HIGHWAY  MATERIALS LABORATORY

Area of Specialization:

     Highway Materials

Floor Space (sq.m):

         150

Location:

    Bldg. 26-240, 241, 242

Year Established:

         1975

Objectives:

·        Conduct high level testing of highway materials

·        Research (Asphalt binder, Ac mixes, granular materials, soils and stabilized materials)

Major Equipment:

Setup for the following tests:

·        Marshall test

·        Hveem test

·        Physical properties of asphalt

·        Emulsion plant

·        Slurry seal test and design

·        Asphalt quality and inspection

      tests

·        Resilient modulus

·        Triaxial test

·        Beam bending

·        Wheel tracking

·        Shell creep test

·        Aggregate testing

Major Projects:

·        Evaluation of pavement permanent deformation in KSA

·        Evaluation of reinforced concrete slabs at KFIA

·        Adaptation of sharp binder performance based specs. for the Gulf countries

·        Identification, evaluation and improvement of Eastern Saudi soils for constructional purposes.