CVEN 342 Asphalt & Cement Test
Questions
From a fatigue perspective, the asphalt cement content should be minimized. - correct answer ✔✔FALSE
Stiffness of asphalt concrete increases with decreasing the frequency of loading - correct answer
✔✔FALSE
Performance grading requires that the measured properties of asphalt cements meet a specific
maximum or minimum limit at a specific temperature - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
Aging of asphalt cement decreases viscosity - correct answer ✔✔FALSE
The objective of rotational viscometer testing is to determine asphalt binder flash point - correct answer
✔✔FALSE
All of the following are laboratory tests for asphalt binder characterizations - correct answer
✔✔Brookfield Rotational Viscometer (RV), Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR), Bending Beam Rheometer
(BBR)
The PG binder specifications, the property that controls mixture resistance to fatigue cracking is - correct
answer ✔✔G*sin(delta)
All of the following are maximum specifications in the PG binder specification - correct answer
✔✔Resistance to thermal cracking in terms of stiffness, resistance to rutting, resistance to fatigue
cracking
One example of a liquid asphalt is: - correct answer ✔✔cutback
Questions
From a fatigue perspective, the asphalt cement content should be minimized. - correct answer ✔✔FALSE
Stiffness of asphalt concrete increases with decreasing the frequency of loading - correct answer
✔✔FALSE
Performance grading requires that the measured properties of asphalt cements meet a specific
maximum or minimum limit at a specific temperature - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
Aging of asphalt cement decreases viscosity - correct answer ✔✔FALSE
The objective of rotational viscometer testing is to determine asphalt binder flash point - correct answer
✔✔FALSE
All of the following are laboratory tests for asphalt binder characterizations - correct answer
✔✔Brookfield Rotational Viscometer (RV), Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR), Bending Beam Rheometer
(BBR)
The PG binder specifications, the property that controls mixture resistance to fatigue cracking is - correct
answer ✔✔G*sin(delta)
All of the following are maximum specifications in the PG binder specification - correct answer
✔✔Resistance to thermal cracking in terms of stiffness, resistance to rutting, resistance to fatigue
cracking
One example of a liquid asphalt is: - correct answer ✔✔cutback
