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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...