Name: Umang Agarwala Group no.

- 06
ID: 2017A2PS0890P
FLASH AND FIRE POINT TEST
AIM OF THE STUDY:
To determine the flash and fire point of bitumen.
RELEVANT STANDARDS:
IS 1209: 1978 Indian Standard methods for testing Tar and Bituminous
materials. (Determination of flash and fire point).
APPARATUS:
 Pensky-Martens closed tester
 Cover Proper
 Shutter
 Flame exposure device
 Stove
 Thermometer
 Air Bath.

RELEVANCE AND IMPORTANCE:

At higher temperatures bituminous materials leave out volatiles. These volatile
vapors contains hydro carbons. So, they can catch the fire easily and will cause
flash at one point and if it is further prone to heat the material may ignite and
burn. Catching fire is very dangerous during mixing of bitumen especially
during its application. The Flash point of a material is the lowest temperature
at which vapor of substance quickly catches fire in the form of flash under
definite conditions of the test. So, at this point fire will not last longer, just a
flash will appear for a fraction of second. The fire point of a material is the
lowest temperature at which material catches fire and burns under definite
conditions of test. When asphalt mix is used, we should know the flash and fire
points of the bitumen so that we can accordingly work at those temperatures
where there is no safety issue. So, it is necessary to recognize the safe
temperature values of bitumen grades for mixing as well as for applying.
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 SOFTENING POINT TEST
AIM OF THE STUDY:
To determine the softening point of bitumen.
RELEVANT STANDARDS:
IS 1205: 1978 Indian Standard methods for testing Tar and Bituminous
materials. (Determination of Softening point)
APPARATUS:
 Ring ball Apparatus
 Steel balls
 Brass rings
 Thermometer
 Bath
 Stirrer

RELEVANCE AND IMPORTANCE:

The softening point of bitumen or tar is the temperature at which the
substance attains particular degree of softening, it is the temperature in ºC at
which a standard ball passes through a sample of bitumen in a mould and falls
through a height of 2.5 cm, when heated under water or glycerine at specified
conditions of test. The determination of softening point helps to know the
temperature up to which a bituminous binder should be heated for various
road use applications. Softening point indicates the temperature at which
binders possess the same viscosity. Bituminous materials do not have a melting
point. Rather, the change of state from solid to liquid is gradual over a wide
range of temperature. Higher softening point ensures that they will not flow
during service. Higher the softening point, lesser the temperature
susceptibility. Bitumen with higher softening point is preferred in warmer
places.

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