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SPECIFICATION FOR
BITUMEN MASTIC FOR FLOORING

( Second Revision)
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STANDARDS
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June 1978

IS : 1193- 1978

lndlan Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
BITUMEN MASTIC FOR FLOORING

( Second Revision)
Flooring

and Plastering

Sectional

Committee,

BDC 5

Rejwesenting

Central Public Works Department, New Delhi

Members
SHRI E. T. ANTIA

Concrete

Association

of India,

Bombay

SHRI M. G. DANDAVATE ( Alternate )

Institution of Engineers ( India ), Calcutta
BRIG P. M. BHATIA
National Test House, Calcutta
SHR~ A. K. BHATTACHARYYA
SHR~ G. C. DAS ( Alternate )

SHRI DINESH A. C~IOKSH~

Arcoy Industries, Ahmadabad
SHRI RASIKLAL A. CHOKSHI ( Alternate )
DIRECTOR STANDARDS Railway Board ( Ministry of Railways
DEPUTY
LUCKNOW
DIRECTOR ( ARCH

(B & S ), RDSO,
DEPUIT

RDSO, LUCKNOW ( Alternate )

Maharashtra
fingineering Research Institute, Nasik
DIRECTOR
RESEARCHOFFICER MATERIAL
TESTING DWWON ( Al&mute )
Bureau of Public Enterprises ( Ministry of Finance )
SHRI R. G. GOKHALE
SHRIS. S. KAIMAL (Al&ma&)
SHR~ K. V. GURIJ~WAMY
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, New Delhi
Snru G. V. PANGARKAR ( Alternate )
SHRI N. HARILAL
Oxychloride Flooring Products Ltd, Bombay
SHR~ H. J. VAK~EL ( Alternate )
SxsxuS. C. KAPOOR
Modern Tilw & Marble, New Delhi
SHR~A. C. KAPQOR ( Altentatc )
DR &. V. KRISHNAMURTY
National Rubber Manufacturers
Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI K. E. S. MANI
Bhor Industries Ltd, Bombay
SHRI RAMESH D. PATEL ( Alternate )
SHRI G. R. MIRCHANDAN~
Engineer-in-Chiefs
Branch,
Army Headq~rten,

Now Delhi
MAJ V. S. RAO (Alternate)
DR MOHAN RAI

Cen;;trk~euilding

SHRI R. K. JA~N ( Al&mate)

SSRI M. V. MURUGAPPAN
Coromandel
SHR~ R. SRINIVASAN( Alternate )

Prodorite

Research

Institute

(CSIR ),

Pvt Ltd, Madras

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1978

OF INDIAN
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is protected
of 1957 ) aod
reproduction in whole or in part by any means exdpt with written permission of the
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( Continuedfrom page 1 )
Represent&g

Members

Secretory
SHRI SURE~H MALKANI
Assistant Director ( Civ Engg ), IS1
Bituminous

Flooring

Subcommittee,

BDC 5 : 5

Conveaer
PROF C. G.. SWAMINATHAN

Central
Road
New Delhi

Research

Institute

(CSIR

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NANDKEOLYAR
SHRI K. P. SHAH ( Altemo~e )
National Buildings Organisation, New Delhi
SURI 0. P. RATRA
Indian Institute of Architects, Bombay
SHRI G. C. SI~AR~A
SHRI D. B. SPN ( Alternate I )
SHIU S. B. SH.ROMANY ( A&male II )
ENGINEER Public Works Department, Government of Tamil
SUPERINTENXXNC
( PLANNINGAND DESIGN CIRCLE )
Nadll
EXECIJTXVE
ENGINEER(BUILDING
CHNTREDIVISION) ( Al&mote )
S~PEXUNTE~+DING
SURVEYOR OF Central Public Works Department, New Delhi
WORKS ( ND2 )
SURVsYOR OF WORKS I ( Altemo& )
Director General, IS1 ( Ex-o&o Member)
SHRI D. AJITHA SIMWA,
Director ( civ Engg )

)I

Railway Board ( Ministry of Railways )

ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR
National Buildings Organization, New Delhi
SHRI G. T. BHIDE
DR R. S. RATRA ( Alfemote )
National Test House, Calcutta
SHRI G. C. DAS
DR D. K. Das ( Alternate )
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, Bombay
SHRI A. Y. GUPT~
SNRI C. V. RAMASWAMY ( Alternate )
Cent;Jorktilding
Research Institute
( CSIR ),
DR G. W. KAPSE
SHRI M. ASLAY ( Aftemote )
Bharat Refineries Ud, Bombay
SHRI D. R. KOHL:
&RI K. C. CHOPRA ( Ahnote )
Ministry of Defence ( Engineer-in-Chiefs
Branch )
SHRI G.. R. MIRCHANDANI
MAJ V. S. RAO ( Alternate )
Shalimar Tar Products (1935) Pvt Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI T. K. ROY
SHRI B. K. BHATTACHARYA ( Aitemo~e )
Central Public Works Department,
New Delhi
SURVEYOR OFWORKS ( NDZ )

1st 1195 -

1978

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
BITUMEN MASTIC FOR FLOORING

( Second Revision)
0.

FOREWORD

0.2 Bitumen mastic has been considered very suitable for use in the
flooring of industrial buildings, warehouses, grain storage structures and
surfacing of bridge decks, roads, foot-paths, etc, because of its resiliency,
imperviousness, wearing quality and east of maintenance. Bitumen mastic
may also be used as a base coat to receive floor coverings, such as linoleum,
This standard was first published in 1958
flexible PVC sheets and rubber.
and was revised in 1968. In the second revision a number of changes
have been made on account of the experience gained on the uses of
bitumen mastic since 1968. A number of grades of mastic suitable to
Recommendations
various types of flooring have been incorporated.
with respect to thicknesses of bitumen mastic of various grades to vdrious
types of floor covering have also been added for guidance.
0.3 In the formulation of this standard due weightage has been given to
international co-ordination among the standards and practices prevailing
in different countries in addition .to relating it to the practices in the field
in this country.
This has been met by referring to the following
publications:
BS 598: Part I & II : 1974 Sampling and examination of bituminous
mixtures for roads and buildings. British Standards Institution.
BS 988, 1076, 1097, 1451 : 1973 Specification for mastic asphalt for
British Standards Institution.
building ( limestone aggregate).
0.4 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this
standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with
The number of significant places retained in the rounded off
IS : 2-1960*.
value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.
*Rule1 for roundingoff nurncriul values( reuid ).

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0.1 This Indian Standard was adopted by the Indian Standards Institution
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Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil Engineering Division
Council.

IS : 1195 - 1978
1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard specifies requirements for four grades of bitumen
mastic
for building, composed ofground limestone, coarse aggregate and pigment,
ifrequired, incorporated with asphaltic cements.
1.2 Bitumen mastic floorings are graded according to usage as follows:
Special flooring
Grade 1
Light duty flooring
Medium duty flooring

Grade IV

Industrial

factory flooring

1.2.1 Grades I and II may be used as a polished flooring for light traffic
or as an underlay to other floor coverings.
1.3 This standard does not cover special grades ofbitumen mastic flooring,
such as chemical resistant, oil resistant or spark free flooring; for these
purposes special bitumen mastics are available.
1.4 A guide
Appendix A.

to

the

selection

of

the appropriate

grade

is given

in

2. TERMINOLOGY
2.1 For the purpose of this standard
given in IS : 334-1965* shall apply.

the following definitions

and those

2.1.1 Asphaltic Cement - Bitumen, lake asphalt, asphaltite or blends of

these with one another having adhesive qualities suitable for the manufacture of bitumen mastic.
2.1.2
rock.

Limestone -

NOTE 2.1.3

A naturally occurring consolidated stratified calcarcous

The term ia interpreted in a restricted geological sense.

Pigment -

(see IS : 44-1969t

Finely ground metallic oxide like ferric oxide ( Fe,O,

) and chromium oxide ( see IS : 54-1975s ).

3. MATERIALS
3.1 Bitumen - The physical properties of bitumen used shall conform to
those specified in Table 1, when tested in accordance with the method of
tests specified in the table.
*Glossary of terms relating to bitumen and tar ( revised ).
tSpecification for iron oxide pigments for paints (first m&m ).
tgpecification for green oxide of chromium for paints (J;rsr reuision).

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TABLE

PHYSx-xsd

1195

-ma

PROPERTIES OF BlTuMEN
( c&ule 3.1 )

SL

No.

csL4RAcrERIsrIc
.

(1)

REQUIREMENT
FOR
REQUIREMENT
FOR
GIUDE I
GRADESII, III AND IV
--Coloured
Coloured w MaStiC
Mastic
Mastic
Asphalt
Flooring
for
As7Yt
Flooring
Flooring

---*---Mastic
Asphalt
for
Fhwring

(2)
at 25C
( ring

&Eko
INDIAN
STANDARD

hP

(3)

(4)

OI

(5)

(6)

5 to 15

5 to 15

IS: 12031958

IOOC

100C

IS

: 12051958t

60

IS

: 1208-1958f

(7)

105C

105%

60

60

30

30

0.5

30

IS: 1217~19580

20

2.0

2-O

2.0

IS

iii) Solubility in CSc, percent, Min

w5

iv) Aah content

(mineral
matter ), Mar, percent
by maas

v) Loss on hekting for 5h

at 163%,
percent by
mass

: 1212-195811

Methods for testing tar and bitumen:

*Determination
of penetration.
tDetcrmination
ofsoftening point.
$Detern&tion
of ductility.
ODetermination of mineral matter ( ASH ).
JJDetcmination of loss on heating.

3.2 Aggregate - The aggregate shall consist of fine aggregate complying

with 3.2.1 and coarse aggregate complying with 3.2.2.
3.2.1 Fine Aggregate - The fine aggregate shall consist of naturally
occurring limestone rock ground to a grading as given in Table 2, and shall
have a calcium carbonate content of not less than 80 percent by weight
( see Appendix B ) .
3.2.2 Coarse Aggrqufe -The
coarse aggregates shall consist of clean
igneous or calcareous rock or siliceous material obtained from natural
deposits either directly or by screening, crushing or other mechanical
process, as free from dubt as is practicable.
3.2.2.1 WPere limestone chippings are used for,flooring, the quality of
the limstone shall be such that the aggregate crnshing value, when tested
in. accordance with the method detailed in XS: 2386 (Part IV)-1963+,
shall not be greater than 28.
*Method

of test for aggregata

for concrete

: Part IV Mechanical propatia.

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i) Penetration

ii) Softening point

& ball ), Max

bfETHOD

ISr1195-1978
TABLE 2

GRADING OF FINE AGGRFGATE

(Cfuust 3.2.1 )
PERCENTAOE
BY W~loxrr*
,-_--_----_~
Max
Min

GRADING

I%.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)
55

10

30

iii) Passing 600-micron IS Sieve and retained

on 212-micron IS Sieve

10

30

iv) Passing 236-mm IS Sieve and retained on

600-micron IS Sieve

20

Passing75-micron IS Sieve

v) Retained on 2*36-mm IS Sieve

Nil

*Determined by the wet sieving method.

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ii) Passing 212-micron IS Sieve and retained

on 75-micron IS Sieve

3.2.2.2 The percentage and size of coarse aggregate incorporated in

the bitumen mastic will be dependent primarily upon the thickness of the
finished work. The size shall be within the limits specified in Table 3.
The percentage shall be such that the total percentage of material retained
on a 600-micron IS Sieve, on analysis of the bitumen mastic as laid,
inc1udir.g the material derived from the fine aggregate, shall fall within
the appropriate limits specified in Table 3.
TABLE 3 PERCENTAGE AND SIZE OF COARSE AGGREGATE FOR BITUMEN
MASTIC FOR FLOORING AND COLOURED
BITUMEN MASTIC FOR
FLOORING
( Clauses3.2.2.2 and 4.1 )
GRADE

SIZE AND TYPE OF COARSE

AQCREGATE

PERCENTME

Tl&CNMl

0)
I

and H Retained on 600-micron IS Sieve 85%

Min Passing 4.75-mm

III
IV
.

mm

IS Sieve 100%

15-25

15-20

Retained on 600-micron IS Sieve 85?6

Min Passing &75-mm IS Sieve 100%

25-35

20-30

Retained on 600-micron IS Sieve 95%

Min Passing 95-mm IS Sieve 90%

30-50

30-50

IS:

11#5=lW8

4. COMPOSITION
4.1 On analysis of the bitumen mastic as laid ( or the block material as
despatched from the factory ), the proportions of coarse aggregate retained
on a 600-micron IS Sieve shall be in accordance with Table 3, depending
on the thickness of the finished floor. The composition of the remaining
material shall then be calculated as a percentage by mass of the bitumen
mastic excluding the material retained on a 600-micron IS Sieve and shall
fall within the limits specified in Table 4.
COMPOSITION

OF BITUMEN

REQUIREMENT

MASTIC

PEROENTAOE

BY MASS

F-~-----7
Min

(1)

Max

(2)

(3)

12.0

16.0

400

56.0

Pahng 212~micron IS Sieve and

retained on 75micron IS Sieve

6.0

250

Passing 600-micron IS Sieve and

retained on 212-micron IS Sieve

80

32.0

Soluble

bitumen

Passing 7%micron

IS Sieve

4.2 The analysis of bitumen mastic shall be done in accordance

method specified in Appendix C.
5. MANUFACTURE

OF THE

BITUMEN

with the

MASTIC

5.1 The fine aggregate, as specified in 3.2.1 and pigment if required, shall
be thoroughly incorporated at a temperature between 175C and 205C
with the requisite proportion of bitumen. The requisite proportion of coarse
aggregate shall be incorporated either during manufacture of the bitumen
mastic or during remelting on site of work. Where the total percentage of
coarse aggregate does not exceed 35 percent and/or 4.75 mm in size,
wherever possible the whole of this shall be incorporated during manufacture. In cases where the material is not required for immediate use, it
shall be cast into blocks.
5.2 Remelting
on Site - The bitumen mastic blocks shall be broken
into pieces of convenient size not exceeding 60 mm cube and then careMy remelted, preferably in mechanical mixers.
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5.2.1 At this stage any coarse aggregate remaining to be added shall be
fed in successive portions until the complete charge is thoroughly
incorporated.
The coarse aggregate
should, as far as is practicable,
be added in a
dry state.
5.2.2 Whether
the material
is transported
to the site in a molten
condition or remcltcd on site the total duration of heating and the type of
plant used shall be such that the properties of the bitumen mastic shall
not be impaired.
6. HARDNESS

NUMBER
when

determined

in

a) At the time of manufacture:

Grade

Not more than 15 at 45%

( after addition of specified coarse aggregates )

Grade

II and III

Not more than 12 at 35C

( after addition of specified coarse aggregates )

Grade

IV

Not more than 40 at 35C

( before addition of specified coarse aggregate)

b) At the time of laying:

Grade

Not less than 2 nor more

than 12 at 45C

Grade

II and III

Not less than 2 nor more

than 12 at 35C

NOTE - The temperature

of 45C is intended for Grade I bitumen
because of its high degree of hardness at lower temperatures.

7.

SAMPLING

AND

CRITERIA

FOR

mastic only

CONFORMITY

7.1 Lot - The entire quantity

of bitumen mastic prepared in a single
charge of the mastic cooker shall constitute a lot. In cases where the practice of returning
the first and the last portions to the cooker is followed,
portions thus returned should be exc!uded from the lot.
7.2 Sampling
from Mastic Cooker - When mastic asphalt is to be
used directly from the cooker, a sample composed of five increments taken
at equal intervals shall bc withdrawn from each lot during discharge
from
the mastic cooker.
The increments
shall be taken at the beginning,
the
end, and soon after discharge
of one quarter,
half, and three quarters of
the mastic asphalt.
Each increment shall be at least 2 kg in weight.
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6.1 The hardness

number
of the bitumen
mastic
accordance
with Appendix D, shall be as follows:

I8 I 1195- 1978
7.2.1 All the five increments from a lot shall be thoroughly mixed
together at a temperature of 175 to 205C.
The mixtur? shall be
floated on an iron plate with the aid of a wooden float to a thickness not
less than 25 mm. While still warm the specimen shall be loosened from
the plate and a representative portion weighing not less than 10 kg shall be
forwarded to the laboratory for examination with full particulars as given
in 7.5.

7.4 Criteria for Conformity - The laboratory sample representing the

lot shall be tested for all requirements.
The lot shall be considered to
conform to the requirements of this specification if the laboratory sample
passes tests for all the requirements.
7.5 Labelling - The specimen shall be adequately identified, and the
identification shall provide for reference to a schedule which shall be sent,
giving the appropriate items from the following:
a) Name
and address of authority
examination to be carried out;

giving

b) Sample number;
c) Type of material;
d) Type of binder;

instruction

for

(I
e) Type of aggregate;
f) S_pecification with which the material is intended to comply;
g) Name and location of mixing plant;
h) Sample taken before or after laying;
j) Date of mixing, if known;
k) Date of laying, if known;

m) Date of sampling;
n) Site where laid;
p) Position from which sample was taken;
q) Number and nominal thickness

ofcourses;

r) Nature of foundation;
s) Nature of surface treatment (if any ); and
t) Tests to be made, or information sought.
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7.3 Sampling
from Blocks-From
each lot cast in blocks, five blocks
Each block shall be broken and a number
shall be picked np at random.
of pieces weighing about 2 kg shall be taken from different positions in the
blocks so as to represent the block adequately.
Ten kilograms of material
thus collected from all the five blocks shall constitute the laboratory sample
and shall be sent to the laboratory with full particulars as given in 7.5.

89 t 1195 - 1979
To facilitate the testing procedure and the interpretation of test
it is essential that as much information as possible should be given
to laboratory.
rc~ul@

8. MARKING
8.1 Bitumen mastic manufactured in compliance with the standard shall be
legibly marked with the following:
a) The registered name or trade-mark of the manufacturer, and
b) The number of the Indian Standard.

8.2 Each block may also be marked with the IS1 Certi6cation Mark.
Nola --The use of. the IS1 Ccrtitication Mark is govancd by the provisionsof the
Indian Standards Institution ( Certification Marks) Act and the Rules and Regulations
made thereunder. The IS1 Mark on products covered by an Indian Standard conveys
the assurance that they have been produced to comply with the requirements of that
standard under a well-dchxd rystem of inspection, testing and quality control which
ia devised and supervised by IS1 and operated by .the producer. ISI marked product?
are also continuously checked by 1.51 for conformity to that standard as further safeguard. Details of conditions under which a licence for the use of the ISI Certification
Mark may be granted to manufacturers or processors, may be obtained from the Indian
Standards Institution.

APPENDIX

( Clause 1.4 )
GRADES AND RECOMMENDED
--MASTIC
FLOGRING
FOR

THICKNESS
OF BITUMEN
TYPICAL SITUATIONS

Situation
r--

Grade
LB

I?
III
I
H-Recommended Thickness, mm
-A-_--_-7
-20-30
30-50
15-20
15-20
x
Underlays
for
other
floor
coverings
X
i)
X
ii) Hospital wards
x
iii) Hospital corridors ( foot traffic)
X
_
iv) Schools
v) Shops (floors to take movable
X
racks )
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Marking shall be by a suitable labelling system or by the application

of suitable paint or by branding.
Marking systems shall not impair the
efliciency of the bitumen mastic when laid.

Cd6

Situation
r--_Ac--.-,

I
II
Recommended
r--~___-7
15-20
15-20
vi) Shops (floors to take fixed racks )
vii) offices

IV
III
Thickness, mm
20-30

30-50

x
-

light

ix) Factory floors -

medium

x
-

x) Factory floors -

heavy

x
-

viii) Factory floors -

xi) Loading sheds

xii) Breweries

xiii) Railway platforms

xiv) Domestic floors ( either as a finishedflooh or as an underlay)

xv) Heavy foot-trafficked floors or
passageways
NOTE 1 NOTE 2 approximate

X indicates

applicability.

This list is by no means comprehensive

guide to the selection of the appropriate

and i.~ ir+:nded to give only

grade for specific purposes.

an

NOTES -For
special requirements,
such as suspended floors where wet processes
areuscd, two coats are normally
necessary,
the bottom coat to be as a waterproof
membrane,
the wearing surface to be in accordance
with the table above. Bitumen
mastic as an underlay
to receive other floorings, such as rubber, linoiium, thermoplastic tiles and wood blocks; not less than 15 mm in one coat.
NOTE 4 - As varying conditions ofhumidity
frequently affect cork, close collaboration between the cork supplier and the bitumen mastic contractor should be established
when cork is used as the floor covering.

APPENDIX
B
( Clause 3.2.1 )
DETERMINATION

OF CALCIUM
CARBONATE
OF FINE AGGREGATES

CONTENT

B-l. Approximately one gram of the sample shall be weighed into a 250-ml
beaker and approximately 15 to 20 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid
diluted with three times its volume of distilled water shall be added. The
w+ole shall be boiled for a few minutes and approximately 100 ml of dktilled water added.
The solution shall then be filtered through a filter
paper ( Whatman No. 42 or the equivalent ) and thoroughly washed with
distilled water.
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B-3. A recognized alternative

by potassium permanganate,
purchaser and the vendor.

method, such as volumetric determination

may be used on agreement between the

APPENDIX

( Clause 4.2 )
METHOD FOR DETERMINATION
OF BINDER CONTENT
IN BITUMEN MASTIC
AND FINE AGGREGATES
C-l.

APPARATUS

C-l.1 The apparatus

the following.

shall consist of a simple hot extractor

consisting of

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B-2. After the addition of 2 or 3 drops of methyl orange indicator solution,

the filtrate shall be brought to the boil and ammonium hydroxide solution
It shall then be filtered and washed
added until the solution is alkaline.
and the filtrate neutralized by the gradual addition of dilute hydrochloric
acid. The solution shall then be made acidic by the addition of one
millilitre of concentrated hydrochloric acid.
It shall be again brought to
the boil and a four-percent solution of ammonium oxalate added slowly to
excess, followed by 1 : 10 ammonia solution until neutral 3r faintly alkaline.
A few drops of oxalate solution shall then be added to check that precipitation is complete.
The contents of the beaker shall again be filtered and
washed. The filter paper and its contents shall be placed in a.tared platinum crucible, dried and ignited to constant weight.
The weight of the
residue shall be multiplied by l-784 7, calculated as a percentage of the
sample tested and reported as the calcium carbonate
content of the
material.

C-1.1.1 A cylindrical container as shown in Fig. 1 shall be made from

brass gauze of about 1.70 mm aperture width which is rested onj or SUSpended from, three pegs inside a brass or welded iron pot as shown in
Fig. 2. Alternatively,
the brass gauze container may rest on a suitable
stool standing in the bottom of the pot. The pot is flanged and fitted with
a cover and suitable jointing gasket. The cover is held in position by
swivelling bolts fitted with wing nuts. The essential features of construction are indicated in Fig. 1, 2 and 3, it is advantageous to have containers
and pots of more than one size, the size employed being appropriate to the
quantity of material taken for analysis.
C-1.1.2 A ReJex Condenser to condense the solvent.
G1.1.3

There should be sufficient flow of cold water

A suitable heater, such as an electric hot-plate or a gas ring.

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C-1.1.4 A suitable
pass through.

filter paper which shall not allow any filler material

FIG. 1

TYPICAL BRA& GAUZE CONTAINER

OR WELDED
COVER

6 OR 8 SLOTS

b___-----___

AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE TO TAKE

SWIVELLING BOLTS

3 PEGS TO
TAKE GAUZE
CVLINOER
/-BRASS
OR WELDED
IRON OUTER POT

I-

FIG. 2

180-

- 4-75

TYPICAL HARD-SOLDEREDBRASS OR WELDED IRON POT

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APPARATUS
ASSEMBLED
TYPICAL
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C-2. SOLVENT
C-2.1 The solvent shall be benzene
lene ( See IS : 245-1970t ).

( see IS : 1840-1961*

) or trichloroethy-

NOTE -When
chlorinated solvents are recovered by distillation for further use,
care should be taken to ensure that the solvent satisfies the requirements of the appropriate standard.
In particular, acidity may develope, and a useful precaution is to
store the solvent over quick lime in coloured glass or metal containers.

C-3. SIZE OF SAMPLE

C-3.1

About 6 kg of the bitumen mastic shall be taken for the test.

C-4.1 The determination shall be made in duplicate.

The filter paper
shall be dried at 100 to 12OC, placed in a large weighing bottle or jar,
The filter paper shall then be fitted
cooled in a desiccator and weighed.
into the gauze cylinder to form a complete lining. The sample shall be
warmed just sufficiently to facilitate breaking up, and a representative
portion, obtained if possible by quartering, shall be weighed to the nearest
0.85 percent of the weight taken and transferred without loss to the filter
paper and placed inside the gauze cylinder.
Alternatively, the cylinder
and its paper lining may be placed on the balance and the material weighed
into it. ,The gauze cylinder shall then be placed inside the pot and 800 to
1 500 ml of the solvent, according to the size of the extractor, shall be
poured over the sample.
The cover shall -be bolted, on with the dried
gasket, in position.
After fixing the reflux condenser, heat shall be applied
to the pot and so adjusted as to avoid intense local heating, but at the same
time to ensure a steady reflux action of 2 to 5 drops per second falling from
the end of the condenser.
Heating shall be continued until extraction

is complete.

The washed mineral aggregate, with its container, shall then be

removed and dried to constant weight at 1000 to 120C such that successive weighings at half hourly intervals do not exceed O-05 percent.
The
cylinder and contents shall be cooled in a desiccator before weighing.
In order to correct for any fine material present in the solution at the end
of the test, the solvent shall be evaporated off, the residue weighed, and a
representative portion of it ( between 2 to 3 g ) treated with the solvent
In
and filtered through a sintered silica filtering crucible or filter paper.
the case of materials containing high filler content the whole of the solution
at the end of the test should be filtered or centrifuged.
The aggregate
Specification for benzene, reagent grade.
tSpec&ation for trichlorocthylene, technical ( rtcondrrkia, ).
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C-4. PROCEDURE

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shall then be graded according
( Part I )-1963*.

to the procedure

laid down in Is : 2386

The binder content B shall be calculated on the dry sample by means

of the following formula:
W1 B = 100 ___

( W2

1)

percent by mass

Wl

where

w, =

mass of sample in g,

W, = mass of recovered aggregatein

C-5. REPORTING

gauge cylinder in g, and

on evaporating

the solvent

OF RESULTS

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ws = mass of residue obtained

in g.

C-5.1 If the difference between the results obtained by the duplicate

determinations exceeds 0.4, they shall be discarded and the test repeated.
If the difference does not exceed 0.4, the individual values and the mean
value shall be reported.

APPENDIX

( Clause 6.1 )
METHOD
D-l.

FOR DETERMINING

DEFINITION

OF HARDNESS

HARDNESS

NUMBER

NUMBER

D-l.1 The hardness number is the figure denoting the depth, in

hundredths of a centimetre, to which a flat-ended indentation pin in the
form of a steel rod 6.35 mm in diameter will penetrate the mastic under a
load of 31.7 kg, applied for one minute, the temperature being maintained
at 35 f 0*5C or 45 f 0*5C as specified.
This- load is equivalent to
100 kg/cm* and is conveniently applied by means of a lever giving a
suitable mechanical advantage.
D-2. APPARATUS
D-2.1 The apparatus employed should be capable of fulfilling the above
requirements accurately.
One convenient form of apparatus is shown in
Fig. 4.
*Methods

of test for

aggregatesfor concrete: Part I Particle size and shape.

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Yoke, stalk and tray

Indicating

Weight

( central hole)

Beam support yoke

Weight

(slotted )

Support

Indcntor

Lock lever

F
G
H

Beam

pin spindle

needle
bracket

M Calibrated

dial

Water bath

Spindle head

Controls for water stirrer

Adjusting

Controls for heater blade and thermostat

Bath illuminator

nut

All dimensions in millimetres.

FIG.

D-3.

.A TYPE OF APPARATUS FOR HARDNESS TESTING

METHOD

D-3.1 In order to ensure that the test results are reproducible,

attention is called to the following points.

particular

D-3.1 .l Samples - In preparing samples for test, the mastic as laid shall
be filled directly from the mixer at the time of laying, into moulds which
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are not less than 100 mm in diameter or 1.00 mm square, and float finished.
The samples, which shall be taken in duplicate, shall be moulded to a
thickness of 25 mm. Where it is necessary to make a test on samples cut
from the floor, special precautions should be taken to ensure that the
sample is of uniform thickness and that the base is level. The samples
should not be remelted.
D-3.1.2 Test Temperature - For
shall be cooled for not less than
hour in cold running water. It
test temperature ( f O*lC ) for
testing.
For test temperature see

the purpose of this standard, the sample

three hours in air or not less than one
shall then be immersed in water at the
at least one hour immediately prior to
6.1.

points shall be not less than 25 mm apart

D-3.1.4 Test Results -Test
and not less than 25 mm from the edge. At leaqt five readings shall be
taken and the results averaged.
If any result differs from the mean by
more than two hardness number units, it shall be rejected and the average
of the remainder determined, except that if there are fewer than four
results to be averaged the sample shall be discarded and the test made on
another sample.

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D-3S.3
Testing - The sample shall then be transferred to the test machine
where it shall again be immersed in water maintained at the test temperature ( f O-l% ) throughout the test. The indentor pin shall then be
adjusted lightly but firmly in contact with the surface of the sample, the
pressure being no greater than is necessary to prevent lateral movement in
the specimen.
The requisite load shall then be applied for exactly
60 seconds and the depth of indentation recorded in tenths of a millimetre.

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