SPECIFICATIONS FOR BITUMINOUS EMULSIONS

PRESCRIPCIONES SOBRE LAS EMULSIONES ASFALTICAS

THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS SPECIFICATIONS GOVERNING THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPLICATION OF BITUMINOUS EMULSIONS FOR ROADS AND RUNWAYS. THESE STANDARDS SPECIFY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EMULSION (SAYBOLT VISCOSITY, MOISTURE CONTENT, PLASTICIZERS, RESIDUAL BITUMEN, SEDIMENTATION) AND THOSE OF THE DISTILLATION RESIDUE (PENETRATION, WORKABILITY, SOLUBILITY IN TRICHLORETHYLENE). THERE ARE TWO NEW TYPES OF ASPHALTIC BITUMEN OF VARIOUS PENETRATION, AND MENTION IS MADE OF THE NEW COATING TEST AND TEST FOR THE RESISTANCE TO DISPLACEMENT BY WATER, THE AIM OF WHICH IS TO EVALUATE BREAKING POINT AND THE ADHESION OF AGGREGATES IN EMULSION WITH A MEDIUM BREAKING POINT. THE DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS OF EACH TYPE OF EMULSION ARE DESCRIBED.

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  • Publication Date: 1975-11

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  • Accession Number: 01298515
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 6:47AM