Bituminous Materials
The Concrete and Asphalt Laboratory possesses modern testing equipment operated by an experienced team of technicians. Our team can help test your materials and answer your R&D questions.
In particular, we offer the following tests:
Binder
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Conventional binder tests
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Bitumen rheology using Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR)
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Low temperature properties using Bending Beam Rheometer (BBR) and Fracture Toughness Test
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Simulation of aging using Rolling Thin Film Oven Test (RTFOT) and Pressure Ageing Vessel (PAV)
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Advanced characterization using Atomic Force Microscope with Nanoscale Infrared Spectroscopy (AFM-FTIR), Gel Permeation-Chromatography (GPC) and Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
![https://www.empa.ch/documents/55996/14345118/New+2020+Dynamic+Shear+Rheometer.jpg/c2a74142-e519-4bca-bb00-a4c3e7037b28?t=1599569279000](https://www.empa.ch/documents/55996/14345118/New+2020+Dynamic+Shear+Rheometer.jpg/c2a74142-e519-4bca-bb00-a4c3e7037b28?t=1599569279000)
Asphalt mixture / Pavement
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Conventional mixture tests
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Dynamic tests (fatigue, stiffness, rutting, gyratory compaction)
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Monotonic loading tests (interlayer shear test, indirect tensile test, semi-circular bend test)
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Traffic load simulation in an environmental chamber using Model Mobile Load Simulator (MMLS3)
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![https://www.empa.ch/documents/55996/14345118/New+2020+Asphalt+Testing+Lab.jpg/ba140f04-324c-4979-ba00-5425d9af7249?t=1599568374000](https://www.empa.ch/documents/55996/14345118/New+2020+Asphalt+Testing+Lab.jpg/ba140f04-324c-4979-ba00-5425d9af7249?t=1599568374000)
Flexible Plug Expansion Joints For Road Bridges
(according to draft EAD120011-01-0107 and 120093-00-0107 /ETAG 032-3)
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Movement capacity test under slow occurring movements at various temperatures with DJMS (Dynamic Joint Movement Simulator)
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Water tightness test
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Overrolling test (resistance to fatigue) with MMLS3
In case of questions, please get in touch with Dr. Martin Hugener: martin.hugener@empa.ch, +41 58 765 44 87
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