Designation:D2726/D2726M−17StandardTestMethodforBulkSpecificGravityandDensityofNon-AbsorptiveCompactedAsphaltMixtures1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2726/D2726M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofbulkspecificgravityanddensityofspecimensofcompactedasphaltmixtures.1.2Thistestmethodshouldnotbeusedwithsamplesthatcontainopenorinterconnectingvoidsorabsorbmorethan2%ofwaterbyvolume,orboth,asdeterminedin11.3.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D979PracticeforSamplingBituminousPavingMixturesD1188TestMethodforBulkSpecificGravityandDensityofCompactedBituminousMixturesUsingCoatedSamplesD3203TestMethodforPercentAirVoidsinCompactedDenseandOpenBituminousPavingMixturesD3666SpecificationforMinimumRequirementsforAgen-ciesTestingandInspectingRoadandPavingMaterialsD4753GuideforEvaluating,Selecting,andSpecifyingBal-ancesandStandardMassesforUseinSoil,Ro...
