Layout of Transportation Engineering Lab:

Objective:
The objective to study the layout of the Transportation Engineering lab is to get
familiar with the different equipments and machines placed in the lab. And to
understand the working of these instruments and there practical implementation in
Transportation system.

Ring and Ball softening point Apparatus:

It is used to note the softening point of Bituminous materials. Softening. The
reason for measuring the softening point is that the bituminous materials dont
have specific Melting point. point is that temperature at which the specimen
under test becomes soft enough to allow a steel ball of specific dimension (25
mm) to fall a required distance under test condition

Saybolt

Viscometer:

This apparatus is used to determine the Consistency and Viscosity of Bitumen

and to study the
Variation of viscosity with Temperature.

Portable skid resistance Tester:

This instrument is used to check the skidding. Being portable this instrument
can be taken anywhere for testing. After measuring the skidding precautionary
measures are to be taken. It is found that the skid resistance of roads/highways
starts decreasing as its open to traffic.

 Penaterometer:
It is used to classify the bitumen as Soft or hard bitumen depending upon the
penetration into the material. Penetration is noted when 100g needle
penetrates into the bitumen for 5seconds.

Los Angeles Abrasion Machine:

This instrument is used to determine the resistance of coarse aggregates against
wear i.e. resistance of coarse aggregate to impact, in a rotating hollow cylinder
having steel balls/spheres. This machine consists of a hollow steel cylinder closed
at both ends that is supported by shafts on two sides. The cylinder rotates about
axis of shaft in horizontal position. An opening is provided to introduce the
material into the hollow cylinder which must be closed during testing.

Ductilometer:

This machine is used for determination the ductility of bituminous materials by

measuring the elongation before breaking when two ends of specimens are pulled
apart at a specified speed and temperature. Moulds filled with bitumen are installed
in the machine, with one end fixed other end is moved on opposite side at a specific
rate (5 cm/min). It is recommended that the sample must not break or sagged down
before 100 cm elongation.

Fine sieve shaker:

It is used for the sieve analysis of fine aggregates.

 Hot Plate
It is used to dry the aggregates samples.

 Electric Oven:
It is used to dry the aggregate samples and its capacity to heat the samples is up to 2000 0C.

Asphalt Mixer:
It is used to mix asphalt with aggregates for mix design purposes.

Fan

circulate oven:

It is used to find the bitumen loss on heating.

Specific Gravity assembly:

It is used to find out the specific gravity of aggregates samples.

 Weighing balance:
It is used to weigh the sample for various tests. It has capacity of 300g and
L.C of 0.001g.

Cleveland open Cup flash point tester:

It is used to determine the flash point and fire point of bitumen. After passing flame
above the heated bitumen if bitumen catches fire for an instant then that point is
called flash point.

Marshall Stability machine:

It used to find out the strength of samples of bitumen mix design.

 Shape Testers:

Flakiness Gauge
Elongation Gauge
The particle shape of the aggregate mass is determined by the percentage of flaky and elongated
particles in it. Aggregates which are flaky or elongated are reasons for weakness of mixes. For
determining flakiness index. Particle is flaky when its thickness (smallest dimension) is less than
0.6 of the mid-size of the sieve fraction. Gauge has seven labeled slots for rapid hand trying of
particles from each of the seven sieve cuts. The mass of all flaky particles (passing appropriate
slots) as percent of the sample is the flakiness index

Flakiness Gauge

Elongation Gauge
Angularity Number Mould:
It is used to find out the angularity number of an aggregate specimen.
Angularity describes the absence of roundness. - A metal cylinder of about 3
liter capacity.Temping rod of circular cross-section,16mm , 60cm in length.
Rounded at one end.

 Coarse sieve shaker:

It is used for the sieve analysis of coarse aggregates.

Electric Oven:
It is used to dry samples. Its capacity to heat the samples is up to 200 0 C.It is used to evaporate the
moisture of aggregates samples.