Bitumen Laboratory is well equipped with the latest technology to provide testing facilities to the road construction industry. The laboratory provides a wide range of necessary testing required in assessing the quality of Penetration Grade Bitumen, Cutback Bitumen, and Bitumen Emulsion for the road construction. Also, the laboratory provides mix designs for asphalt concrete. The laboratory has the capacity to undertake field testing including skid test, sand patch test, and core cutting. The laboratory management is well experienced and is capable to provide technical assistance related to the bituminous road surfaces. Also, the laboratory staff along with the guidance from the laboratory management is capable of handling failure analysis related to the bituminous road surfaces and proposed remedial measures accordingly.
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Our Tests
Test No# | Test Name | Test Method |
1 | Mix Design of Asphalt Concrete (WC & BC) | Asphalt Institute MS-2 |
2 | BBB Asphalt Concrete Mix Design | Asphalt Institute MS-2 |
3 | Slurry Mix Design | Asphalt Institute MS-2 |
4 | Cold Mix Design | Asphalt Institute MS-2 |
5 | Coating Ability & Water Resistance test | ASTM D 244 |
6 | Water Content of Bitumen | ASTM D 2027 |
7 | Distillation of Cutback Bitumen & Emulsion | ASTM D 402 & ASTM D 6997 |
8 | Ductility Test | ASTM D 113 |
9 | Flash Point & Fire Point Test | ASTM D 92 & ASTM D 3143 |
10 | Kinematic Viscosity Test | ASTM D 2170 |
11 | Penetration Test | ASTM D 5 |
12 | Specific Gravity of Bitumen | ASTM D 70 |
13 | Solubility Test | ASTM D 2042 |
14 | Softening Point Test | ASTM D 36 |
15 | Loss on Heating Test | ASTM D 6 |
16 | Sieve Test | ASTM D 6933 |
17 | Saybolt Furol viscosity test | ASTM D 7496 |
18 | Storage Stability Test | ASTM D 6930 |
19 | Demulsibility Test | ASTM D 244 |
20 | Particle Charge Test | ASTM D 244 |
21 | Emulsion Cement Mixing | ASTM D 6935 |
22 | Residue By Evaporation | ASTM D 244 |
23 | Coating & Stripping of Bitumen Aggregate Mixture | AASHTO T182 |
24 | Roller Compaction | BS EN 12697-22 |
25 | Wheel Tracker Test | BS EN 12697-22 |
26 | Aggregate Impact Value (BL) | BS 812 |
27 | Loss Angeles Abrasion Value (BL) | ASTM C 131 |
28 | Particle Size Distribution (BL) | ASTM C 136 |
29 | Specific Gravity and Water Absorption in Aggregate | ASTM C 127 & 128 |
30 | Flakiness Index Test for Aggregate | BS 812 |
31 | Density of Asphalt Concrete up to 3 Nos. | ASTM D 2726 |
32 | Marshal Stability & Flow Test | ASTM D 6927 |
33 | Extraction Test | ASTM D 2172 |
34 | Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity & Density of Bituminous Paving Mixtures | ASTM D 2041 |
35 | Refusal Density | BS 598-104 |
36 | Rotary Evaporation | ASTM D 5404 |
37 | Macro Texture Depth Test | ASTM E 965 |
38 | Skid Resistance Test_Road Pavement | ASTM E 303 |
39 | Insitu Density of Asphalt Concrete Cores | ASTM D 2726 |
40 | Boiling Test | ASTM D 3625 |
41 | Irregularity Measurement | N/A |
42 | Travelling Beam Test | N/A |
43 | Cutting of Asphalt Concrete Cores | N/A |