it is transported in cars and also big transporting trucks.
Bitumen is a form of mineral pitch, a black, tarry substance which occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, including the shores of the Dead Sea and the Caspian Sea. The material is used in cements, in the construction of pavements.
why bitumen is used
Mustek manufactures a variety of packed bitumen products. Their bitumen products are produced at the Europoort refinery in Rotterdam, Germany. They produce 3 types of bitumen: penetration bitumen,oxidized bitumen, and hard bitumen.
Bitumen is use as fuel.
Typically, bitumen and "asphalt" are interchangeable.
Bitumen Bi*tu"men
bitumen pitch means road surface
'asphalt' refers to a mixture of mineral aggregate and bitumen (bitumen)is the black liquid which is extracted from the crude oil....
ASTM D6847 gives the procedure for it
cut black bitumen needs a solvent to dilute it whereas emulsion doesn't.
Cut-back bitumen uses solvent as the mixing medium where in Emulsion uses water to dilute bitumen for the purpose of tack-coating / road works