Our bituminous laboratory contain all conventional and Superpave asphalt cement and mixture test equipment required for binder classification and mixture design (Table 1). The equipment Test include all necessary devices for rheological studies (RTFOT, PAV, DSR and BBR), unconfined and triaxial testing, and indirect tensile testing. Compaction equipment includes: manual, mechanical and mechanical slanted foot rotating base Marshall, kneading compaction up to 200mm diameter, Superpave gyratory compaction, Corps of Engineers gyratory compaction, and linear kneading compaction.
Table 1. List of the Superpave binder and mixture testing equipment
| Test | Specification |
| Aggregate Consensus Properties | ASTM C1252 and D4791/AASHTO T326 and T |
| Aggregate Gradation | ASTM C136/AASHTO T27 |
| Aggregate Specific Gravity | ASTM C127 and C128/AASHTO T84 and T85 |
| Bending Beam Rheometer (BBR) | ASTM D6648/AASHTO T313 |
| Binder Extraction/Recovery | ASTM D6847 and D1856/AASHTO T319 and T170 |
| Binder Ignition Oven | AASHTO T308 |
| Brookfield Viscometer | ASTM D4402/AASHTO T316 |
| Circular Texture Meter (CTM) | ASTM E2157 |
| Direct Tension Tester (DTT) | ASTM D6723/AASHTO T314 |
| Dynamic Friction Tester (DFT) | ASTM E1911 |
| Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR) | AASHTO T315 |
| Indirect Tensile Tester (IDT) | AASHTO T322 |
| Lab Permeability of HMA Samples | AASHTO PS129 |
| Pressure Aging Vessel (PAV) | ASTM D6521/AASHTO R28 |
| Rolling Thin Film Oven (RTFO) | ASTM D2872/AASHTO T240 |
| Superpave Gyratory Compactor (SGC) | ASTM D6925/AASHTO T312 |
Additionally,equipment for conducting laboratory accelerated wheel track, full-scale accelerated testing, Superpave Performance Testing and an environmental chambers used to control temperature and humidity during testing, are also included in it.Facilities for durability testing include high temperature cycling, freeze-thaw and wetting-drying.
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