Designation:D2726/D2726M−14StandardTestMethodforBulkSpecificGravityandDensityofNon-AbsorptiveCompactedBituminousMixtures1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2726/D2726M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofbulkspecificgravityanddensityofspecimensofcompactedbitu-minousmixtures.1.2Thistestmethodshouldnotbeusedwithsamplesthatcontainopenorinterconnectingvoidsorabsorbmorethan2%ofwaterbyvolume,orboth,asdeterminedin11.3.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D979PracticeforSamplingBituminousPavingMixturesD1188TestMethodforBulkSpecificGravityandDensityofCompactedBituminousMixturesUsingCoatedSamplesD3203TestMethodforPercentAirVoidsinCompactedDenseandOpenBituminousPavingMixturesD3666SpecificationforMinimumRequirementsforAgen-ciesTestingandInspectingRoadandPavingMaterialsD4753GuideforEvaluating,Selecting,andSpecifyingBal-ancesandStandardMassesforUseinSoil,Rock,andConstructionMaterialsTestingD5361PracticeforSamplingCompactedBituminousMix-turesforLaboratoryTestingD6752TestMethodforBulkSpecificGravityandDensityofCompactedBituminousMixturesUsingAutomaticVacuumSealingMethodD7227PracticeforRapidDryingofCompactedAsphaltSpecimensUsingVacu...
