80
70
60
y = 29.37x-0.263
% Recovery 3.2 kPa
50
Passing Percent Recovery
40
30
20
Failing Percent Recovery
10
0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2
Jnr 3.2 kPa
So Far So Good
Two key values for the MSCR test
These will determine the binder grade and
whether it can be called a PMA binder.
Jnr
% Recovery
64V
64E
NEAUPG & PMA
From Maine to
Maryland there will
probably be two
standard grades, PG
58S & PG 64S.
NYDOT will switch over
all grades around Sept
2014 to MP-19.
MSCR and RAP
Like the PG System, M-320 the MSCR spec,
MP-19 is based on 100% virgin binders.
RAP is stiff, Jnr 0.1 - 0.2, but not elastic so will
fail the polymer curve.
RAP affects the low temperature properties,
and these rules have not changed, and it is the
low temperature where one sees failure.
August 2014
The MSCR Test AASHTO TP-70 will be
a full standard AASHTO T-350
The MSCR Binder Grading AASHTO
MP-19 will be a full standard,
AASHTO M-322.
The End
(Not really. There will probably be
more next year.)
Questions?
Implementing a New Standard