PREN 12697-26 : DRAFT 2015

European foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
4 Principle
5 Sample preparation
6 Checking of the testing equipment
7 Test methods
8 Temperatures
9 Expression of results
10 Test report
11 Precision
Annex A (normative) - Two point bending test on
        trapezoidal specimens (2PB-TR) or on
        prismatic specimens (2PB-PR)
Annex B (normative) - Three point bending test on
        prismatic specimens (3PB-PR) and four point
        bending test on prismatic specimens (4PB-PR)
Annex C (normative) - Test applying indirect tension
        to cylindrical specimens (IT-CY)
Annex D (normative) - Direct tension-compression test
        on cylindrical specimens (DTC-CY)
Annex E (normative) - Test applying direct tension to
        cylindrical specimens (DT-CY) or to prismatic
        specimens (DT-PR)
Annex F (normative) - Test applying Cyclic indirect
        tension to cylindrical specimens (CITCY)
Annex G (informative) - Derivation of the master curve

Defines the methods for characterizing the stiffness of bituminous mixtures by alternative tests, including bending tests and direct and indirect tensile tests.