6.1.

Observations and calculations:

Table 6.1: determination of flash and fire point of asphalt

Time Temperature Corrected Remarks

(minutes) (°C) Temperature
(°C)
0 32 31.4
1 45 44.9
2 58 57.9
3 72 71.9
3:30 76 75.9 Flumes
4 80 79.9
5 118 117.9
6 160 159.94
7 196 195.94
8 220 219.94
9 240 239.94
10 261 260.94
11 280 279.94
12 298 297.94
12:42 302 301.94 Flash
Point
13 312 311.94
14 326 325.94
15 338 337.94
15:28 342 341.94 Fire Point
16 350 349.94

6.2. GRAPH:
 GRAPH BETWWEN TEMPERATURE AND TIME
400
350
TEMPERATURE (⁰C)
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
TIME (minutes)

Temp Vs Time Linear (Temp Vs Time)

Figure 6.8. Graph between temperature and time

7.1. Observations and calculations:

Table 7.1: determination of penetration

Sample Penetration
no. Readings Mean
1 61 63.5
64
63
66

9.7. Observations & results:

Table 9.1: determination of specific gravity of bituminous material

Group Weights Specific

Pycnometer Pycnometer + Pycnometer + Pycnometer + gravity =
a water asphalt water + (c-a)/[(b-
b c asphalt a)-(d-c)]
d
G G G G
1 35.054 85.3 54.801 85.455 1.0079
2 33.916 84.164 63.448 84.795 1.0218
10.10. Calculations:

Table 10.2: determination of engler’s specific viscosity

Group Time reguired for Engler

flow of 50ml specific
viscosity
Liquid Distilled
asphalt water
Sec Sec (⁰e)
1 73.76 9.5 7.764
61.06 9.96 6.131
2 92 11 8.364
96 11 8.727

11.9. Observations & results:

➢ Grade of bitumen = 60/70
➢ Pouring temperature = 140⁰c
➢ period of cooling
❖ In air = 40 minutes
❖ in water bath = 30 minutes

Table 11.1: determination of ductility

Group Temperature Ductility

⁰c Cm
1 20 104
2 25 103

12.10. Observations & results:

Table 12.1: determination of softening point of bitumen

Group no. Sr. No. Softening point Mean

(⁰c) (⁰c)
A 1 48.7 48.95
2 49.2
B 1 47.1 47.4
2 47.7