Table 1C Asphalt production – Clause Characteristic Test Method / Minimum Testing Procedure Frequency of Testing Filler in asphalt Dry AS 1141.17 Once as part of the mix – 7.1.5 compacted voids design submission and monthly thereafter Filler in asphalt AS 1141.66 Once as part of the mix – Methylene blue value for design submission and trial the combined filler monthly thereafter for excluding hydrated lime materials typically having a methylene blue value 7.1.5 10 mg/g, and monthly ≤ thereafter for materials typically having a methylene blue value > 10 mg/g Filler in asphalt AS 1141.66 Once as part of the mix – Methylene blue value for design submission and the combined filler monthly thereafter for including hydrated lime materials typically having a 7.1.5 methylene blue value for the combined filler excluding hydrated lime > 10 mg/g Effective binder volume Q311 or Once as part of the mix 7.2.1.2 AS 2891.8 design submission Binder content (by mass) AS/NZS As per Table 1A 7.2.1.2 2891.3.1, and AG:PT/T234 or 7.4.3.2 Q308D 7.2.1.1 Combined particle size Q308A or As per Table 1A and distribution AS/NZS 2891.3.1 7.4.3.2 Filler/binder ratio - As per Table 1A 7.2.2 (Dense graded asphalt only) Binder film index Q317, AS 2891.8 Once as part of the mix or AG:PT/T237 design submission (Dense graded asphalt 7.2.2 and open graded asphalt only) Fixed binder fraction Q321 Once as part of the mix design submission 7.2.2 (Stone mastic asphalt only)
Table 1C – Asphalt production Clause Characteristic Test Method / Procedure Minimum Testing Frequency of Testing 7.1.5 Filler in asphalt – Dry compacted voids AS 1141.17 Once as part of the mix design submission and monthly thereafter 7.1.5 Filler in asphalt – Methylene blue value for the combined filler excluding hydrated lime AS 1141.66 Once as part of the mix design submission and monthly thereafter for materials typically having a methylene blue value ≤ 10 mg/g, and monthly thereafter for materials typically having a methylene blue value > 10 mg/g 7.1.5 Filler in asphalt – Methylene blue value for the combined filler including hydrated lime AS 1141.66 Once as part of the mix design submission and monthly thereafter for materials typically having a methylene blue value for the combined filler excluding hydrated lime > 10 mg/g 7.2.1.2 Effective binder volume Q311 or AS 2891.8 Once as part of the mix design submission 7.2.1.2 and 7.4.3.2 Binder content (by mass) AS/NZS 2891.3.1, AG:PT/T234 or Q308D As per Table 1A 7.2.1.1 and 7.4.3.2 Combined particle size distribution Q308A or AS/NZS 2891.3.1 As per Table 1A 7.2.2 Filler/binder ratio (Dense graded asphalt only) - As per Table 1A 7.2.2 Binder film index (Dense graded asphalt and open graded asphalt only) Q317, AS 2891.8 or AG:PT/T237 Once as part of the mix design submission 7.2.2 Fixed binder fraction (Stone mastic asphalt only) Q321 Once as part of the mix design submission trial