Group C2 BEC 307 Highway Laboratory Laboratory 3 Softening Test

Experiment 3: Softening Test 3.0 Introduction The softening point is defined as the soften and sag downwards a distan!e of 2# te perature rises' these ust be ean of the te peratures at whi!h the bitu en dis"s under the weight of a stee$ ba$$% &nstead' as the britt$e or (ery thi!" and s$ow)f$owing ethod if resu$ts are to be !o parab$e%

ateria$s s$ow$y !hange fro

ateria$s to softer and $ess (is!ous $i*uids% +or this reason' the deter ination of ,softening point, ade by a fi-ed' arbitrary and !$ose$y defined

&n genera$' with

ateria$s of these types' softening does not ta"e at a definite te perature% ateria$s gradua$$y and i per!eptib$y !hange fro ust be britt$e or ateria$s to softer and $ess (i!ious $i*uids% +or this reason' the ade by a fi-ed' arbitrary and !$ose$y defined ethod is usefu$ in deter ining the !onsisten!y

.hen te perature rises' these e-!eeding$y s$ow)f$owing

deter ination of the softening point

ethod if the resu$ts are to be !o parab$e% This

of bitu en in estab$ishing the unifor ity of ship ents or sour!es of supp$y% Being (ery si p$e in !on!ept and e*uip ent' the /ing)and)Ba$$ Test has re ained a (a$uab$e !onsisten!y test for !ontro$ in refining operations' parti!u$ar$y in the produ!tion of air) b$own bitu en% &t is a$so an indire!t easure of (is!osity or' rather' the te perature at whi!h a ateria$s ateria$s% 1 high gi(en (is!osity is e(ident% The softening point (a$ue has parti!u$ar signifi!an!e for whi!h are to be used as thi!" fi$ s' su!h as 0oint and !ra!" fi$$ers and roofing higher the softening point the $ower the te perature sensiti(ity% /esear!h has shown that' for !on(entiona$ pa(ing grade bitu en' the /ing)and) Ba$$ softening point te perature is the sa e as that whi!h wou$d gi(e a penetration of 200 d) be used to !o pute the 3enetration &nde-% ' !an

softening point ensures that they wi$$ not f$ow in ser(i!e% +or bitu en of a gi(en penetration' the

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3.1 Objective To deter ine the te perature at whi!h phase !hange o!!urs in the aspha$t !e ent% &t is by ring and ba$$ a!!ordan!e with 1ST: ;3<% 3.2 App r tus 4% Stee$ ba$$ 2% /ing 3% Ba$$)!entering guide =% /ing ho$der #% Bath <% Ther o eter 3.3 !rocedure 4% Hot aspha$t is poured into the ring and !oo$ed at roo sa p$e is then $e(e$ed% 2% The ring is then p$a!ed on the ring ho$der% 3% :aintained the te perature in the water at # > 4oC for =0 water bath at a $e(e$ of not $ess than 402 the bath% =% 3$a!e the ba$$ in ea!h ba$$)!entering guide by using for!eps% #% Then app$y heat at rate of #oC per inute and p$ate% a"e sure it is in!reasing unifor $y% <% /e!ord for ea!h ring and ba$$ te perature shown by the ther o eter when the spe!i en surrounding the ba$$ tou!hes the botto and not inutes and "ept the sa p$e in the fro the botto of ore than 402 te perature for about 30 inutes% The easure

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"igure 3: App r tus for bitumen Softening !oint Test. 3.# S fet$% &e 't( nd !rec ution a? Lab Coat To pre(ent the har fu$ !he i!a$ e-pose to body when a!!ident happened% b? Safety Shoes ) Safety footwear is designed to prote!t feet against a (ariety of in0uries% & pa!t' !o pression' !he i!a$ sp$ashes and pun!ture are !? Safety G$o(e To prote!t hand fro 3.) *esu'ts SO"TE+I+, !OI+T O" -IT./E+ 0*I+, 1 -A223 -S 2000: !A*T )4: 1543 -itumen6s ,r de: 407100 TEST 5A S1:3LE C4? S1:3LE C2? 3.8 9iscussion 3
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ost !o

on types of in0uries%

+ootwear shou$d be !hosen a!!ording to the ha@ard and shou$d be proper$y rated% e-pose to har fu$ !he i!a$%

BC =D%2 =D%2

17E/1GE CBC? =D%2

Group C2 BEC 307 Highway Laboratory Laboratory 3 Softening Test

Based on E9/ spe!ifi!ation C2002?' the bitu en whi!h is grade 20F400' the softening point ust be between =# BC to #2 BC% The test that has been !ondu!ted shows that the softening point is =D%2 BC whi!h is within the range that re*uired under E9/ spe!ifi!ation% So' the test is !onsidered su!!ess% To get the a!!urate data' the ain fa!tor that affe!ted the resu$t is the pro!edure during te perature in 30 inutes%

transfer the bitu en into the water% The other fa!tors are ti ing and the te perature' whi!h is the bitu en supposed to be he$d within roo 3.: ;onc'usion +ro the e-peri ent that was !arried out' bitu en that was tested produ!es a softening point of =5.2o;. The test shou$d be !ondu!ted the a!!ording to the pro!edure pro(ided and the ti e' en(iron ent and a$so the te perature shou$d be aware% 3.4 *eferences :i$$ard' /%S% C4DD3?% /oad bui$ding in the Tropi!s% Transport /esear!h Laboratory State)of)the)art /e(iew D' H:SA' London% 3.; C4DD2?% 3.; Genera$ Spe!ifi!ation% 3ub$i! .or"s ;epart ent' Singapore 4D27 Cwith a end ents' 4DD2?%

3.5 Appendix =
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+igure 4G 1pp$y heat at rate #C per

inute%

+igure 2G Spe!i en !oo$ed in !oo$ water%

+igure 3G /ing is p$a!ed on ba$$%

+igure =G Ther o eter i

ersed in water%

+igure #G Hot aspha$t poured into ring and !oo$ed%

+igure <G Ba$$ tou!hes botto

p$ate%

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