DIN EN 14769:2012-08

This European Standard specifies an accelerated ageing/conditioning procedure for bituminous binders. The procedure involves ageing trays of binder at elevated temperatures under pressurised conditions in a pressure ageing vessel (PAV). For binders to be used in hot asphalt applications the pre-conditioning of the sample would typically be by one of the methods in EN 12607. For binders to be used in bituminous emulsion and cut-back or fluxed applications the stabilising of the sample should be such that there are no volatiles remaining. If there is the likelihood of volatile components being present in a binder, this procedure shall not be used.