PROPERTIES OF ASPHALT

Stability
Durability
Impermeability
Workability
Flexibility
Fatigue resistance
Skid resistance
PROPERTIES OF ASPHALT

Stability
-It is ability to resist the heavy load ( traffic).
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Durability
- the ability to resist the factors such as changes in
binder ( Polymerization and Oxidation)
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Impermeability
- resistant of asphalt pavement to the
passage of air and water into or through it.
PROPERTIES OF ASPHALT

Workability
-paving mixtures can be placed and
compacted.
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Flexibility
-ability of asphalt pavement to adjust to
gradually settlement and movement of subgrade
without cracking.
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Fatigue resistance
-resistant to the repeated bending under
wheel of loads (Traffic)
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Skid resistance
-ability of an asphalt surface to minimize the
sliding and slipping of vehicles tires
particularly when wet.
 COMPOSITION OF ASPHALT CEMENT
Large organic molecules of varying size
and polarity
CARBON= 80.2-84.3%
HYDROGEN = 9.8-10.8%
OXYGEN= 0.4-1.0%
NITROGEN= 0.2-1.2%
SULFUR= 0.9-1.0%
HEAVY METALS= 0-0.5%( play important role-
contribute to polarity)
 Molecular structure very
COMPOSITION OF complex
ASPHALT CEMENT
Asphaltenes- larges & most
polar
Asphaltenes Resins- intermediate also
Resins polar
Oils Oils- smallest, paraffin-like,
non-polar
Colloidal model
Asphaltenes surrounded
by resins
Oils continuous medium