NA-7. FLUXED BERMUDEZ ASPHALT FOR CONSTRUCTION. 
General. The fluxed native asphalt shall be homogeneous, free from 
water, and shall not foam when heated to 175° C. (347° F.). 
p n y « i c a l and it shall meet the following requirements : 
ertiS. Cal Pr0P * I- Specific gravity 25°/25° C. (77= 77= P.)_ 1.055 to 1.075 
2. Flashpoint not less than 175 = C. (347° F.) 
3. Melting point 45° C. (113° F.) to 55 3 C. (131' F. J 
4. Penetration at 25° C. (77° F.K 100 g., 5 sec 40 to 50 
5. Loss at 163° C. i325 3 F. >. 5 hours not more than 3.07c 
a. Penetration of residue at 25° C. (77° F.), 100 g., 
5 sec not less than 20 
6. Total bitumen (soluble in carbon disulphide), 
not less than 94.0 % 
b. Inorganic matter insoluble 2.5% to 4.0% 
Methods of test- Tests of the physical and chemical properties of the fluxed 
native asphalt shall be made in accordance with the following 
methods : 
1. Specific gravity. U. S. Department of Agriculture Bulletin 
314. p. 5. 
2. Flash point (open cup), U. S. Department of Agriculture 
Bulletin 314. p. 17. 
3. Melting point. A. S. T. M. Tentative Standard D 36-16 T. 
Proc. A. S. T. M. 1916, p. 549. 
4. Penetration, A. S. T. M. Standard Test D 5-16. 
5. Volatilization test, U. S. Department of Agriculture Bulle- 
tin 314. p. 19. using 50 gram sample. 
6. Total bitumen. U. S. Department of Agriculture Bulletin 
314. p. 25. 
This specification provides for a material to be used for sheet 
asphalt construction in the southern United States or for the 
same type of construction in the northern United States to with- 
stand very heavy traffic. It is intended to cover satisfactory 
grades of products prepared by fluxing Bermudez asphalt. 
Sheet asphalt construction contemplates a mixture of the fluxed 
asphalt with properly graded sand and a mineral filler. The 
asphalt and sand should be heated separately to a temperature of 
from 275 c F. to 325 c F. The filler should be added to the hot 
sand and followed by the asphalt. The mixture should contain 
from 9 per cent to 12 per cent bitumen and will vary within these 
limits with the exact grading of the aggregate. After thorough 
mixing the hot mixture should be deposited in a uniform layer on 
a binder course which has been previously laid over a concrete 
base. It should be laid to such depth that it will yield a uniform 
layer 1? or 2 inches in thickness as may be required after 
thorough rolling. 
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