Cold Mix

Cold Mix Technology is cost effective as well as environment-friendly due to the fact that building work can go on in all seasons and still with wet aggregates. Due to topographical constraints, rural roads and hilly areas. It can be well thought-out as a green technology for infrastructure Projects. Cold mix is gaining a great amount of popularity in road projects in the rural roads and hilly areas. 

Benefits of Using Cold Mix:

  • It is flexible, however, stable against climatic changes.
  • Suitable for temporary crack sealing that can even be used on the wet surface.
  • Completely environment-friendly during producing and paving process and no heating is required.
  • Cold Mix is the only choice for places far from hot mix asphalt plants.
  • It is cost effective and labour intensive product.

Cold Binder Specification as per IS 8887:2017

SL Testing Parameters Requirements Test Method
01
Residue on 600 micron, % by mass
Maximum 0.05
IS 8887
02
Viscosity Saybolt Furol Viscometer at 50°C
30-150 Second
IS:3117
03
Coagulation of Emulsion at Low Temperature
Nil
IS 8887
04
Storage Stability after 24 Hrs, % by mass
Maximum 2
IS 8887
05
Particle Charge
Positive +
IS 8887
06
Miscibility with water
No Coagulation
IS 8887
07
Stability to mixing with cement (% coagulation)
Maximum 2
IS 8887
Test on residue
07
a) Residue by evaporation, %
Minimum 60%
IS 8887
b) Penetration at 25°C/100g/5sec, 1/10mm
60-120
IS 1203
c) Ductility at 27°C/cm
Minimum 50
IS 1208
d)Solubility in trichloroethylene, % by mass
Minimum 98%
IS 1216