Laboratory Manual of Bituminous Materials For the Use of Students in Highway Engineering Classic Reprint
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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- Title
- Laboratory Manual of Bituminous Materials For the Use of Students in Highway Engineering Classic Reprint
- Author
- Prévost Hubbard
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1331932513
- ISBN 13
- 9781331932512
- Item weight
- 331 grams
Master essential tests for bituminous materials used in highway pavements and learn how to interpret results.
This practical laboratory guide, Laboratory Manual of Bituminous Materials: For the Use of Students in Highway Engineering, equips readers with hands-on methods for testing and evaluating bituminous materials. It aims to help students perform common tests accurately, understand the data, and relate results to field performance. The book emphasizes clear procedures, proper lab setup, and careful reporting to support highway construction work.
Within its pages you’ll find guidance on sampling, preparation, and manipulation of materials, plus detailed methods for evaluating properties such as density, consistency, viscosity, softening points, ductility, and various distillation and dehydration tests. The manual also discusses how to compare bitumen content using volume-based versus weight-based analyses and how to interpret results in the context of road materials and pavements.
- Step-by-step procedures for density, viscosity, penetration, melting point, ductility, and heat tests.
- Techniques for dehydration, distillation, and identifying bitumen content in aggregates.
- Principles for interpreting test results and correlating laboratory findings with service performance.
- Guidance on sampling, preparation, and meticulous record-keeping for reliable comparisons.
Ideal for students, instructors, and highway engineers who operate or manage a materials laboratory and want a clear, practical reference for bituminous materials.
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