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Material used:
Quantitative extraction of asphalt:
1) Concrete bituminous mixture sample.
2) Centrifugal machine.
3) Benzene.
4) Pan.
5) Spatula.
6) Balance.
7) Filter.
Engler viscosity for tar products:
1) Engler viscometer.
2) Cup.
3) Timer, (watch).
4) Stopper, to stop the flow of liquid.
5) Thermometer.
6) Flask.
7) The tar (or its product) that is wanted to find its
viscosity.
Laboratory work:
Quantitative extraction of asphalt:
1) Put the sample of concrete bituminous mixture in the
oven, so it can be divided into small pieces.
2) Take about 500 g of the sample and place it in the
centrifugal machine.
3) Add some benzene to the sample in the machine and
wait for about 10 minutes so the asphalt dissolve in
benzene.
4) Turn on the machine with slow speed, the benzene will
start to get out taking the asphalt with it, and we still
add benzene until the coming out benzene is pure and
has no asphalt dissolved in it.
5) Stop the machine, take the aggregate and put it in the
oven to evaporate the benzene.
6) Make sieve analysis for the aggregate on sieve No. 8
and No. 200 to know the percentages of coarse
aggregate, fine aggregate, and the filler, to check their
weight with the original. The asphalt weight equal the
original specimen weight minus the total aggregate
weight.
content was the lowest for group 1 and the largest for
group 4, which is the same thing for the initial asphalt
content, this refers that the errors are repeated in all
the groups specimen, but in different amounts, which is
indicated by the percent of errors, where it increase
with increasing the asphalt content (see the appendix),
because larger asphalt content remain larger amount of
asphalt in the aggregate, and when aggregate
weighted, some of the asphalt will be calculated
Introduction:
In most projects, it is n
2) eded to know the percent of asphalt content used in
the mixtu
3) e, to know if it satisfy the theoretical value obtained
from calculations by Marshall method for design, for
4) his reason, the quantitative extraction of asphalt from
bituminous conc
te mixture
1) s used, which separate the asphalt and the aggregate
from the mixture, to determine the asphalt content.
The Engler viscosity of tar products test used for
determination of specific viscosity of tar and their fluid
products, which is useful in characterizing the consistency
o
2) tar and tar distillates by measuring their flow
properties, which considered an empirical test.
Summary:
In
3) the extraction of the asphalt, the concrete bituminous
mixture is placed in the centrifugal machine, and some
benzene is added to dissolve the asphalt and take it out
whe
4) the centrifugal machine work, only the aggregate will
remain, which gives the percent of aggregate in the
mixture and also the asphalt
tent, then
1) he asphal7276, D1665-83, pages (224227).
Appendix
Table 51: sieve analysis of aggregate.
Grou
Weight of
Weight of
Weight Total weight
p
coarse
fine
of filler
of
aggregate (g) aggregate
(g)
aggregate
(g)
(g)
1
270.71
190
18.88
479.59
2
270.71
190
18.88
479.59
3
266.26
194
12.5
472.76
4
266.26
194
12.5
472.76
Sample of calculation: group 3:
Total weight of aggregate = weight of coarse aggregate +
weight of fine
= 266.26 + 194 + 12.5
= 472.76 g
Table 52: calculation of asphalt content.
Group
Weight
Dry
Total
Weight
% of
of filter
weight
weight
of
asphalt
before
of filter
of
asphalt by total
test (g)
after
aggrega
(g)
weight
test (g)
te (g)
1
9.1
11.6
482.09
17.91
3.582
2
9.1
11.6
482.09
17.91
3.582
3
9.2
11.4
474.46
25.54
5.108
4
9.7
11.4
474.46
25.54
5.108
Sample of calculation: group 3: