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    This document outlines a procedure to determine the viscosity of bituminous binders. Viscosity defines a material's fluidity and influences how well bituminous materials can spread and coat aggregates. The test uses an orifice viscometer placed in a water bath to measure the time taken for 50mL of heated bitumen to flow out of the viscometer's cup at a specified temperature, with the result reported in seconds. The viscosity value provides information on how fluid the bitumen will be during application and how it will affect the strength of paved mixes.

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    This document outlines a procedure to determine the viscosity of bituminous binders. Viscosity defines a material's fluidity and influences how well bituminous materials can spread and coat aggregates. The test uses an orifice viscometer placed in a water bath to measure the time taken for 50mL of heated bitumen to flow out of the viscometer's cup at a specified temperature, with the result reported in seconds. The viscosity value provides information on how fluid the bitumen will be during application and how it will affect the strength of paved mixes.

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    This document outlines a procedure to determine the viscosity of bituminous binders. Viscosity defines a material's fluidity and influences how well bituminous materials can spread and coat aggregates. The test uses an orifice viscometer placed in a water bath to measure the time taken for 50mL of heated bitumen to flow out of the viscometer's cup at a specified temperature, with the result reported in seconds. The viscosity value provides information on how fluid the bitumen will be during application and how it will affect the strength of paved mixes.

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    This document outlines a procedure to determine the viscosity of bituminous binders. Viscosity defines a material's fluidity and influences how well bituminous materials can spread and coat aggregates. The test uses an orifice viscometer placed in a water bath to measure the time taken for 50mL of heated bitumen to flow out of the viscometer's cup at a specified temperature, with the result reported in seconds. The viscosity value provides information on how fluid the bitumen will be during application and how it will affect the strength of paved mixes.

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    VISCOSITY TEST ON BITUMEN

    1. Aim

    To determine the viscosity of bituminous binder.

    2. Principal

    Viscosity is defined as inverse of fluidity. Viscosity thus defines the fluid property of
    bituminous material. The degree of fluidity at the application temparature greatly
    influences the ability of bituminous material to spread, penetrate into the voids and also
    coat the aggregates and hence affects the strength characteristics of the resulting paving
    mixes.

    3. Apparatus

    A orifice viscometer (one of 4.0mm diameter used to test cut back grades 0 and 1 and
    10mm orifice to test all other grades), water bath, stirrer and thermometer.

    Fig 10 Concept of test using orifice type viscometer

    4. Procedure

    i) Adjust the tar viscometer so that the top of the tar cup is levelled. Select the test
    temperature. Heat the water in water bath to the temperature specified for the test
    and maintains it within ±0.1. C ° of the specified temperature throughout the
    duration of test. Rotate the stirrer gently at frequent intervals or perfectly
    continuously.
    ii) Clean the tar cup orifice of the viscometer with a suitable solvent and dry
    thoroughly.

    iii) Warm and stir the material under examination to 20 C ° above the temperature

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    Specified for test and cool, while continuing the stirring.
    iv) When the temperature falls slightly above the specified temperature, pour the tar
    into the cup until the levelling peg on the valve rod is just immersed when the latter
    is vertical.
    v) Pour into the graduated receiver 20ml of mineral oil, or one percent by weight
    solution of soft soap, and place it under the orifice of the tar cup.
    vi) Place the other thermometer in the tar and stir until the temperature is within ±0.1C°
    of the specified temperature. When this temperature has been reached, suspend the
    thermometer coaxially with the cup and with its bulb approximately at the
    geometric centre of the tar.
    vii) Allow the assembled apparatus to stand for five minutes during which period the
    thermometer reading should remain within 0.05 C ° of the specified temperature.
    Remove the thermometer and quickly remove any excess of tar so that the final
    level is on the central line of the levelling peg when the valve is in vertical position.
    viii) Lift the valve and suspend it on valve support.
    ix) Start the stop watch when the reading in the cylinder is 25ml and stop it when it is
    75ml. note the time in seconds.
    x) Report the viscosity as the time taken in seconds by 50ml of tar to flow out at the
    temperature specified for the test.

    5. Record and Observation

    Test 1 Test 2

    Test Temperature

    Time taken to flow 50cc


    Of the cylinder
    Viscosity

    6. Result

    The Viscosity value of given bitumen is …………………..

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