The various equipments available in the laboratory are Aggregate Impact, Bitumen Penetration testing machine, Abrasion Testing, Marshall Stability Apparatus, Ring and Ball, Los Angles Abrasion testing machine, and Ductility. The various materials test can be carried out to find the properties of aggregate and bitumen.
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS – TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING LAB
- Aggregate crushing value
- Aggregate impact value
- Los Angeles abrasion value
- Shape tests-Flakiness index and Elongation index
- Angularity of coarse aggregates and fine aggregates
- Specific gravity and water absorption of course aggregate
- Stripping value of road aggregates
- Dry Packing characteristics of aggregates (ASTM C29/ C29 M – 97)
- California Bearing Ratio test (Soaked and Un-soaked CBR)
- Dynamic cone penetration test (ASTM D6951 (2015) procedure)
- Penetration value of bitumen
- Softening point of bitumen
- Ductility of bitumen
- Flash and Fire point of bitumen
- Determination of bulk specific gravity of compacted mix (ASTM D2041, ASTM D1188)
- Use of MERLIN apparatus to determine road roughness