AASHTO TP 91-11

Standard Method of Test for Determining Asphalt Binder Bond Strength by Means of the Asphalt Bond Strength (ABS) Test American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials / 2011 / 10 pages

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This test method quantifies the tensile force needed to remove a pullout stub adhered to a solid substrate with asphalt binder. Samples are prepared at controlled environmental (i.e., temperature and humidity) and moisture conditions. After conditioning, a pneumatic load is applied to a pullout stub using an ASTM D 4541 Type IV adhesion tester until failure. The pullout tension at failure is used to describe the adhesive properties of the asphalt binder and compatibility between aggregates and asphalt binders.