Laboratory Tests of Bitumen to Check Quality Various Tests are conducted on Bitumen to assess its Consistency, Gradation, Viscosity, Temperature Susceptibility and Safety. There are a number of Tests to...
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Bitumen Penetration Test It measures the Hardness or Softness of Bitumen by measuring the depth in tenths of a millimeter to which a standard loaded needle will penetrate vertically in...
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Bitumen Ductility Test Ductility is the property of Bitumen that permits it to undergo great deformation or elongation. Ductility defined as the distance in cm, to which a standard sample...
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Bitumen Specific Gravity Test The Specific Gravity of Bitumen defined as the ratio of mass of given volume of bitumen of known content to the mass of equal volume of...
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Bitumen Softening Point Test Softening Point denotes the temperature at which the Bitumen attains a particular degree of Softening under the specified condition of test. The test conducted by using...
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Bitumen Viscosity Test Viscosity denotes the fluid property of Bituminous material and it is a measure of resistance to flow. At the application temperature, this characteristic greatly influences the strength...
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Bitumen Flash and Fire Point Test At high temperatures depending upon the Grades of Bitumen materials leave out volatiles. And these volatiles catch fire which is very hazardous and therefore...
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Bitumen Float Test Normally the consistency of Bituminous material can be measured either by Penetration Test or Viscosity Test. But for certain range of consistencies, these tests are not applicable...
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Bitumen Water Content Test It is desirable that the Bitumen contains minimum water content to prevent foaming of the Bitumen when it heated above the boiling point of water. The...
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Bitumen Loss on Heating Test When the Bitumen is heated it loses the volatility and gets hardened. About 50gm of the sample is weighed and heated to a temperature of...
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