Assignment 5- Pavement Materials

Q1. Bitumen is derived from

a. Coal b. Tar
c. Petroleum d. Coke

Q2. The API gravity of water at 23 °C is equal to

a. 1 b. 0
c. 5 d. 10

Q3. Excessive high pressure applied on the long residue can lead to
a. Thermal degradation b. Higher bitumen yield
c. Improved bitumen properties d. Reduction in viscosity of bitumen

Q4. For a given bitumen, which of the following solvent will give higher yield of
asphaltenes
a. n-heptane b. n-pentane
c. toluene d. tri-chloro-ethylene

Q5. Higher amount of saturates in bitumen can lead to

a. reduction in temperature b. increase in viscosity
susceptibility
c. increase in temperature susceptibility d. improvement in load bearing capacity

Q6. Why is 60 °C used for measurement of absolute viscosity?

a. It is empirically chosen b. It is the average maximum pavement
temperature
c. At this temperature binder starts to d. This temperature is used for
flow pavement design

Q7. In the temperature susceptibility method proposed by Pfeiffer and Van

Doormaal, the penetration of bitumen at the softening point is assumed to be
a. 1000 b. 500
c. 700 d. 800

Q8. Binders A and B are provided to you. Both the binders have a viscosity of
3000-3400 Poises at 60 °C. The penetration index of A is -0.7 and for B the value
is 0.5. Which binder should you choose, considering that there is no difference in
their cost.
a. A b. B
c. Any of the two can be chosen d. The values of viscosity are too high.
There is a need to look for alternate
binders.
Q9. As per Superpave specification, the viscosity of bitumen at 135 °C should be
a. < 3 Pa·s b. > 3 Pa·s
c. < 2 Pa·s d. > 2 Pa·s

Q10. The increase in stiffness of bitumen with time usually follows

a. Hyperbolic model b. Parabolic model
c. Linear model d. Exponential model