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Asphalt Permeability
This report gives information on the development of a procedure to fractionate bitumen using an Iatroscan liquid chromatography system, and also presents test results on a range of Australian bitumens. An introduction discusses the topic of bitumen…
Review of AS2008 from an Emulsion and PMB Manufacturing Perspective
Australia s specification for paving grade bitumen AS 2008 evolved in the early 1970s from a penetration grading system to one with viscosity control at 60 Degrees Celsius. In support of this primary performance control property, penetration at 25…
The Asphaltene content of Australian Bitumens Part 1: Testing of Pre-1992 Samples
The report presents data on the asphaltene content of samples manufactured between 1956 and 1991. Asphaltene content is one of the main chemical properties used to characterise bitumen. Bitumens are generally regarded as colloids whereby clusters of…
Development of a Procedure to Chemically Characterise Bitumens using the Iatroscan
This report gives information on the development of a procedure to fractionate bitumen using an Iatroscan liquid chromatography system, and also presents test results on a range of Australian bitumens. An introduction discusses the topic of bitumen…
Austroads Test Method: Summary for 2005/06
Austroads has produced a series of test methods developed from various technical projects, principally in the bituminous materials area (asphalt, binders, slurry and sprayed seals). The Austroads system of managing the test methods has enabled…
Enforcement Guidelines: Assessment of Load Restraint Breaches
These guidelines are designed to support nationally consistent implementation of the national model legislative provisions of the Road Transport Reform (Compliance and Enforcement) Bill approved by Australian Transport Ministers in November 2003.…
Specification Framework for Polymer Modified Binders and Multigrade Bitumens
This Specification Framework for Polymer Modified Binders (PMBs) and Multigrade Bitumens has been produced by an Austroads Project Group. The specification is based on a set of test procedures that have been in use throughout Australia for several…