BS 1446:1973 PDF Download
Standard EN Sample
Specification for Mastic Asphalt (Natural Rock Asphalt Fine Aggregate) for Roads and Footways
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BS 1446:1973 is a specification for mastic asphalt used in the construction of roads and footways. The standard provides guidelines for laying the asphalt and includes important information for inquiries and orders. It ensures that the mastic asphalt meets certain quality and performance criteria. The standard specifies the use of natural rock asphalt fine aggregate in the asphalt mixture.
The standard is intended to ensure the durability and longevity of roads and footways constructed with mastic asphalt. It outlines the required properties of the asphalt, such as its composition, workability, and resistance to deformation and cracking. Additionally, the standard includes recommendations for the preparation of the substrate and the application of the asphalt.
| Descriptors | Composition, Asphalts, Melting, Pavements (roads), Road surfacing, Roads, Rocks, Size classification, Construction materials, Roadstone aggregates, Wearing courses (roads), Aggregates, Mastic asphalts, Spreading |
| ICS Codes | 93.080.20 - Road construction materials |
| Language(s) | English |
| ISBN | 0 580 07734 9 |
| File Size | 276.5 KB |
