BINDERS

ARRB’s laboratory can provide all types of assessment for bituminous and polymer modified binders (PMB), including formulation and chemical analysis. Some of the testing procedures that our laboratory can undertake (inclusive but not limited to):

Capabilities / Tests

AS/NZS 2341.2, Methods of testing bitumen and related roadmaking products: determination of dynamic viscosity by vacuum capillary viscometer.

AS/NZS 2341.4, Methods of testing bitumen and related roadmaking products: determination of dynamic viscosity by rotational viscometer.

AS/NZS 2341.5, Methods of testing bitumen and related roadmaking products: determination of apparent viscosity by Shell sliding plate micro-viscometer.

AS 2341.8, Methods of testing bitumen and related roadmaking products: determination of matter insoluble in toluene.

AS/NZS 2341.10, Methods of testing bitumen and related roadmaking products: determination of the effect of heat and air on a moving film of bitumen (rolling thin film oven (RTFO) test).

AS 2341.12, Methods of testing bitumen and related roadmaking products: determination of penetration.

AS/NZS 2341.13, Methods of testing bitumen and related roadmaking products: long-term exposure to heat and air.

AS 2341.18, Methods of testing bituminous and related roadmaking products: determination of softening point (ring and ball method).

AS/NZS 2341.21, Methods of testing bitumen and related roadmaking products: sample preparation.

AGPT/T103, Pre-treatment and loss on heating of bitumen, multigrade and polymer modified binders (rolling thin film oven (RTFO) test)

AGPT/T108, Segregation of polymer modified binders.

AGPT/T111, Handling viscosity of polymer modified binders (Brookfield Thermosel).

AGPT/T121, Shear properties of polymer modified binders (ARRB Elastometer).

AGPT/T122, Torsional recovery of polymer modified binders.

AGPT/T124, Force ratio of polymer modified binders (ARRB Extensiometer).

AGPT/T125, Stress ratio of bituminous binders using the dynamic shear rheometer.

AGPT/T191, Extractions of bituminous binder from asphalt.

AGPT/T192, Characterisation of the viscosity of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) binder using the Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR).

AGPT/T194, Long-term ageing resistance of bitumen using the Pressure Ageing Vessel (PAV) and the Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR).

ASTM D5329, Standard test methods for sealants and fillers, hot-applied, for joints and cracks in asphalt pavements and Portland cement concrete pavement (Resilience).

ASTM D6521, Standard practice for accelerated aging of asphalt binder using a Pressurized Aging Vessel (PAV).

ASTM D7175, Standard test method for determining the rheological properties of asphalt binder using a Dynamic Shear Rheometer.

AASHTO R28, Standard practice for accelerated aging of asphalt binder using a Pressurized Aging Vessel (PAV).

AASHTO T350, Standard method of test for Multiple Stress Creep Recovery (MSCR) test of asphalt binder using a Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR).

BS EN-13399, Bitumen and bituminous binders: determination of storage stability of modified bitumen.

BS EN-13702, Bitumen and bituminous binders: determination of dynamic viscosity of modified bitumen by the cone and plate method.

BS EN 14769, Bitumen and bituminous binders: accelerated long-term ageing conditioning by a Pressure Ageing Vessel (PAV).

ARRB method 22, Iatroscan characterisation of saturates, aromatics, resins and asphaltenes (SARA) of bitumens.

Blending of PMB binders and preparation of crumb rubber modified binders

Morphology assessment of PMB binders by UV microscope

 

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