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Evaluation of The Laboratory Asphalt Stability Test

Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-04-111
Date: February 2005

Evaluation of The Laboratory Asphalt Stability Test

APPENDIX A
Averaged Data of Separation Ratios and Deregulation Ratios

Table 6. Elvaloy (B6228) separation ratios

Conditioning Step	External Heat without Agitation								External Heat with Mechanical Agitation
Frequency (rads/s)	5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0
Temperature	HT		HT		IT		IT		HT		HT		IT		IT
Time of Sampling	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS
0 hour	0.95	1.00	1.03	1.00	0.93	1.00	0.93	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.98	1.00	1.76	1.00	1.75	1.00
6 hour	1.00	0.89	1.00	1.00	1.03	1.00	1.03	0.98	0.95	1.00	0.96	1.02	1.08	1.00	1.08	0.99
24 hour	0.99	1.00	0.99	1.00	0.96	1.00	0.96	1.00	0.96	1.00	0.97	1.01	1.06	0.99	1.05	0.99
31 hour	1.02	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.07	1.00	1.07	1.00	1.01	1.00	1.01	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.01	1.00
48 hour	0.97	1.00	0.97	1.01	0.88	1.00	0.89	1.00	0.94	1.00	0.97	1.01	1.01	1.00	1.00	0.99

Table 7. Elvaloy (B6228) degradation ratios

Conditioning Step	External Heat without Agitation								External Heat with Mechanical Agitation
Frequency (rads/s)	5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0
Temperature	HT		HT		IT		IT		HT		HT		IT		IT
Time of Sampling	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS
0 hour	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
6 hour	0.89	1.03	0.97	1.04	0.98	1.00	0.98	1.00	0.78	1.13	0.9	1.07	0.85	1.00	0.87	1.01
24 hour	0.89	1.05	1.00	1.03	0.97	0.99	0.95	0.99	0.79	1.04	0.93	1.07	0.96	0.99	0.94	0.99
31 hour	0.92	1.05	1.00	1.03	0.99	0.99	0.98	0.99	0.85	1.03	0.98	1.04	0.95	0.99	0.94	0.99
48 hour	0.96	1.04	1.06	1.01	1.01	0.99	0.99	0.98	0.96	1.01	1.05	1.01	0.98	0.99	0.95	0.98

Table 8. SBS-lg (B6229) separation ratios

Conditioning Step	External Heat without Agitation								External Heat with Mechanical Agitation
Frequency (rads/s)	5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0
Temperature	HT		HT		IT		IT		HT		HT		IT		IT
Time of Sampling	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS
0 hour	1.00	1.00	0.99	1.00	1.04	1.00	1.04	1.00	0.93	1.02	1.01	1.01	1.03	1.01	1.03	1.01
6 hour	0.97	0.99	0.97	1.01	1.2	0.99	1.06	0.99	0.93	1.00	0.94	1.02	0.92	1.00	0.93	1.00
24 hour	0.99	1.00	1.01	1.00	0.99	1.02	1.3	0.88	0.97	0.99	0.97	1.01	0.92	1.00	0.93	1.00
31 hour	1.02	1.01	1.00	0.99	1.07	1.01	1.08	1.00	0.98	0.99	0.99	1.00	1.09	1.00	1.10	1.00
48 hour	1.69	0.98	1.65	0.9	0.9	1.00	0.9	0.99	1.00	1.01	1.01	0.99	1.00	1.00	0.99	1.00

Table 9. SBS-lg (B6229) degradation ratios

Conditioning Step	External Heat without Agitation								External Heat with Mechanical Agitation
Frequency(rads/s)	5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0
Temperature	HT		HT		IT		IT		HT		HT		IT		IT
Time of Sampling	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS
0 hour	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.02	1.00	1.43	1.00	0.95	1.00	0.84
6 hour	1.07	1.02	1.03	0.99	0.95	0.98	0.92	0.99	1.03	1.01	1.03	0.98	1.06	1.00	1.05	1.00
24 hour	1.16	0.99	1.04	0.96	0.9	1.00	0.89	1.00	1.12	0.99	1.04	0.96	0.98	1.00	0.97	1.00
31 hour	1.23	0.96	1.04	0.94	0.97	1.00	0.96	1.00	1.17	0.98	1.03	0.96	1.02	1.01	1.03	1.00
48 hour	4.79	0.9	2.89	0.74	0.89	1.00	0.88	1.00	1.24	0.93	0.99	0.94	0.98	1.01	1.00	1.01

Table 10. SBS-1 (B6230) separation ratios

Conditioning Step	External Heat without Agitation								External Heat with Mechanical Agitation
Frequency (rads/s)	5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0
Temperature	HT		HT		IT		IT		HT		HT		IT		IT
Time of Sampling	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS
0 hour	1.13	0.98	1.10	0.99	0.96	1.0	0.97	1.01	1.07	0.98	1.06	1.00	-	-	-	-
6 hour	1.03	0.99	1.01	0.99	0.97	0.99	0.96	0.99	0.96	1.02	1.00	1.01	1.05	1.01	1.05	1.00
24 hour	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.01	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.98	1.01	0.99	1.01	0.98	1.00	0.99	1.00
31 hour	0.98	1.00	0.98	1.00	1.04	1.01	1.07	1.01	1.00	1.03	1.00	1.01	1.05	1.00	1.05	1.00
48 hour	0.97	1.01	0.99	1.00	0.93	1.00	0.94	1.00	1.03	0.99	1.01	1.00	1.07	1.00	1.07	1.00

Table 11. SBS-1 (B6230) degradation ratios

Conditioning Step	External Heat without Agitation								External Heat with Mechanical Agitation
Frequency (rads/s)	5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0
Temperature	HT		HT		IT		IT		HT		HT		IT		IT
Time of Sampling	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS
0 hour	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	-	-	-	-
6 hour	1.21	1.03	1.20	0.97	0.95	0.92	0.91	0.98	1.00	1.00	1.05	0.98	1.14	0.99	1.13	1.89
24 hour	1.13	1.01	1.08	0.96	0.9	0.98	0.87	0.99	1.22	0.95	1.06	0.93	1.03	1.00	1.03	1.93
31 hour	1.15	1.02	1.10	0.96	0.91	0.96	0.87	0.97	1.26	0.95	1.10	0.93	1.08	1.00	1.07	0.91
48 hour	1.23	1.01	1.14	0.95	0.97	0.98	0.94	0.98	1.26	0.94	1.03	0.91	1.12	1.00	1.12	0.91

Table 12. SBS-rg (B6231) separation notice

Conditioning Step	External Heat without Agitation								External Heat with Mechanical Agitation
Frequency (rads/s)	5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0
Temperature	HT		HT		IT		IT		HT		HT		IT		IT
Time of Sampling	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS
0 hour	0.86	1.01	0.96	1.03	1.04	1.0	1.04	1.0	0.86	1.02	0.91	1.04	0.99	1.01	1.00	1.0
6 hour	0.92	0.99	1.04	0.98	1.0	1.0	1.01	1.0	1.22	1.01	0.93	1.01	0.96	1.11	0.97	1.09
24 hour	1.05	0.98	1.04	0.99	0.97	1.0	0.98	1.0	0.97	0.99	1.0	1.0	1.06	1.00	1.06	1.0
31 hour	1.07	0.99	1.01	0.98	1.1	1.0	1.09	1.0	1.01	0.98	0.97	1.0	1.05	1.01	1.08	1.02
48 hour	1.14	0.99	1.01	0.99	1.06	1.01	1.07	1.0	0.62	1.0	0.99	1.01	0.96	1.00	0.95	1.00

Table 13. SBS-rg (B6231) degradation ratios

Conditioning Step	External Heat without Agitation								External Heat with Mechanical Agitation
Frequency (rads/s)	5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0
Temperature	HT		HT		IT		IT		HT		HT		IT		IT
Time of Sampling	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS
0 hour	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
6 hour	1.75	0.94	1.13	0.88	0.94	0.96	0.9	0.96	1.12	1.03	1.15	0.99	0.81	0.96	0.8	0.97
24 hour	1.3	0.94	1.03	0.92	0.81	0.98	0.8	0.99	1.15	1.00	1.09	0.98	0.97	1.01	0.99	1.01
31 hour	1.29	0.94	0.98	0.92	0.86	0.97	0.84	0.98	1.12	1.00	1.09	0.98	0.9	1.01	0.91	1.01
48 hour	1.35	0.94	0.98	0.92	0.85	0.98	0.84	0.99	1.73	0.98	1.01	0.97	0.9	1.01	0.92	1.01

Table 14. EVA (B6232) separation ratios

Conditioning Step	External Heat without Agitation								External Heat with Mechanical Agitation
Frequency (rads/s)	5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0
Temperature	HT		HT		IT		IT		HT		HT		IT		IT
Time of Sampling	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS
0 hour	0.99	1.00	0.99	1.00	1.03	1.01	1.06	1.01	0.93	0.95	0.85	1.02	1.08	1.00	0.99	1.00
6 hour	0.73	1.02	0.76	1.04	0.67	1.02	0.69	1.03	0.94	0.99	0.98	1.00	1.05	1.00	1.04	1.00
24 hour	0.62	1.04	0.67	1.07	0.62	1.04	0.66	1.07	0.97	1.00	0.97	1.01	0.83	0.99	0.83	0.99
31 hour	0.69	1.00	0.7	1.03	0.69	1.05	0.7	1.03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
48 hour	0.40	1.07	0.45	1.11	0.4	1.07	0.45	1.11	0.92	0.99	0.91	1.02	1.11	0.99	1.12	0.99

Table 15. EVA (B6232) degradation ratios

Conditioning Step	External Heat without Agitation								External Heat with Mechanical Agitation
Frequency (rads/s)	5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0
Temperature	HT		HT		IT		IT		HT		HT		IT		IT
Time of Sampling	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS
0 hour	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
6 hour	0.59	0.66	0.59	0.69	0.87	1.01	0.89	1.03	1.12	1.02	1.13	0.98	0.87	1.02	0.9	1.03
24 hour	1.01	1.01	1.03	1.00	1.02	1.00	1.15	1.01	1.18	1.02	1.19	0.97	0.9	1.01	0.91	1.01
31 hour	1.18	1.00	1.2	0.98	1.02	1.01	1.02	1.01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
48 hour	1.15	0.99	1.13	0.97	0.77	1.01	0.81	1.04	1.24	1.01	1.22	0.96	0.91	1	0.92	1.01

Table 16. EVA-g (B6233) separation ratios

Conditioning Step	External Heat without Agitation								External Heat with Mechanical Agitation
Frequency (rads/s)	5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0
Temperature	HT		HT		IT		IT		HT		HT		IT		IT
Time of Sampling	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS
0 hour	0.99	1.00	0.99	1.00	1.03	1.01	1.06	1.01	0.98	1.00	0.97	1.01	1.07	0.98	1.05	0.98
6 hour	0.9	1.00	0.91	1.02	0.73	1.02	0.76	1.04	0.96	1.00	0.98	1.01	0.97	1.00	0.96	1.00
24 hour	0.75	1.03	0.79	1.08	0.62	1.05	0.67	1.08	0.91	1.02	0.95	1.03	1.09	1.01	1.10	1.01
31 hour	0.75	1.01	0.77	1.07	0.7	1.01	0.71	0.92	1.00	1.00	1.01	1.00	1.04	1.01	1.05	1.01
48 hour	0.72	1.01	0.75	1.08	0.4	1.07	0.45	1.18	1.03	1.00	1.04	1.00	0.89	1.01	0.9	1.01

Table 17. EVA-g (B6233) degradation ratios

Conditioning Step	External Heat without Agitation								External Heat with Mechanical Agitation
Frequency (rads/s)	5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0
Temperature	HT		HT		IT		IT		HT		HT		IT		IT
Time of Sampling	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS
0 hour	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
6 hour	1.04	1.00	1.03	0.99	0.92	1.02	0.95	1.02	0.94	1.00	0.95	1.02	0.93	1.01	0.94	1.01
24 hour	1.15	0.99	1.10	0.97	1.07	1.00	1.07	1.01	1.04	0.99	1.01	0.99	0.9	1.00	0.9	1.00
31 hour	1.15	0.99	1.11	0.98	0.86	1.02	0.89	1.05	1.04	1.00	1.02	0.99	0.88	1.02	0.91	1.03
48 hour	1.21	0.99	1.17	0.96	1.25	0.99	1.22	1.00	1.08	0.99	1.04	0.98	0.87	1.00	0.88	1.01

Table 18 ESI (B6243) separation ratios

Conditioning Step	External Heat without Agitation								External Heat with Mechanical Agitation
Frequency (rads/s)	5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50
Temperature	HT		HT		IT		IT		HT		HT		IT		IT
Time of Sampling	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS
0 hour	1.02	1.00	1.02	1.00	1.17	1.00	1.16	0.99	0.96	1.00	0.96	1.01	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.99
6 hour	0.95	1.00	0.95	1.02	0.95	1.01	0.96	1.02	0.94	1.03	0.98	1.01	1.01	1.02	1.00	1.04
24 hour	1.00	1.00	0.99	1.01	0.7	1.03	0.75	1.06	0.98	0.98	0.98	1.00	0.95	0.99	0.96	1.00
31 hour	0.91	1.00	0.92	1.03	0.69	1.05	0.75	1.06	1.01	1.01	1.00	1.00	1.02	0.98	1.01	0.98
48 hour	1.01	1.00	0.98	1.00	0.86	1.01	0.87	1.02	1.04	1.00	1.02	0.99	0.83	1.01	0.86	1.02

Table 19 ESI (B6243) degradation ratios

Conditioning Step	External Heat without Agitation								External Heat with Mechanical Agitation
Frequency (rads/s)	5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0
Temperature	HT		HT		IT		IT		HT		HT		IT		IT
Time of Sampling	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS
0 hour	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
6 hour	1.01	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.18	0.98	1.14	0.98	1.15	0.98	1.05	0.98	0.92	1.01	0.91	1.00
24 hour	1.04	0.98	1.09	0.66	1.08	0.99	1.05	0.99	1.16	0.98	1.07	0.97	0.81	1.02	0.85	1.02
31 hour	1.03	1.00	1.04	0.99	1.19	0.98	1.14	0.98	1.09	1.00	1.07	0.97	0.85	1.01	0.88	1.01
48 hour	1.18	1.00	1.14	0.95	1.04	0.98	1.01	0.98	1.18	1.00	1.15	0.95	0.97	1.00	0.98	0.99

Table 20. CMCRA (B6251) separation units

Conditioning Step	External Heat without Agitation								External Heat with Mechanical Agitation
Frequency (rads/s)	5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0
Temperature	HT		HT		IT		IT		HT		HT		IT		IT
Time of Sampling	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS	RS G*	RS
0 hour	0.98	1.00	0.97	1.00	1.12	1.00	1.13	1.00	1.08	1.00	1.10	0.99	1.02	1.00	1.02	0.99
6 hour	0.84	1.01	0.9	1.05	1.07	1.04	1.08	1.00	1.05	0.98	1.04	0.98	0.98	1.01	0.98	1.01
24 hour	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.98	1.00	1.01	1.00	1.04	1.00	1.05	1.00
31 hour	0.67	1.07	0.83	1.11	1.13	1.00	1.13	1.00	0.88	1.01	0.9	1.04	0.93	1.00	0.93	1.00
48 hour	0.69	1.09	0.89	1.10	1.15	1.00	1.15	0.99	1.00	1.00	1.01	1.00	0.98	1.00	0.98	1.00

Table 21. CMCRA (B6251) degradation ratios

Conditioning Step	External Heat without Agitation								External Heat with Mechanical Agitation
Frequency (rads/s)	5.0		50.0		5.0		50.0		5.0		50		5.0		50.0
Temperature	HT		HT		IT		IT		HT		HT		IT		IT
Time of Sampling	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS	Rd G*	RS
0 hour	1.00	1.58	1.00	1.59	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
6 hour	0.69	1.02	0.82	1.11	1.15	1.00	1.14	0.99	1.03	1.01	1.00	0.98	0.97	1.00	0.96	1.00
24 hour	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.10	1.01	1.05	0.97	0.96	1.00	0.95	1.00
31 hour	1	0.97	0.99	1.01	1.14	0.99	1.12	0.99	1.14	1.00	1.06	0.81	0.99	0.99	0.97	0.99
48 hour	1.02	0.96	0.98	1.00	1.14	0.99	1.11	0.98	1.23	1.01	1.15	0.94	0.99	0.99	0.97	0.99

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Topics: research, infrastructure, pavements and materials
Keywords: research, infrastructure, pavements and materials
TRT Terms: research, facilities, transportation, highway facilities, roads, parts of roads, pavements, Storage stability, LAST, test method, polymer-modified asphalt binders
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Evaluation of The Laboratory Asphalt Stability Test

APPENDIX A Averaged Data of Separation Ratios and Deregulation Ratios

APPENDIX A
Averaged Data of Separation Ratios and Deregulation Ratios