Highway Engineering (313323) Practical No: 07 Conduct Ductility test on Bitumen

The Bitumen Extraction Test is essential for ensuring asphalt pavements' quality, durability, and performance. It serves as a critical quality control measure, supports economic and environmental sustainability enhances safety, and provides valuable data for immediate construction needs and long-term research and development. By understanding and interpreting the results of this test, engineers and construction professionals can make informed decisions that improve the overall success and sustainability of road infrastructure projects.

Observation Table:

Calculations of Sample

Sample 1: 9.6%

Sample 2: 8.8%

Sample 3: 9.3%

Practical Related Questions:

1. Explain the purpose of Extracting bitumen.

Answer:

The purpose of bitumen extraction is to assess the bitumen content in asphaltic pavements, influencing properties such as durability, compatibility, and resistance to defects.

2. What is the Use of Bitumen extractor?

Answer:

3. What is Bitumen and use of Bitumen

Answer:

Result

The result of the experiment shows the percentage of bitumen content in the mix as 9.6%, 8.8%, and 9.3% for Sample 1, Sample 2, and Sample 3, respectively.

Conclusion

We successfully completed Highway Engineering (313323) Practical No: 07 and Conduct Ductility test on Bitumen