Designation:D4867/D4867M−09(Reapproved2014)StandardTestMethodforEffectofMoistureonAsphaltConcretePavingMixtures1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4867/D4867M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversproceduresforpreparingandtestingasphaltconcretespecimensforthepurposeofmeasur-ingtheeffectofwateronthetensilestrengthofthepavingmixture.ThistestmethodisapplicabletodensemixturessuchasthoseappearingintheTableforCompositionofBituminousPavingMixturesinSpecificationD3515.Thistestmethodcanbeusedtoevaluatetheeffectofmoisturewithorwithoutantistrippingadditivesincludingliquidsandpulverulentsolidssuchashydratedlimeorportlandcement.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsinparenthesesshallberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother,withoutcombiningvaluesinanyway.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D979PracticeforSamplingBituminousPavingMixturesD1074TestMethodforCompressiveStrengthofBitumi-nousMixturesD1561PracticeforPreparationofBituminousMixtureTestSpecimensbyMeansofCaliforniaKneadingCompactorD2041TestMethodforTheoreticalMaximumSpecificGravityandDensityofBituminousPavingMixturesD2726TestMethodforBulkSpecificGravityandDensityofNon-AbsorptiveCompactedBituminousMixturesD3203TestMethodforPercentAirVoidsinCompactedDenseandOpenBituminousPavingMixturesD3387TestMethodforCompactionandShearPropertiesofBituminousMixturesbyMeansoftheU.S.CorpsofEngineersGyratoryTestingMachine(GTM)D3496PracticeforPrepa...