Asphalt & Bitumen Testing
WHY ASPHALT TESTING MATTERS
Road Performance Starts in the Mix Design Lab.
Asphalt pavement failure is rarely a design problem - it is almost always a materials quality problem. Under-stabilized mixes, incorrect bitumen content, inadequate field compaction, or substandard aggregate gradation all contribute to rutting, cracking, and premature pavement failure that costs millions to repair.
HGL's asphalt and bitumen testing laboratory performs the complete quality control testing suite required by ARAMCO SAEP standards, municipal road specifications, and international pavement design codes. Our Marshall stability testing, bitumen extraction, and nuclear density verification give contractors and owners confidence that every layer of pavement meets specification - before the road is open to traffic.
- Lab mix design and field QC in a single engagement
- Nuclear gauge density checks available same-day
- ARAMCO SAEP 383 and EP Municipality compliant reports
- Volumetric analysis (Gmm/Gmb/VMA/VFA) included
ALL TEST METHODS
Asphalt & Bitumen Test Scope
MIX TESTING
Bulk Specific Gravity and Density of Non-Absorptive Compacted
Bituminous Mixture
ASTM D2726
Preparation of Bituminous Specimens Using Marshall Apparatus
ASTM D6926
Marshall Stability and Flow of Bituminous Mixtures
ASTM D6927
Quantitative Extraction of Bitumen from Bituminous Paving Mixtures
ASTM D2172
Bulk Specific Gravity of Mix (Gmb)
ASTM D2726
Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity and Density of Bituminous Paving
Mixture
ASTM D2041
BITUMEN & FIELD TESTING
Density of Bituminous Concrete in Place by Nuclear Method
ASTM D2950/D2950M
Mechanical Size Analysis of Extracted Aggregate from Bituminous Mixture
ASTM D5444
Rate of Application of Bot.Material (RC,MC)
ASTM D2995
Asphalt Sampling
ASTM D979
Sampling compacted bituminous mixtures for lab testing
(Asphalt Core - Dia 4")
ASTM D5361
Thickness and height ( Asphalt Core )
ASTM D3549