The samples are prepared by adding polyethylene and kerosene with pure bitumen. The amounts of polyethylene and kerosene are added by weight of percentage of pure bitumen separately.
First of all fresh bitumen, without debris and adulterants was collected. The properties of the bitumen were justified. Five bowls for preparing samples was weighed. Hot bitumen was poured in those bowls. The weight of the bitumen was taken. Then polyethylene was weighed with respect to 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5% weight of the bitumen. The kerosene was also weighed with respect to 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5% weight of the bitumen. The samples were prepared one after another. At first the bitumen for 1% polyethylene and 1% kerosene content was heated till it fully liquefied and was in a state to dissolve polyethylene and kerosene. The polyethylene bags were gradually left in the bitumen. The softened form of the polyethylene bags was floating on the hot bitumen. But after continuous stirring by steel spoon it was thoroughly mixed with the bitumen. Though the final mixing temperature was not observed but it is assumed that it was near the flash point of the bitumen. There was a little change in the color. This mother sample is kept for further experiments. Thus five samples were prepared with variable polyethylene and kerosene contents. When a test was to be performed the sample was thoroughly heated so that a homogeneous liquid state could be gained and neither precipitation nor floatation nor suspension was observed.
Sample-1. Weight of pure bitumen + 1% polyethylene of pure bitumen + 1% kerosene of pure bitumen (by weight)
Sample-2. Weight of pure bitumen + 2% polyethylene of pure bitumen + 2% kerosene of pure bitumen (by weight)
Sample-3. Weight of pure bitumen + 3% polyethylene of pure bitumen + 3% kerosene of pure bitumen (by weight)
Sample-4. Weight of pure bitumen + 4% polyethylene of pure bitumen + 4% kerosene of pure bitumen (by weight)
Sample-5. Weight of pure bitumen + 5% polyethylene of pure bitumen + 5% kerosene of pure bitumen (by weight).
First of all fresh bitumen, without debris and adulterants was collected. The properties of the bitumen were justified. Five bowls for preparing samples was weighed. Hot bitumen was poured in those bowls. The weight of the bitumen was taken. Then polyethylene was weighed with respect to 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5% weight of the bitumen. The kerosene was also weighed with respect to 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5% weight of the bitumen. The samples were prepared one after another. At first the bitumen for 1% polyethylene and 1% kerosene content was heated till it fully liquefied and was in a state to dissolve polyethylene and kerosene. The polyethylene bags were gradually left in the bitumen. The softened form of the polyethylene bags was floating on the hot bitumen. But after continuous stirring by steel spoon it was thoroughly mixed with the bitumen. Though the final mixing temperature was not observed but it is assumed that it was near the flash point of the bitumen. There was a little change in the color. This mother sample is kept for further experiments. Thus five samples were prepared with variable polyethylene and kerosene contents. When a test was to be performed the sample was thoroughly heated so that a homogeneous liquid state could be gained and neither precipitation nor floatation nor suspension was observed.
Sample-1. Weight of pure bitumen + 1% polyethylene of pure bitumen + 1% kerosene of pure bitumen (by weight)
Sample-2. Weight of pure bitumen + 2% polyethylene of pure bitumen + 2% kerosene of pure bitumen (by weight)
Sample-3. Weight of pure bitumen + 3% polyethylene of pure bitumen + 3% kerosene of pure bitumen (by weight)
Sample-4. Weight of pure bitumen + 4% polyethylene of pure bitumen + 4% kerosene of pure bitumen (by weight)
Sample-5. Weight of pure bitumen + 5% polyethylene of pure bitumen + 5% kerosene of pure bitumen (by weight).
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