Production and testing of road bitumen

Τίτλος

Production and testing of road bitumen

Θέμα

Bitumen

Bitumen--Testing

Δημιουργός

Zavou, Andronikos

Πηγή

Higher Technical Institute

Το πλήρες κείμενο είναι διαθέσιμο από το Υπουργείο Ενέργειας, Εμπορίου Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού

Εκδότης

Library of Cyprus University of Technology

Ημερομηνία

1994

Συνεισφέρων

Economidies, I.

Sophos, J.

Δικαιώματα

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού και κάτοχου των πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων

Μορφή

pdf

Γλώσσα

en

Τύπος

text

Αναγνωριστικό

CED0234

Σύνοψη

Bitumen is man's oldest enginnering material. Nowadays it is being widely used for a great variety of purposes especially in roads construction. The object of tIus project is to analyse both production and testing of road bitumen.
In the introduction, through a general historical view, we see how Asphalt-Bitumen was used decades ago and its evolution in road development. We also give a description of the different types of binder.
Firstly, we describe two different processes involving the manufacture of the butimen: fractional distillation of crude oil and air blowing of short residues, and then we analyse how bitumen should we stored and handled at the right temperature possible, for best results.
After discussing the four mostly manufactured types of bitumen, we state the essential properties required for satisfactory bitmnen quality. The uses of bitumen emulsions are also included in tltis project.
In chapter 6, mechanical testing is described and properties of bitumen. We give a brief explanation of tests perfonned on bitumens and to apply in practice all tIle theoritical knowledge we have followed the penetration test in order to measure the consistency of the material.
Finally we analyse bitumen constitution, rheology, structure and also the relationsltip between the first two and the inluence at bitumen properties on perfonnance in practice.