<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The quality of bituminous binders used in the construction and maintenance of road surfaces is currently assessed by empirical testing based on obtaining one value for specific boundary conditions, which were designed about 100 years ago. Basic empirical tests include the softening point and penetration, but the practice shows that these tests appear to be inadequate. The evaluation of changes of bitumen properties during the production and paving process of bituminous mixture is also important. The paper points out how the “traditional” tests as softening point and penetration and viscosity are sufficient to evaluate properties of bitumen binders.</p></abstract>

The quality of bituminous binders used in the construction and maintenance of road surfaces is currently assessed by empirical testing based on obtaining one value for specific boundary conditions, which were designed about 100 years ago. Basic empirical tests include the softening point and penetration, but the practice shows that these tests appear to be inadequate. The evaluation of changes of bitumen properties during the production and paving process of bituminous mixture is also important. The paper points out how the “traditional” tests as softening point and penetration and viscosity are sufficient to evaluate properties of bitumen binders.

Routine Testing of Bitumen Binders

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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The quality of bituminous binders used in the construction and maintenance of road surfaces is currently assessed by empirical testing based on obtaining one...

Routine Testing of Bitumen Binders

Published Online: Nov 30, 2017

Page range: 125 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cee-2017-0017

Keywords
Bitumen binder, Viscosity, Softening point, Penetration

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Routine Testing of Bitumen Binders

Published Online: Nov 30, 2017

Page range: 125 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cee-2017-0017

KeywordsBitumen binder, Viscosity, Softening point, Penetration

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Bitumen binder, Viscosity, Softening point, Penetration