List of equipment for Superpave Laboratory

PART 1 – EQUIPMENT FOR POLYMER BINDED BITUMEN TEST

  1. DYNAMIC SHEAR RHEOMETER
    ASTM D7175, ASTM D7405, ASTM D4402 – AUTOMATIC RN5.3 RHEOTEST
  2. ROTARY VISCOMETER
    ASTM D4402 ASTM D2196, ASTM 4402, AASHTO T316
  3. BENDING BEAM RHEOMETER
    AASHTO T313, EN 14771, AND ASTM D6648
  4. ROLLING THIN FILM OVEN (RTFO) – SHORT TERM AGEING
    ASTM D2872 AND AASHTO T240 - CONTROLS
  5. PRESSURE AGING VESSEL (PAV) – LONG TERM AGEING
    ASTM D6521, AASHTO R28, EN 14769 – ELECTRICALLY LOCKED TOP COVER
  6. VACUUM DEGASSING OVEN (VDO)
    AASHTO R28, ASTM D6521 AND EN 14769
  7. FLASH POINT TESTER
  8. SHEAR MIXER FOR MIXING BITUMIN AND POLYMER AT LAB, 8000 RPM(SAMPLE PREPARATION)
  9. DUCTILITY MACHINE FOR ELONGATION TESTING
    ASTM D113, D6084, AASHTO T51 AND EN 13398 – FORCE DUCTILITY TEST WITH 4 TENSION LINE - DUCTILOMETER
  10. PIVOT AUTOMATIC PENETROMETER WITH BATH AND CHILLER
    AASHTO R28, ASTM D6521 AND EN 14769
  11. AUTOMATIC RING AND BALL APPARATUS FOR SOFTENING POINT OF BITUMEN
    EN 1427, ASTM D36, AASHTO T53 – TEMPERATURE RANGE UP TO 250 DEG C

PART 2 – EQUIPMENT FOR HMA SUPERPAVE MIX TEST

  1. ELECTROMECHANICAL GYRATORY COMPACTOR FULLY AUTOMATIC EXTRUDER, INBUILD WEIGHING AND ELECTROMECHANICAL OPERATION – MODEL GALILEO
    AASHTO T312/TP4, SHRP M-002, ASTM D6925, AS 2891.2.2
  2. MARSHAL STABILITY & INDIRECT TENSILE TEST
    ASTM 6927-06 | AASHTO T245
  3. HAMBURG WHEEL TRACKER
    AASHTO T324,EN12697-22
  4. AUTORICE TESTER FOR SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF ASPHALT
    AASHTO T-209 & ASTM 2041
  5. HMA LABORATORY MIXER BITUMIX
    EN 12697-35(SAMPLE PREPARATION)
  6. SPECIAL AUTOMATIC CUTTING SAW FOR SUPER PAVE-AUTO SAW 11
    EN 12697-44, ASTM D8044, AASHTO TP124(SAMPLE PREPARATION)
  7. AMPT, ASPHALT MIX PERFORMANCE TESTER DYNA QUBE
    AASHTO TP79,AASHTO TP124,ASTM WK26816,AASHTO TP107,AASHTO T378,NCHRP 9-29
  8. LABORATORY CORE DRILLING – MULTICORE DRILL
    AASHTO TP79 (SAMPLE PREPARATION)
  9. AUTOMATIC ASPHALT ANALYZER – PAVELAB50
    ASTM D8159 ASTM D2172 AND EN 12697-1 FOR SEPERATION AND EXTRACTION OF BITUMEN, FILLER AND AGGREGATES BY USE OF SMALL QUANTITY OF RECYCLABLE SOLVENT
  10. HEAVY DUTY MARSHALL COMPACTOR – ROTATING BASE
    ASTM D6926, D5581, AASHTO T245
  11. SLAB COMPACTOR WITH LOAD MEASUREMENT – ASPHALT PRISM SHEARBOX COMPACTOR PRESBOX
    ASTM D8079, AASHTOT321, EN12697-33

PART 3 – AGGREGATE TESTING EQUIPMENT

  1. LOS ANGLES ABRASION MACHINE
    ASTM C131, AASHTO T96
  2. SUPERPAVE OVEN (SAMPLE PREPARATION AND HEATING)
  3. WATER BATH
    ASTM D6927, AASHTOT245
  4. SPECIFIC GRAVITY
    ASTM C127, AASHTOT85, ASTMD1188
  5. AGGREGATE GRADATION SIEVE SHAKER AND SIEVES
    ASTM C136
  6. AGGREGATE ANGULARITY & ELONGATION
    ASTMC1252, AASHTOTP33
  7. GENERAL TOOLS FOR LAB -LIST OF ITEMS