ASPHALT TECHNOLOGY

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ASPHALT IS A DARK BROWN TO BLACK CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, SOLID TO SEMI-SOLID IN CONSISTENCY IN WHICH
THE PREDOMINATING CONSTITUENTS ARE CALLED BITUMEN, WHICH ARE FOUND IN NATURE OR AS RESIDUE IN
PETROLEUM REFINING.
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PROPERTIES OF ASPHALT
 
• PHYSICAL 
1. CONSISTENCY  - RANGES FROM A VERY THIN LIQUID TO A STIFF SEMISOLID STATE.

2. TEMPERATURE SUSCEPTIBILITY 
- THERMOPLASTIC SUBSTANCE.

3. ADHESION 
- ABILITY TO STICK TO THE AGGREGATES

4. COHESION 
- ABILITY TO HOLD THE AGGREGATES PARTICLE FIRMLY

5. DURABILITY 
- RESISTANCE OF ASPHALT TO CHANGES IN PROPERTIES DUE TO WEATHERING OR AGING.

6. HARDENING 
- ASPHALT HARDENS WHEN HEATED TO HIGHER TEMPERATURE. 
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• CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ASPHALT 

1. ASPHALTENES 
A. GIVES COLOR BLACK 
B. HARDNESS

2. MALTENES 
A. RESIN - PROVIDES STICKINESS (ADHESIVENESS)
B. OIL – INFLUENCES VISCOSITY OF ASPHALT & IMPARTS SOFTNESS 
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USES OF ASPHALT
1. BINDER - HOLDS THE AGGREGATE TOGETHER.

2. WATER PROOFING MATERIAL

WHERE THE MEMBRANE WAS HEATED TO PASTE IT TO THE SURFACE.

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USES OF ASPHALT.

1. BINDER - HOLDS THE AGGREGATE TOGETHER.

2. WATER PROOFING MATERIAL
3. JOINT AND CRACK FILLER
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USES OF ASPHALT.

1. BINDER - HOLDS THE AGGREGATE TOGETHER.

2. WATER PROOFING MATERIAL
3. JOINT AND CRACK FILLER
4. ROOFING
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USES OF ASPHALT.

1. BINDER - HOLDS THE AGGREGATE TOGETHER.

2. WATER PROOFING MATERIAL
3. JOINT AND CRACK FILLER
4. ROOFING
5. PRIME COAT
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USES OF ASPHALT.

1. BINDER - HOLDS THE AGGREGATE TOGETHER.

2. WATER PROOFING MATERIAL
3. JOINT AND CRACK FILLER
4. ROOFING
5. PRIME COAT
6. TACK COAT
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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
PRIME COAT AND THE TACK COAT?

SURFACE COURSE

BINDER COURSE

BASE COURSE

SUBBASE COURSE

AS YOU CAN SEE, TACK COAT IS IN THIS UPPER LAYER.

PRIME COAT IS AT THE LOWER LAYER
WHILE TACK COAT IS IN THE UPPER LAYER. PRIME COAT IS IN THIS LOWER LAYER.
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USES OF ASPHALT.

1. BINDER - HOLDS THE AGGREGATE TOGETHER.

2. WATER PROOFING MATERIAL
3. JOINT AND CRACK FILLER
4. ROOFING
5. PRIME COAT
6. TACK COAT
7. SEALING (PCCP)
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USES OF ASPHALT.

1. BINDER - HOLDS THE AGGREGATE TOGETHER.

2. WATER PROOFING MATERIAL
3. JOINT AND CRACK FILLER
4. ROOFING
5. PRIME COAT
6. TACK COAT
7. SEALING (PCCP)
8. PIPE COATING
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KINDS OF ASPHALT 
1. NATURAL ASPHALT 
A. ROCK ASPHALT
ASPHALT TECHNOLOGY
KINDS OF ASPHALT 
1. NATURAL ASPHALT 
A. ROCK ASPHALT
B. LAKE ASPHALT OR PURE DEPOSIT 
ASPHALT TECHNOLOGY
KINDS OF ASPHALT 
1. NATURAL ASPHALT 
A. ROCK ASPHALT
B. LAKE ASPHALT OR PURE DEPOSIT 
2. MANUFACTURED ASPHALT 
A. ASPHALT CEMENT - PENETRATION GRADE 40
TO 300.
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KINDS OF ASPHALT 
1. NATURAL ASPHALT 
A. ROCK ASPHALT
B. LAKE ASPHALT OR PURE DEPOSIT 
2. MANUFACTURED ASPHALT 
A. ASPHALT CEMENT - PENETRATION GRADE 40
TO 300.
B. BLOWN ASPHALT - PENETRATION GRADE 0 TO 30
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KINDS OF ASPHALT 
1. NATURAL ASPHALT 
A. ROCK ASPHALT
B. LAKE ASPHALT OR PURE DEPOSIT 
2. MANUFACTURED ASPHALT 
A. ASPHALT CEMENT - PENETRATION GRADE 40
TO 300.
B. BLOWN ASPHALT - PENETRATION GRADE 0 TO 30
C. LIQUID ASPHALT - CUTBACK ASPHALT & EMULSIFIED
ASPHALT 
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REFINING PROCESS OF PETROLEUM ASPHALT 
ASPHALT IS A NATURAL COMPONENT OF PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL TAKEN FROM THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF OIL WELLS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TODAY. 
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CLASSIFICATION OF PAVING ASPHALT
A. ASPHALT CEMENT OR HOT ASPHALT, 99% (BITUMEN) PURE, 1% IMPURITIES
 
CHARACTERISTICS 
1. SOLID TO SEMI-SOLID IN CONSISTENCY
2. ODORLESS
3. BLACK IN COLOR 

B. LIQUID ASPHALT CUTBACK ASPHALT = BLEND OF ASPHALT CEMENT + SOLVENT: 

CLASSIFICATION: 
1. SLOW CURING (SC) - ASPHALT CEMENT + NON-VOLATILE OR
SLOWLY VOLATILE ROADS OILS 
- LIQUID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
2. MEDIUM CURING (MC) - ASPHALT CEMENT + KEROSENE 
- CHARACTERISTIC SMELL OF KEROSENE - LIQUID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
3. RAPID CURING (RC) - ASPHALT CEMENT + GASOLINE 
- CHARACTERISTIC SMELL OF GASOLINE - LIQUID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
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BITUMINOUS MIXTURE 
- IS A COMBINATION OF AGGREGATE THAT ARE UNIFORMLY MIXED AND COATED WITH BITUMINOUS/ASPHALT
MATERIALS SUCH AS ASPHALT CEMENT, CUTBACK ASPHALT OR EMULSIFIED ASPHALT 

KINDS OF BITUMINOUS MIXTURE 

- BITUMINOUS/ASPHALT HOT MIX
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BITUMINOUS MIXTURE 
- IS A COMBINATION OF AGGREGATE THAT ARE UNIFORMLY MIXED AND COATED WITH BITUMINOUS/ASPHALT
MATERIALS SUCH AS ASPHALT CEMENT, CUTBACK ASPHALT OR EMULSIFIED ASPHALT 

KINDS OF BITUMINOUS MIXTURE 

- BITUMINOUS/ASPHALT HOT MIX

- BITUMINOUS/ASPHALT COLD MIX 

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COMPOSITION OF BITUMINOUS MIXTURE 
- BITUMINOUS MIX OR HOT MIX 
AGGREGATE (92% - 95%) + ASPHALT CEMENT (5% - 8%): 

- BITUMINOUS COLD MIX 

AGGREGATE  (93% - 95.5%) +  CUTBACK ASPHALT  (4.5% - 7%) 
AGGREGATE  (90% - 94 %) +  EMULSIFIED ASPHALT  (6% - 10%)