The Shell Bitumen Handbook, 5th Edition

This comprehensive Handbook covers every aspect of bitumen, from its manufacture, storage and handling to specifications and quality along with a whole chapter on bitumen emulsions. The mechanical testing and physical properties of bitumen, its structure and rheology, properties such as durability and adhesion, and the influence of these properties on performance in practice are all set out in individual chapters. A further chapter is devoted to the practice of enhancing the performance of bitumens by the addition of modifiers.

Foreward
Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Manufacture, Storage, Handling and Environmental Aspect of Bitumens
Chapter 3 : Constitution, Structure and Rheology of Bitumens
Chapter 4 : Specifications and Quality of Bitumens
Chapter 5 : Polymer Modified and Special Bitumens
Chapter 6 : Bitumen Emulsions
Chapter 7 : Mechanical Testing and Properties of Bitumens
Chapter 8 : Durability of Bitumens
Chapter 9 : Adhesion of Bitumens
Chapter 10 : Influence of Bitumen Properties on the Performance of Asphalts
Chapter 11 : Aggregates in Asphalts
Chapter 12 : Types and Applications of Different Asphalts
Chapter 13 : Specification, Composition and Design of Asphalts
Chapter 14 : Asphalt Production Plants
Chapter 15 : Transport, Laying and Compaction of Asphalts
Chapter 16 : Testing of Asphalts
Chapter 17 : Properties of Asphalts
Chapter 18 : Design of Flexible Pavements
Chapter 19 : Surface Dressing and Other Specialist Treatments
Chapter 20 : Other Important uses of Bitumens and Asphalts

Appendix 1 : Physical Constants of Bitumens
Appendix 2 : Conversion Factors for Viscosities
Appendix 3 : Blending Charts and Formulae
Appendix 4 : Calculation of Bitumen Film Thickness in an Asphalt
Index