LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS
High Pressure
Cement Finest Furnace Muffle
1) Put manometer oil up
to the first blue line.
2) Filter the weighted
cement.
3) Put it on the glass
tube.
4) Then press the rubber.
5) Record the time from
line to line then find
the average.
Cleveland Flash (Tack oven Cap
Tester)
1. Provide gasoline.
2. Level the bitumen sample
to the line inside.
3. Set the temperature to
100ºC
4. Merged the 3/4 of mercury
onto the sample
OVEN
1) Turn off for 5 seconds.
2) Turn On and set to
desired temperature.
· Flap
· Ramp (10ºC/mm to
increase the tempera-
ture faster)
· Delay off
Oven Bitumen/Thin
1) Prepare 1g of cement
to the platinum cruci-
ble. This is to burn
the sulfur sulfate of
cement)
2) Set furnace muffle to
950 ºC & 25ºC
3) Heat for 15minutes
then put the sample
inside.
5. Turn on the equipment and
set to full 10.
6. Record the flash point.
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1. Put sample below the ring
line.
2. Set water half the cap.
Digital Penetrometer
1) Cook the sample. Let
it cool for 30 minutes.
2) Submerged the cooled
sample for 30 minutes.
3) Then put the sample
for penetration.
4) Set water to 25ºC
5) Set to 5seconds.
6) Perform for 3 trials
and find the average.
Autoclave Film Oven
1) Set the thermostat to 1) Weigh the sample first.
maximum and Pan
2) Heat for 5 hours upon
for 3 to 5 minutes.
reaching 163ºC
2) Preheat for 30 to 40
minutes.
Water Bath
3) Then Off/close, wait
and start for 3 hours
2 Mpa (30-40mins) 1) Set to 60ºC temperature.
(from max to 50) 2) Soak for 1 hour before
Close: breaking martial stabil-
OFF then turn to pan. Slowly
ity.
release.
· Don’t Operate withour 1.5
Liters
· Don’t leave with water. Use
sponge for draining the water.
Note:
9 normal
· HS 285 rpm 60s
10-11 saturated
· LS 140 rpm 30s 12 oversaturated
Ductimeter
1) Cook the bitumen to 5) Dry for 30 to 45 minutes
bucket mold. in normal temperature.
2) Prepare the ff: 6) Scrape the excess asphalt.
50mL glycerin 6) Place it to the mold plate.
30g of talc powder 7) Soak sample for 30
minutes.
3) Mix it thoroughly
using stirring glass 8) Start the machine.
4) Spread one layer so Note:
the bitumen won’t
Ductility Speed: 50mm/min
stick
Length: 1.5 m
T: 25ºC ± 2ºC