Areas of Work in the Road and Bitumen Laboratory:
• Determination of necessary data for road superstructure design through experimental methods
• Examination of the aggregate mixture used in highway superstructures and determination of its physical properties
• Investigation of the physical and chemical properties of bituminous binders
• Examination of hot and cold asphalt mixture properties
• Examination of the properties of additives used in mixtures and binders, and analysis of the benefits of additives
• Hot asphalt mixture design
• Surface coating design
• Analysis of advanced asphalt techniques and investigation of their applicability in our country
• Research on the use of coloring materials in asphalt mixtures
• Investigation of hot and cold asphalt mixture production techniques and their applicability in Turkey
• Study of the superstructure management system and GIS (Geographic Information Systems) applications
• Investigation of the causes of road pavement deterioration and preparation of a maintenance and repair program
• Research on new repair techniques in highway superstructures
Research Facilities in the Road and Bitumen Laboratory:
• Tests for determining the physical properties of aggregates
• Performing standard tests to determine the properties of binders (bitumen, asphalt emulsion, liquid petroleum asphalts)
• Experiments applied to hot and cold asphalt mixtures: Marshall Test, Indirect Tension, Indirect Tensile Strength, Static Creep, Repeated Creep tests
• Penetration test on mastic asphalts
• Design of hot asphalt mixtures
• Design of cold asphalt mixtures
• Examination of binder additives
• Investigation of the usability of waste materials in asphalt mixtures
• Asphalt Emulsion Design