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EXPERIRENT NO. 8
VISCOSITY TEST

1. SCOPE
Viscositydenotesthefluidpropertyofbituminousmaterialanditisameastfreofresistanceto
flow. At the application temperatul'e, this characteristic greatly influences the strength of
resultingpavingmixes.Loworhichviscosityduringcompactitnormixinghasbeenobserved
tolesultinlowerstabilityvalues.Athighviscosity,itresiststhecompactiveeffoltandtheret]y
resulting mix is heterogeneous, hence low stability values. And at low viscosity instead of
providingaunifomfilmoveraggregates,itwilllubricatetheaggregateparticles.Orificetype
viscometers are used to indirectly find the viscosity of liquid binders like cutbacks and
emulsions.

2. FUROL VISCOSITY TEST:

It is measured by recording the time in sec taken by 50 cc of material to flow through a
specifiedorificeofstandarddimensionintoareceiveratspecifiedtemperature.Longerthe
ire of flow, higher the viscosity.

ForTar,10mmorificeviscometerisusedandcalledtar-viscometer.Intlriscase,also,timein
see. for 50 cc tar to flow through the orifice is defined as the viscosity of tar at the given
temperature.

2.1 APPARATUS AND MATERIALS:

A viscometer consists of a cylindrical cup approxinately 1.2" (3 cm) in diameter and 5.0"
(12.5cm)high.Anoutlettutie0.12"(0.3cm)indianeterand0.5"(1.27cm)longisfittedat
the bottom of the cup.

2.2 PROCHDURE:
Bitumen is
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_ this small outlet at the bottom of the cup at a specified

temperature(25,50,60,80and100°c)whichiscontrolledbyheatingtheoilbath.Thetimein
seconds required for 60 ml of bitumen to pass throuch this orifice, is designated as the
viscosityofthematerial.

2.3 RUSULT:
.................... Second

3. KINEMATIC VISCOSITY TEST:

Bec;useofthedifferenceinthetemperaturesusceptibilityofpavingbitunens,aviscositytest
at135°cismadeinadditiontothepenetrationtestat25°c.

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3.1 AppARATus AND MATnRIAI.S:

ForkinematicviscositytestZeitfuchscrossanviscometerisusedforliquidbitumensand
Cannon-Manningviscometerforbitumencements.

3.2 PROCEDURE:
i.Theviscometerismountedinathemostaticallycontrolledcoustanttemperaturet>ath.
Vthentestsaremedeat135°caclearoilshouldbeusedinthebath.
ii.Withtheviscometermountedintheoilbathbitumenispouredintothelargeopeningof
theviscometeruntilitreachesthefillingline.
iii.Thefilledtubeisallowedtoremaininthebathattesttemperatureforaspecifictimeto
makesurethatthetubeandthebitumenareatpropertemperature.
ivAsligivpressureisappliedtothelargeropermgofthetube,whichcausest)itunento
flowoversiphonsectionjustabovethefillingline.Gravitycausesthebitumentoflow
downwardintheverticalsectionofthecapillarytube.
v.Astopwatchisstartedwhenthebitumenreachesthefrstliningmarkandstoppedwhen
it reaches the second.
vi. The time interval multiplied by a calibration factor for the tube, gives the kinematic
viscosityinunitsofcenti-stokes.Thecalibrationfactorisdeteminedbyusingstandard
calibratingoilofknounviscosity.

3.3 RUSULT:
.................... centi-stokes.

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