SAU.

SUNDARABAI MANIK ADSUL POLYTECHNIC CHAS AHMEDNAGAR

AIM : TO MEASURE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY TO BITUMEN AND ITS ABILITY TO STRETCH

THEORY : THE DUCTILITY IS EXPRESSED AS THE DISTANCE IN CENTIMETERS TO WHICH A STANDARD

BRIQUETTE OF BITUMEN CAN BE STRETCHED BEFORE THE THREAD BREAKS

APPARATUS : DUCTILITY MACHINE , BRIQUETTE MOULD

PROCEDURE :

1. THE BITUMEN SAMPLE IS HEATED AT 27*C AND AT THE RATE OF PULL OF 50 mm PER
MIMUTE AND POURED IN THE MOULD ASSEMBLY PLACED ON A PLATE

2. THE SAMPLES ALONG WITH THE MOULDS ARE COOLED IN AIR AND THEN IN WATER BATH
MAINTAINED AT 27*C

3. THE EXCESS BITUMEN MATERIAL IS CUT AND THE SURFACE IS LEVELLED USEING A HOT KNIFE

4. THE MOULD ASSEMBLY CONTAINING SAMPLE IS REPLACED IN WATER BATH OF THE DUCTILITY
TESTING MACHINE FOR 85 TO 95 MINUTE

5. THE SIDES OF THE MOULD ARE REMOVED THE CLIPS HOOKED ON THE MACHINE AND TH E
POINTER IS ADJUSTED TO ZERO

6. THE DISTANCE UP TO THE POINT OF BREACKING OF THREAD IS REPORTED IN CENTIMETERS AS

DUCTILITY VALUE
 7. A MINIMUM DUCTILITY VALUE OF 25CM HAS BEEN SPECIFIED BY THE ISI FOR BITUMEN GRADES
45 AND ABOVE

RESULTS :