ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS ASPHALT MATERIAL USED FOR

ROAD

Authors

Zeeshan Aziz 146D-316007

Project Supervisor

Engr. Fahad Ibrahim

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

PRESTON UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

DECEMBER, 2019
 INTRODUCTION
Asphalt brown or black petroleum like material that has a consistency
varying from viscous liquid to glassy solid. Asphalt consists of compounds of
hydrogen and carbon with minor proportions of nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen. It
is obtained either as a residue from the distillationof petroleum or from natural
deposits. Natural asphalt also known as “brea” which is believed to be formed
during an early stage in the breakdown of organic marine deposits into
petroleum, characteristically contains minerals, while residual petroleum
asphalt does not. In the Middle East it was extensively used for paving roads and
sealing waterworks, important applications even today. The use of asphalt is
very old, dating back to its use as a water stop between brick walls of a reservoir
at Mohenjo-Daro about the 3rd millennium BC in Pakistan. The Pitch Lake on the
island of Trinidad was the first large commercial source, but natural sources
have since declined in importance as petroleum became the major source.
Gilsonite and similar vein asphalts have special uses in heat resistant enamels.
They are hard and mined like coal. Petroleum asphalt is produced in all
consistencies from light road oils to heavy, high viscosity industrial types.
 LITERATURE REVIEW
Bitumen is a viscoelastic material containing molecules of hydrocarbon
found naturally or sometimes obtained as a residue of natural substances which
is used to bind the asphalt and asphalt basically is the composition of bitumen
and aggregates which is prepared by mixing and blending them together while
heating in a plant and then drying. In different literatures asphalt is sometimes
used as bitumen. Mostly in British literatures bitumen term is used to describe
the binder and in American literatures term asphalt is used.
Different kinds of asphalt
To be able to provide the best performance to different
applications, a large variety of asphalt mixes can be used. Due to the
different requirements (amount of traffic, amount of heavy vehicles,
temperature, weather conditions, noise reduction requirements, etc.)
the respective mix used needs to have an sufficient stiffness and
resistance to deformation in order to cope with the applied pressure
from vehicle wheels on the one hand, yet on the other hand,
 they need to have an adequate flexural strength to resist
cracking caused by the varying pressures exerted on them. Moreover,
good workability during application is essential in order to ensure that
they can be fully compacted to achieve optimum durability.
 DEVELOPMENT
 CONCLUSION
 RECOMMONDATION