ASPHALT

Presented by Muhammad Bilal

Class no:151

What is asphalt?
Asphalt is refined bitumen which is sticky,
black and highly viscous liquid produced from
petroleum during refinery process.
Asphalt is a mixture of aggregates
,binder(bitumen) and filler( something that is
used to fill gaps and cheap like calcium
carbonate)
Basically asphalt is semisolid hydrocarbon
In some regions it is also known as asphalt
concrete

How asphalt is produced?

Asphalt is produced in asphalt plants this
can be a fixed plant or even in mobile
mixing plant.
The average production temperature of
asphalt is between 150C-180C depending
on the condition and environment of the
site
Nowadays new techniques are available to
produce asphalt at lower temperatures.

Asphalt plant

Some pictures of asphalt

Types of asphalt
There are basically two types of asphalt
Natural and refined
Naturally occurring bitumen is sometimes
specified by the term crude bitumen
The Canadian province of Alberta has the
most of the worlds reserves of natural
bitumen covering 142,000 square
kilometers , an area larger than England.

Composition of asphalt
Asphalt mixes are typically composed of 5%
bitumen and 95% of aggregates(stone ,
sand, gravel) . It is a complex mixture of
thousands of different organic compounds
mutually dissolved or dispersed.

uses of asphalt:

The primary use of asphalt (70%) is in

road construction where it is use as a
glue or binder.

It can also be used for various other

purposes like
Transportation (railway beds , airport
runways etc)
Recreation ( playgrounds , running
tracks , tennis courts etc)
Building construction ( floorings)
It has water-proofing properties so it can
produce new construction materials
having good water resistance properties.

Thank you