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How do we prepare asphalt mix and what are the main ingredients?‎

Why specific gravity test on aggregate is performed?‎

What is the purpose to conduct loss Angeles test on aggregate?‎

 

Answer added by  Perumal Muniyandy, Rock Mechanics & Tunnel Construction Engineer / Resident Engineer, InfotechIdeas (Pvt.) Ltd.
7 years ago

Aggregate specific gravity is needed to determine weight-to-volume relationships and to calculate various volume-related quantities such as voids in mineral aggregate (VM ... See More

 

Answer added by  Hassan Alfahili, Civil Engineer , General Directorate of Water Resources
6 years ago

First, all required chemical and physical tests (size, hardness, resistance and fines content) must be carried out to the aggregates (gravel and sand), in order to verfy ... See More

 

Answer added by  Darius Costes, SR PROJECT ENGINEER, LEIGHTON CONTRACTING QATAR
6 years ago

Main Ingredients of Asphalt Mix:Aggregates wiich includes Gravel, Sand and Aggregates-95% and Bitumen 5%

 

Answer added by  Mohamed Lamine BENSAFI, Quality Controller (finition), S.A.R.L EMRE
6 years ago

First we mix gravel with a hot  bituman

 

Answer added by  Farouk Khay, Music Teacher, Omanian Ministry of Education
6 years ago

There areany different way to prepare asphalt. Generally there is running two kind of asphalt mixes first is hot mix and the temperature of hot mix about 140 celcius to 1 ... See More

 

Answer added by  Sadaqat sadaqat ali, Consultant Surveyor, Dorsch Qatar
7 years ago

VERIFYING THE MIX BY TESTING

 

Answer added by  kareem al fayoumy, Project Engineer, Alexandria for general contracting
7 years ago

First of all we take samples of the ingredients from the crasher. We do the quality assurance of ingredients. We start to make at least three mixes that obtain 4% air voi ... See More