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Bitumen

This document describes a test to quantify the amount of bitumen extracted from bituminous paving mixtures. The test involves using a solvent like benzene and gasoline to extract the bitumen from a sample, which is then dried, weighed, and calculated as a percentage of the original sample weight. Key steps include preparing and weighing the sample, extracting it in a centrifuge with solvent, filtering and drying extracted material, and determining the bitumen content through calculations based on weight differences.

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Bitumen

This document describes a test to quantify the amount of bitumen extracted from bituminous paving mixtures. The test involves using a solvent like benzene and gasoline to extract the bitumen from a sample, which is then dried, weighed, and calculated as a percentage of the original sample weight. Key steps include preparing and weighing the sample, extracting it in a centrifuge with solvent, filtering and drying extracted material, and determining the bitumen content through calculations based on weight differences.

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Quantitative Extraction of bitumen

from bituminous “Asphalt” paving


mixtures

The purpose

This test is used to determine the bitumen in Hot-Mixed paving mixture HMA
for specification acceptance, Service Evaluation, and researches

Apparatuses

- Oven
- Flat pan
- Balance (accuracy of 0.01%)
- Hot plate
- Graduated Cylinder (capacity 1000 – 3000 ml)
- Ignition dish
- Brush
- Desiccator
- Extraction device (bowel, filter, …. etc.)
Materials and Solvents

1- Bituminous mixture
2- Solvent
a- Carbon Tetrachloride (CLL4)
b- Ammonium Carbonate (NH4)2CO3
c- White sprite …. etc.

Due to not availability of the above solvents. A solvent is used in this test
with combination of Benzene and Gasoline with ratio (2 Benzene:1 Gasoline)

Sample preparation

- Take the sample from the site


(one sample every 500m)
- Place the sample into a large
flat pan and heat it to 110±5° C
until it can be mixed
- Split or quarter the sample into
four equal portions.

Test procedure

- Dry the bowel and weigh it (W1)


- Place about 650-2500 gm of test portion into bowel then weigh the
bowel with test portion (W2), then put it on the extraction apparatus
- Cover the test portion in the bowel with solvent and allow sufficient
time for the solvent to disintegrate the test portion (not over one
hour)
- Take the filter and dry it in oven 110±5° C and weigh it (W3) then fit
it around the edge of the bowel.

- Start the test with centrifuge revolving slowly and gradually increase to a
maximum 3600 r/min.
- Then weigh the filter as it contains some of aggregate (W4)
- Dry the bowel with aggregate after test and weigh it (W6)
- Use about 200ml of solvent for three times until it gets the light straw color
- Collect the extracted and washings solvent after test and measure the
volume (Vt)
- Dry the ignition dish and weight to 0.001g (W8).
- Agitate the extract thoroughly and immediately measure approximately 50
to 100 ml into the ignition dish (V1).
- Put the ignition dish with extract on hot plate or oven and evaporate. Then
put into oven at 500 – 600 C until become red.
- Then weigh the ignition dish with aggregate to the nearest 0.001 g (W9).
Calculations

W1= Wt. of bowel

W2= Wt. of bowel with sample

W3= Wt. of dry filter

W4= Wt. of filter after extraction

W5= Wt. of aggregate on filter (W5 = W4-W3)

W6= Wt. of bowel with aggregate after extraction

W7= Wt. of aggregate in bowel (W7= W6-W1)

W8= Wt. of empty ignition dish

W9= Wt. of ignition dish with aggregate after burning

W10= Wt. of aggregate in ignition dish (W10= W9-W8)

W11= Wt. of aggregate in solvent (W11= W10*(Vt/V1))

Vt= Volume of solvent and aggregate in solvent

V1= Volume of solvent and aggregate taken to the test

W= Wt. of Sample (W=W2-W1)

Wasph.= Wt. of Asphalt (Wasph. = W – (W5+W7+W11)

𝑊𝐴𝑠𝑝ℎ.
% Asphalt = ( )*100
𝑊

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