Designation:D713−12StandardPracticeforConductingRoadServiceTestsonFluidTrafficMarkingMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD713;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversthedeterminationoftherelativeservicelifeoffluidtrafficmarkingmaterialssuchaspaint,thermoplastic,epoxy,andpolyesterproductsunderactualroadconditionsusingtransversetestlines.Materialsundertestareappliedunderprescribedconditionsandperiodicobservationsaremadeusingprescribedperformancecriteria.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D711TestMethodforNo-Pick-UpTimeofTrafficPaintD913PracticeforEvaluatingDegreeofTrafficPaintLineWearD6628SpecificationforColorofPavementMarkingMate-rialsE1710TestMethodforMeasurementofRetroreflectivePavementMarkingMaterialswithCEN-PrescribedGe-ometryUsingaPortableRetroreflectometerE2367TestMethodforMeasurementofNighttimeChroma-ticityofPavementMarkingMaterialsUsingaPortableRetroreflectionColorimeter3.SignificanceandUse3.1Thispracticeisanacceleratedevaluationofbeadretention,retroreflectivity,daytimecolor,nighttimecolor,andwearcharacteristicsoffluidtrafficmarkingmaterials.Itisusedtodeterminetheusefullifeofsuchmarkingsinthefield.Thesameproceduresareapplicabletoevaluatinglongitudinallinestodetermineservicelife.4.TypeandLocationofPavementforTests4.1Selectsectionswheretrafficismoderateandfree-rollingwithnogrades,curves,intersections,oraccesspointsnearenoughtocauseexcessivebrakingorturnin...
