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Bitumen emulsion is a mixture of fine droplets of bitumen and water. The average range of bitumen mixed is from 40 to 70% on the total weight.
Based upon the time taken by the water to evaporate, bitumen emulsion is further classified into 3 types based on setting time:
Different tests can be done to evaluate the bitumen emulsion quality, depending which parameter has to be checked. The most important are: