Designation:D4125/D4125M−10StandardTestMethodsforAsphaltContentofBituminousMixturesbytheNuclearMethod1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4125/D4125M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscovertheproceduresfordetermin-ingtheasphaltcontentofsamplesofuncompactedbituminousmixtures(TestMethodA),andoflaboratorycompactedspecimensofbituminousmixtures(TestMethodB)byexam-iningatestsamplewithanapparatusthatutilizesneutronthermalizationtechniques.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.3AprecisionandbiasstatementforMethodBinthisstandardhasnotbeendevelopedatthistime.Therefore,MethodBshouldnotbeusedforacceptanceorrejectionofamaterialforpurchasingpurposes.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.SeeSection6and8.4.2,8.5.6,andNote4,forspecifichazards.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C670PracticeforPreparingPrecisionandBiasStatementsforTestMethodsforConstructionMaterialsD75PracticeforSamplingAggregatesD140PracticeforSamplingBituminousMaterialsD979PracticeforSamplingBituminousPavingMixturesD1461TestMethodforMoistureorVolatileDistillatesinBituminousPavingMixturesD1559TestMethodforResistancetoPlasticFlowofBitu-minousMixturesUsingMarshallApparatus(Withdrawn1998)3D1561PracticeforPreparationofBituminousMixtureTestSpecimensbyMeansofCaliforniaKneadingCompactorD3387TestMethodforCompactionandShearPropertiesofBit...
