Asphalt binders Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is asphalt? - generally a by-product of petroleum distillation; a complex hydrocarbon; soluble in petroleum products; can be naturally-occuring What is tar? - generally a by-product of coal production; resistant to petroleum products How can a source of asphalt be identified? - by solubility tests Where was asphalt obtained from originally? - Island of Trinidad and Venezuela; lakes What are petroleum-based asphalts? - a waste product from refinery-processing of crude oil; "bottom of ...

What is asphalt? - generally a by-product of petroleum distillation; a complex hydrocarbon; soluble in petroleum products; can be naturally-occuring What is tar? - generally a by-product of coal production; resistant to petroleum products How can a source of asphalt be identified? - by solubility tests Where was asphalt obtained from originally? - Island of Trinidad and Venezuela; lakes What are petroleum-based asphalts? - a waste product from refinery-processing of crude oil; "bottom of ...

What is asphalt? - generally a by-product of petroleum distillation; a complex hydrocarbon; soluble in petroleum products; can be naturally-occuring What is tar? - generally a by-product of coal production; resistant to petroleum products How can a source of asphalt be identified? - by solubility tests Where was asphalt obtained from originally? - Island of Trinidad and Venezuela; lakes What are petroleum-based asphalts? - a waste product from refinery-processing of crude oil; "bottom of ...

What is asphalt? - generally a by-product of petroleum distillation; a complex hydrocarbon; soluble in petroleum products; can be naturally-occuring What is tar? - generally a by-product of coal production; resistant to petroleum products How can a source of asphalt be identified? - by solubility tests Where was asphalt obtained from originally? - Island of Trinidad and Venezuela; lakes What are petroleum-based asphalts? - a waste product from refinery-processing of crude oil; "bottom of ...

What makes up a quality asphalt mixture? - A quality asphalt mixture is determined by the constructability, if it conforms to Specifications, and if it satisfies functional requirements. CQC - contractor quality control Superpave - Asphalt mix design system since 1998 QCP - Quality control plan QCM - Quality control Manual QC - Quality Control (Contracting Testing and Inspection) VT - Verification Testing (FDOT or CEI Verification) CEI - Construction Engineering and Inspection RT - Reso...

What is asphalt? - generally a by-product of petroleum distillation; a complex hydrocarbon; soluble in petroleum products; can be naturally-occuring What is tar? - generally a by-product of coal production; resistant to petroleum products How can a source of asphalt be identified? - by solubility tests Where was asphalt obtained from originally? - Island of Trinidad and Venezuela; lakes

Asphalt is following type of material: A. Elastic B. Viscous C. Viscoelastic D. Plastic - Answer C. Viscoelastic How compaction density of asphalt is monitored during construction? A. Collecting samples and testing in lab B. Using nuclear density gauge C. Using infrared camera D. none of the above - Answer B. Using nuclear density gauge Which asphalt product (emulsion or cutback) is more environmental-friendly? A. Asphalt cement B. Emulsion C. Cutback asphalt D. all of the above - ...

Asphalt is following type of material: A. Elastic B. Viscous C. Viscoelastic D. Plastic - C. Viscoelastic How compaction density of asphalt is monitored during construction? A. Collecting samples and testing in lab B. Using nuclear density gauge C. Using infrared camera D. none of the above - B. Using nuclear density gauge Which asphalt product (emulsion or cutback) is more environmental-friendly? A. Asphalt cement B. Emulsion C. Cutback asphalt D. all of the above - B. Emulsion W...

From a fatigue perspective, the asphalt cement content should be minimized. - FALSE Stiffness of asphalt concrete increases with decreasing the frequency of loading - FALSE Performance grading requires that the measured properties of asphalt cements meet a specific maximum or minimum limit at a specific temperature - TRUE Aging of asphalt cement decreases viscosity - FALSE The objective of rotational viscometer testing is to determine asphalt binder flash point - FALSE All of the following...