Asphalt Cement and Bitumen Tests:
BCRCo provides a wide variety of Asphalt and Bitumen Tests in all over Afghanistan; in provinces like Kabul, Herat, Mazar, Kandahar, Jalal Abad, Badakhshan, Badghis, Ghor, Farah, Helmand, Bamyan, and others.
| No. | Test Method | Test Procedure Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASTM D 5 | Penetration |
| 2 | ASTM D 36 | Softening Point |
| 3 | ASTM D 70 | Specific Gravity & Density |
| 4 | ASTM D 113 | Ductility |
| 5 | ASTM D 140 | Sampling Bituminous Materials |
| 6 | ASTM D 242 | Mineral Filler for Bituminous Paving Mixtures |
| 7 | ASTM D 243 | Penetration Residue |
| 8 | ASTM D 244 | Emulsified Asphalts |
| 9 | ASTM D 1074 | Compressive Strength |
| 10 | ASTM D 1075 | Effect of Water on Compressive Strength |
| 11 | ASTM D 1188 | Bulk Specific Gravity & Density Using Coated Samples |
| 12 | ASTM D 1461 | Moisture or Volatile Distillates in Bituminous Paving Mixtures |
| 13 | ASTM D 1559 | Resistance of Plastic Flow by Marshall |
| 14 | ASTM D 1560 | Resistance to Deformation & Cohesion by Hveem |
| 15 | ASTM D 1754 | Effect of Heat & Air by Thin Film Oven |
| 16 | ASTM D 2041 | Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity & Density (Rice) |
| 17 | ASTM D 2042 | Solubility by Trichloroethylene |
| 18 | ASTM D 2170 | Kinematic Viscosity |
| 19 | ASTM D 2172 | Quantitative Extraction |
| 20 | ASTM D 2726 | Bulk Specific Gravity and Density |
| 21 | ASTM D 2950 | Density of Bituminous Concrete in Place by Nuclear Methods |
| 22 | ASTM D 3203 | Percent Air Voids |
| 23 | ASTM D 4125 | Asphalt Content by Nuclear Method |
| 24 | ASTM D 4867 | Effect of Moisture |
| 25 | ASTM D 5444 | Mechanical Size Analysis of Extracted Aggregate |
| 26 | CRD-C 649 | Unit Weight, Marshall Stability, and Flow of Bituminous Mixtures |
| 27 | CRD-C 650 | Density and Percent Voids |
| 28 | ASTM D 88 | Sybolt Viscosity |
| 29 | ASTM D 92 | Standard Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup Tester |
| 30 | ASTM D 95 | Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Material by Distillation |
| 31 | ASTM D 546 | Sieve Analysis of Mineral Filler for Bituminous Paving Mixtures |
| 32 | ASTM D 979 | Sampling Bituminous Paving Mixtures |
| 33 | ASTM D 2489 | Estimating Degree of Particle Coating of Bituminous-Aggregate Mixture |
| 34 | ASTM D 3549 | Thickness or Height of Compacted Bituminous Paving Mixture Specimens |
| 35 | ASTM D 3665 | Random Sampling of Construction Material |
| 36 | ASTM D 3666 | Minimum Requirements for Agencies Testing and Inspection Road and Paving Material |
| 37 | ASTM D 5361 | Sampling Compacted Bituminous Mixtures for Laboratory Testing |
| 38 | ASTM D 6926 | Preparation of Bituminous Specimens Using Marshall Apparatus |
| 39 | ASTM D 6927 | Marshall Stability and Flow of Bituminous Mixtures |
| 40 | CRD-C 652 | Standard Test Method for Measurement of Reduction in Marshall Stability of Bituminous Mixtures Caused by Immersion in Water |
| 41 | AASHTO T 59 | Standard Method of Test for Emulsified Asphalts |
| 42 | AASHTO T 79 | Flash Point with Tag Open-Cup Apparatus for Use with Material Having a Flash Less Than 93.3°c (200°F) |
| 43 | AASHTO T 182 | Coating and Stripping of Bitumen-Aggregate Mixtures |
| 44 | AASHTO T 230 | Determining Degree of Pavement Compaction of Bituminous Aggregate Mixtures |
| 45 | AASHTO T 283 | Standard Method of Test for Resistance of Compacted Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) to Moisture-Induced Damage |