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Asphalt Content Furnace:

The Asphalt Furnace has an internal electronic balance automatically monitoring the sample weight throughout the ignition process, saving valuable technician time and increasing productivity in the lab. Simply enter the sample weight and calibration factor for your particular mix design, place the sample in the furnace chamber and press "start." When the test cycle is complete, the system automatically ends the test and prints the results. A periodic "beep" alerts the technician that the test has ended. Pressing "stop" unlocks the chamber door and the sample can be removed and allowed to cool for gradation analysis.

Los Angeles Abrasion Machines:

The L. A. Abrasion Machine is used as a quality control tool for aggregates, including crushed rock, gravel and slag. The testing method determines the degradation when subjected to abrasion, attrition, and impact and grinding. The sample is placed in the drum along with a hardened steel abrasive charge. After rotating the drum a specific number of times, samples are removed and examined for wear.

Penetration tester:
Penetration tester The instrument is suitable to determine the penetration of highway bitumen, modified asphalt, as well as liquid petroleum asphalt or residue of emulsified asphalt after evaporation. .The penetration of bituminous materials is expressed as the distance that a 100 g0.05 g standard needle vertically penetrates into the sample without measurable fraction in 5 s at a constant temperature bath of 250.1 . It is used for evaluating the consistency of asphalt. The larger the penetration is; the thinner and softer the asphalt is. The instrument can also be used for inspecting industry materials such as solid granule, powder, colloid, as well as food materials such as cream, glycine, etc. It has been widely used in the field of food industry, highway and traffic departments and other departments.

Automatic Proctor-CBR compactor:

Provides a fully automatic uniform compaction of specified effort, thus ensuring repeatable test results and eliminating any operator fatigue during the tests. It

consists essentially in a robust steel frame housing the motor speed reducer and lifting mechanism which assure uniformity of drop height at all specimen levels. The rammer pick- up has a cam system for accurate height release and is made of highly resistant material for trouble free long life. Compaction cycles conforming to the mentioned Standards, can be set on the digital control panel.

Buoyancy balance:
Digital high capacity scale offers 16000 gram weighing capacity with 0.1 gram readability for highly accurate weighing results. The digital scales vacuum fluorescent display makes it easy to read results in any light whether conditions are dark or light. The digital electronic scale's stainless steel weighing platform creates a easy to clean, durable, long lasting scale.

Road skid resistance tester : The apparatus is suitable for both site and laboratory applications to perform two types of tests: For measuring pavement (road asphalt) surface frictional and skid resistance properties. For polished stone value tests on aggregates (curved specimens) from accelerated polishing tests.

Water bath :
Provides water at the required temperature of 25 0,1C.The unit consists of a stainless steel water bath 10 litres capacity with wool insulation, immersion heater with digital thermostat, motor

pump with connections, cooling coil device, current water operated, to maintain a constant temperature of the bath whenroom temperature is slightly higher.The bituminous sample is immersed into the water bath, and placed on the penetrometer on

Portable Sieve Shaker:

The Portable Sieve Shaker will hold 8 Full Height 8" sieves, pan and cover. Motor driven in two models, one for 110 V, 60 Hz, the other for 220 V, 50 Hz.Off-center bearings

provide an orbital motion that reduces clogging and quick action clamps hold the sieve stack securely. A 60 minute timer is provided with a "hold" position to permit continuous running. Heavy gauge steel, painted exterior. Overall dimensions are 38 in H x 15 in W x 13 in D (97 x 38 x 33 cm.).

The California Bearing Ratio (CBR) :

CBR test is a simple strength test that compares the bearing capacity of a material with that of a well-graded crushed stone (thus, a high quality crushed stone material should have a CBR at 100%). It is primarily intended for, but not limited to, evaluating the strength of cohesive materials having maximum particle sizes less than 19 mm (0.75 in.) (AASHTO, 2000). It was developed by the California Division of Highways around 1930 and was subsequently adopted by numerous states, counties, U.S. federal agencies and internationally. As a result, most agency and commercial geotechnical laboratories in the U.S. are equipped to perform CBR tests.

Material uses in asphalt testing:

1. Asphalt: The black cementing agent known as asphalt has been used for road construction for centuries. Asphalt is called a bituminous material because it contains bitumen, a hydrocarbon material soluble in carbon disulfide. The tar obtained from the destructive distillation of soft

coal also contains bitumen. Both petroleum asphalt and coal tar are referred to as bituminous materials. 2. Aggregate : Aggregates (or mineral aggregates) are hard, inert materials such as sand, gravel, crushed stone, slag, or rock dust. There are two types of aggregates fine and coarse aggregate