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What is the meaning of penetration as applied to the asphalt paving industry?

April 26, 2017applied Asphalt Industry Paving penetration

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What is the meaning of penetration as applied to the asphalt paving industry?

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Penetration, as applied to the asphalt industry, is generally a measure of the hardness or softness of a bituminous binder. Laboratory equipment is used to test a sample of every batch of Asbuton that can only be delivered if it lives up to a certain penetration. Along with penetration, other parameters are simultaneously delivered.