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The document describes an experiment to determine the asphalt content of an asphalt mixture through solvent extraction. Key steps included breaking up an asphalt mixture specimen, placing it in a centrifuge bowl with benzene solvent, and spinning to separate aggregate from extracted asphalt. Weights were used to calculate the asphalt content percentage. The results found an asphalt content of 126.47%, which is considered very low and would make the mixture unacceptable.

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Experiment Name:: Laboratory

The document describes an experiment to determine the asphalt content of an asphalt mixture through solvent extraction. Key steps included breaking up an asphalt mixture specimen, placing it in a centrifuge bowl with benzene solvent, and spinning to separate aggregate from extracted asphalt. Weights were used to calculate the asphalt content percentage. The results found an asphalt content of 126.47%, which is considered very low and would make the mixture unacceptable.

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Laboratory of Highway and traffic

Experiment name: Extraction of Bitumen from


Asphaltic Mixtures

Experiment number: 8

ENG- Emad Alsoud

Student name: Ahmad Awwad


Momen al-akayleh
Odai Jafer
Day: Monday
Date: 15/4/2019
Introduction :

Asphalt Content ( AC % ) : Is the percentage by weight of the bitumen


" asphalt " material to the total weight of the asphaltic mix (asphalt –
aggregate mixture)

Weight of asphalt only ( g )


Asphalt Content ( AC ) % = ------------------------------------------------------------------ * 100 %
Total weight of asphalt mixture ( asphalt + aggregate )

Quantitative determination of the asphalt binder content of HMA mixtures


and pavement samples is necessary for many reasons, including: quality
control, specification acceptance, and mixture evaluation studies. HMA
that has too much asphalt binder can experience problems such as
bleeding, lowered skid resistance, and lowered resistance to permanent
deformation (rutting and shoving). HMA that has too little asphalt binder
can have lowered fatigue resistance and problems with raveling and
stripping.

Solvent extraction, the oldest of the three test methods, uses a chemical
solvent (trichloroethylene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane or methylene chloride) to
remove the asphalt binder from the aggregate. Typically, a loose HMA
sample is weighed and then a solvent is added to disintegrate the sample.
The asphalt binder/solvent and aggregate are then separated using a
centrifuge and the aggregate is weighed. The initial and final weights are
compared and the difference is assumed to be the asphalt binder
weight. Using this weight and the weight of the original sample a percent
asphalt binder by weight can be calculated. A gradation test can then be
run on the aggregate to determine gradation.

Today, the solvent extraction method is only sparingly used due to the
hazardous nature of the specified solvents.

Objective of the Experiment :


The main goal of this experiment is to determine the Asphalt Content (
AC % ) for a given asphaltic mixture in order to check if the asphaltic
mixture has the required asphalt content that is described in the project
specifications .
Equipments of the Experiment :

1-Asphalt Centrifuge Extractor .

2- Asphalt bowl with a cap and Standard hallow filter papers .


3- Sensitive balance .
4- A set of large beakers .
5- Benzene .

Procedure of the experiment :

1-Obtain a representative asphalt mixture specimen .

2-Break the specimen well until it becomes a loose material ; be aware not
to break the individual aggregate particles but to separate the aggregate
particles away from each other .

3-Find the mass of the empty bowl ( A ) .


4-Find the mass of the loose specimen ( B ) .

5-Find the weight of the bowl plus the asphaltic mixture specimen ( C ) .

6-Find the mass of a clean dry standard hallow filter paper ( D ) .

7-Put the bowl into the asphaltic Centrifuge extractor .

8-Put the loose asphaltic specimen in the asphaltic bowl then put the filter
paper on the bowl , then close it with the bowl cap .

9-Be sure to secure and close the bowl very well with its cap .

10-Be sure to mount the bowl very well in the Centrifuge extractor .

11-Close the Centrifuge with its cover very well .

12-Add a sufficient amount of benzene to the loose specimen in the bowl


throw the holes in the Centrifuge cover .

13-Activate the Centrifuge at 3300 rpm .


 It is preferred to wait a sufficient period after adding the benzene and
before activating the Centrifuge in order for the benzene to react more
with the asphalt .

 When the Centrifuge is activated , it will rotate at high rate and that will
force the asphaltic material to come out of the bowl , and leaving the
aggregate inside it .

14- When no more benzene comes out of the Centrifuge , stop the device
from rotating then use the manual break to stop it completely .

15-Repeat steps ( 10 , 11 , and 12 ) , until the benzene coming out of the


Centrifuge has the same color of it before entering the Centrifuge ; at that
point – Usually - no significant amount of asphalt is left in the specimen ,
and the aggregate inside the bowl is considered free from asphalt .

16-Determine the mass of the bowl plus the aggregate ( E ) .

17-Dry the filter paper that was between the bowl and its cap , then
determine its weight ( F ) .
18-The combined weight of aggregate in the bowl and on the filter paper
gives the entire weight of aggregate .

19-Knowing the entire weight of asphaltic mixture before the test and the
mass of aggregate after the test ; the mass of asphaltic material can be
calculated .

20-The asphalt content is the percent of the asphalt material weight to the
total weight of the asphaltic mixture .

Results of the Experiment :

 Weight of the empty bowl ( A ) = 2608 g .


 Weight of the loose specimen ( B ) = 563 g .
 Weight of bowl plus the loose specimen ( C ) = 2443 g .
 Weight of clean dry filter paper ( D ) = 59.72 g .
 Weight of bowl plus aggregate after the test ( E ) = 2454.59 g .
 Weight of filter after the test ( F ) = 64.05 g .
Calculations of the Experiment :

Weight of fine aggregate on filter after test = 64.05 – 59.72 = 4.33 g .


Weight coarse aggregate in the bowl = 2454.59– 2608 = -153.41 g .
Total weight of aggregate after test = 4.33 -153.41 = -149.08 g .

Weight of asphaltic material = weight of loose specimen – total weight of


aggregate after test
= 563 +149.08
= 712.08 g .

Asphalt content ( AC ) = ( Weight of asphalt / Total weight of specimen ) *


100 %
= ( 712.08 / 563 ) * 100 %
= 126.47 %

Conclusions :

 The Asphalt Content of test specimen is ( AC ) = 126.47 % .

The obtained asphalt content is considered very low ; so the asphaltic


mixture is most likely to be considered as Unacceptable mixture , because
of the high probability for crack formation , and insufficient bonding
material between the aggregate .

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