TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

LABORATORY

Course Instructor
Dr. Smruti Sourava Mohapatra

Teaching Assistant
Mr. Tathagatha Khan
Mr. Adheesh Kumar Vivek

Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad

 LIST OF TESTS ON BITUMEN &
BITUMINOUS MIX

 Penetration test of bitumen

 Softening point test of bituminous material
 Flash and fire point test of bituminous material
 Ductility test of bitumen
 Viscosity test of bituminous material
 Determination of binder content of asphalt mix
 Determination of stripping value of aggregate
 Marshall stability test of bituminous mix
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Objective:
To determine the viscosity of given bitumen sample by Tar
Viscometer
IS standards used:

IS 1206 – 1978 (Part II)

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 Viscosity is defined as inverse of fluidity

 Viscosity thus defines the fluid property of bituminous

material

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Need of the test:

 The degree of fluidity at the application temperature greatly

influence the ability of bituminous material to spread,
penetrate into the voids and also coat the aggregates and
hence affects the strength characteristics of the resulting
paving mixes

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Apparatus Required:

 Tar Viscometer with 4mm and 10mm orifices

• The apparatus consists of main parts like cup, valve, water
bath, sleeves, stirrer, receiver and thermometer etc

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Observations and Calculation:
Sl. Description Test - 1 Test - 2 Mean
No. value
1. Specified Test Temp. 0C 60 0C 60 0C  

2. Size of Orifice in mm    

3. Viscosity in Seconds    

The average viscosity value of the given sample of bitumen= seconds/

centistrokes.
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• Demonstration Video Link:

• https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm1y8z7XHvE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_
0OUwEDorYg&t=313s
• https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wF2IprfChE

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 Thank You

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