Target Limits Tolerance about the target
mm composition A)

10 100 -2/+0
6,3 93-100 -8/+5
4 26-51 +7
2 24-39 +6
0,5 TBR B) -
B)
0,25 TBR +4 (Advisory)
0,063 8,0-14,0 +2
Binder content percentage
(m/m) of total mixture C) 7,0 +0,5
Bmin

NOTE

A) These tolerances also apply to site sampled material unless alternative values are
agreed in advance with Lincs Laboratory.
B) To be reported.
C) When the coarse aggregate is steel slag and the fine aggregate is blast furnace slag or a
blend of blast furnace slag and steel slag the target binder content shall be the value
agreed between the supplier and Lincs Laboratory.

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ANNEX D

D.4 Void content

D.4.1 Surface Course

The void content of impact compacted specimens of the mixture at target composition
prepared and tested as detailed in Table 4 of PD 6691, but with the amendment that the
specimens shall be tested for bulk density in a sealed condition in accordance with BS EN
12697 6 procedure C, shall be:
The average void content category of a set of three specimens shall be:
Vmin 1,5 Vmax 4,0

D.5 Binder drainage

The binder drainage of loose specimens of the mixtures at target composition determined
in accordance with BS EN 12697 18 :2004, Clause 5, Schellenberg method, shall be as
follows.
The average binder drainage category of a set of specimens shall be D0,3.

D.6 Water sensitivity

The water sensitivity: ITSRNR.

D.7 Resistance to permanent deformation

The resistance to permanent deformation a target composition determined from tests with the
small wheel tracking device on 200mm diameter core specimens taken in accordance with BS
594987:2010, Annex G, shall be as in Table D.7.

Table D.7 Limiting wheel tracking recommendations for site classifications.

Classification Test Category WTSAIR Requirements
temperature when tested to
No. Description Test Method BS EN 12697 BS598-110
22:2003, small
C device procedure B

Wheel track slope Max rut Max rut

rate depth
mm/1000 cycles
mm/hr mm
1 Moderate to heavily 45 WTSAIR1,0 2 4
stressed sites
requiring high rut
resistance

2 Very heavily stressed 60 WTSAIR2,0 5 7

sites requiring very
high rut resistance

3 Other sites N/A WTSAIR NR - -

NOTE For information purposes and to assist any users of this document who are unfamiliar with the
relationship between the wheel tracking testing values obtained using the European and British Standard
methods, the categories in Table D.2 also include the limiting values which would apply when testing is
carried out using the method in BS 598

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ANNEX D

D.8 Temperature of the mixture

When using paving bitumens, the temperature of the mixture at any stage, measured in
accordance with BS EN 12697 13, shall not exceed the limits of Table D.3.

1 Specification for stone mastic asphalt (continued)

Table D.8 Maximum temperature of the mixture

Binder grade Temperature

C

40/60 200

When using modified bitumen or additives, different temperatures may be applicable. These shall
be documented and declared as part of the regulatory marking. Guidance on suitable minimum
temperatures at delivery and for compaction is found in BS 594987.

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