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Bitafal Recognition Group

Last October 2 at the Industrial Club of the Chamber of Industries of Uruguay, was held the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Responsible Care Program Environmental Group which is part Bitafal 10 years.

With a call for more than 100 people, the presence of authorities ASIQUR and representatives of 28 companies recognized for their high performance and score in the Program; Bitafal group He received a certificate for good environmental practices and community.

one balance and evolution of the program by the coordinator Ing. Quim provided. MIlton Vazquez and a conference on Protocol Detection Alcohol and Drug Use at Work " by Dr. Pablo Durán. At the end it was celebrated with a cocktail.

photo Courtesy ASIQUR

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Capeseal on Route 60

Making good progress with the implementation Serviam Micro cold on the simple treatment performed on Route 60.

As reported in bulletin # 92 and # 97, the Capeseal on Route 60 resumed its march after the winter closure. Work began from Sugarloaf with high execution performance and excellent surface quality.

Serviam commend the work done and the application of a set of technologies that we believe are the future of our roads.

Opening of new terminal of 1,000 tons.

After almost a year of installation, we are premiering new asphalt storage tanks hot on our Cologne plant Nicolich.

The terminal consists of three tanks of 350 tons each, and an American Heatec boiler Bearcat pumps 80 and 300 m³/ H with flowmeter. Besides being made a complete control system process variables, levels, temperatures and pressures. In the new terminal can be downloaded two trucks simultaneously at high speed which optimizes the times of availability of fleet and staff of our plant. It is also connected to the rest of the plant to transport asphalt pipe where necessary.

With this new terminal will be possible to have more homogeneous lots of asphalts basis used for the manufacture of our products have a stock in the event of supply problems and to optimize the time of the truck fleet Ergont.

With these investments we seek a better quality, consistency and availability of our products and transportation thereof.

:: LAST SPOTS :: Launch of the book "High Performance Surface Treatments"

Next Monday November 5th at 9:00's book will be presented Bitafal group at Regency Park de Zonamérica. ATTENTION! Last places available, to sign enter the following link:

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It is aimed at engineers, assistants, builders, designers, staff and Intendencias MTOP, university students and anyone linked to roads or other areas, who wish to increase their knowledge about this technology for their projects.

Dynamic Load Plate workshop (LWD)

On September 4, an activity aimed at professionals and technicians linked to the use, implementation and interpretation of test results of dynamic loading plate was made Light Weight Deflectometer ZORN. The workshop was taught by the teacher MSc. Ing. Leonardo Abreu and engineers involved several construction companies in the industry and the ministry.

The LWD easily allows for in-situ elastic modules natural soil and compacted. Its principle is to apply a dynamic load on the soil surface and measure the deflection occurring during the impact. An accelerometer records the acceleration suffers plate and allows, from a double integration to estimate the vertical deformation. It is important to recognize this fact: obtaining dynamic modulus It is a mathematical operation and no direct measurement. The results obtained are: displacement vs. time diagrams, degree of compatibility, maximum displacement at each impact and dynamic modulus Evd.

The in-situ elastic modulus, evaluated by LWD parameters correlated with structural capacity (CBR, MR), degrees of compaction and Ev2 (second branch loading static load test Circular plate) modules.

One of the points discussed in the workshop is the fact that different equipment there have similar operating mechanisms, but differ in their mode of operation (deformation measured on a plate versus extent the soil surface) causing difference in responses. The different configurations for the same LWD produce different results soil deformation and elastic moduli, and the differences are very difficult to predict.

Asimismo, uno de los puntos de controversia planteados es la utilidad del ensayo para determinar la disminución del módulo de las bases estabilizadas con cemento luego de la microfisuración. En estos casos, la rigidez de estas capas es tan alta que la profundidad de influencia de los golpes dinámicos disminuye radicalmente. Se deberá estudiar a fondo si es necesario aumentar el peso o disminuir el área de la placa.

Por último, se procedió a comparar el equipo ZORN adquirido hace tres años por el CITEVI, con uno nuevo, mostrando similitudes en los resultados. Esto demuestra que el equipo es robusto y confiable, y que la falta de repetitibilidad que se le adjudica debe ser compensado con el aumento de los registros (para conseguir un 95 % de confiabilidad es necesario realizar un mínimo de 50 mediciones, con una separación máxima de 10 m entre ellas).

The immediate results positions the LWD as a powerful tool control work to assess the degree of compaction of bases and to describe structural capacity (determined in-situ elastic modulus and correlate with the CBR). It was demonstrated the high interest of the participants in the issues raised and agreed to establish a diverse group to further discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these teams work.

Micro cold in Route 10

With the advent of spring various surface treatments works resume

By adjusting the conditions of implementation for Capeseal Route 60, Serviam has made several test sections Route 10, where the equipment for micro-agglomerates cold, Romanelli UHR 900 E-FLOW, has a very good performance and high performance in work.

Tests were conducted near the oil Boya, on the old pavement of Route 10 and on a simple treatment of stabilized done before winter.

Quality results are obvious, the mixture homogeneity achieved, excellent surface texture and rejuvenation of old pavements for the next summer season.

Although conditions were pretty wet day without sun, Micro emulsion 62 P25 BITAFLEX He performed well, achieving full coverage of the aggregate mixture fluency and cutting within a reasonable traffic for release at the end of the day time.

We leave you some pictures of the experience.

Evaluation of penetration of the aggregate in the bases for surface treatments

Using the penetrometer ball as quality control element base treatment.

In the path that is being traced at the national level to standardize design criteria for surface treatments, we believe the inclusion of the ball penetrometer test is of utmost importance. It determines if the base is in proper condition to receive initial treatment, or if it requires additional work. It is also an indicator of the degree of compaction that has been achieved and the moisture contained in the base. The test was originally developed by South Africans and is also used in Australia and New Zealand to quantitatively measure the penetration potential of aggregate into the base.

En este frío mes de Agosto, junto con Lucio Borelli de CVC, pusimos a prueba este equipo de medición en diversas superficies: bases granulares no ligadas, bases estabilizadas con ligantes (cemento Portland y asfalto espumado) y mezclas asfálticas. A continuación se ilustran algunas de las conclusiones, acompañadas de fotos de la experiencia.

In the initial treatments (surface treatments on bases), the subsidence of the aggregate on the surface always occurs, to a greater or lesser extent. The degree of penetration will depend on the base material, its humidity, compaction and the traffic to which it will be subjected. Not taking these parameters into account results in exudate in the short term, becoming particularly evident in the tracks. The explanation for this phenomenon is intuitive: the tire pressure sinks the stone into a base that allows it and the voids that correspond to the asphalt and the air (to achieve the macrotexture of the wearing course) are occupied by the material of base, causing the asphalt to surface through the stone, which results in exudation in the tracks.

El ensayo que se propone es muy sencillo y de fácil aplicación: consiste en la penetración de una bola de 19 mm de diámetro que es golpeada por un martillo normalizado lanzado de una altura conocida (Australian Standards: AG-PT/T251 – Ball Penetration Test). El valor de penetración queda registrado en el aparato, ya sea en un indicador electrónico o en una regla graduada (que viene incorporada).

Los resultados de este ensayo se utilizan para ajustar la cantidad de ligante a regar o para seleccionar un tratamiento correctivo previo al definitivo. Su uso más importante es quizá el de establecer el límite en el que no se pueden realizar gravillados sin antes recompactar o estabilizar la base, dado que su riesgo de falla es muy elevado.

La primera y más importante de las conclusiones es que la preparación de la base es un factor determinante en los resultados. Un problema común es que las bases presentan un exceso de finos en la parte superior que genera que la bola penetre con facilidad. Aunque parecen estar lisas y homogéneas inicialmente, tan pronto como se barren, una gran cantidad de este material fino se dispersa, dejando una superficie áspera e inconsistente que es problemática para ejecutar un tratamiento.

Another issue to consider is the humidity at the time of the test: if the surface is visibly wet, the penetration gives higher values. We could corroborate this by testing the same surface early in the morning and close to noon. In some cases, the conditions of the base at the time of the test are good, but when a primer is applied, due to capillarity and temperature differences, humidity begins to increase in the first 5 cm, affecting the penetration result.

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BITAFAL present in the Circulars Opportunities Program

On Wednesday morning, August 8, 2018 the Teatro La Colmena opened its doors to welcome the fifth, and final, meeting dedicated to BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM CIRCULARES.

This is an initiative coordinated by ANDE and biovalue (together with MIEM, MVOTMA, MGAP, UNIDO, GEF and supported by Transforma Uruguay and ANII) to promote joint actions and thus promote the creation and implementation of sustainable productive projects, the framework of circular economy.

We had the pleasure to share a morning full of information and where BITAFAL presented the progress in the use of modified asphalt powder neumátuco out of use for road construction in Uruguay.

At the beginning the basics and regional and international examples of circular economy by the Coordinator of the Environmental Engineer biovalue María José González were presented. Then the Coordinator of associativity area and Integration of the National Development Agency (ANDE) Economist Paula Cobas presented the convocation of Circulars Opportunities Program.

In the second instance it opened a "Living" questions of the problems and opportunities in the construction sector in the transition to Circulate Economy, moderated by Giselle Della Mea (3 Vectors - Innodriven). With Architect Eduardo Siuciak (FARQ- UdelaR) and Ing. Jorge Pazos, Executive Director of the Construction Chamber of Uruguay.

Finally, a panel of businessmen and entrepreneurs with national and regional experience was convened to make a "double click" with examples of application of circular principles in their respective businesses and areas. The exhibition began with Robert Pacheco (Argentina), founding partner of EWAR, a company that since 2008 began to venture into the production of biosynthetic wood boards. The Qco Santiago Kröger (Uruguay) continued presenting the benefits, development, application and prospects of incorporating disused tire dust into asphalt cement. Next, Eng. Nelson Siqueira Nieto (Brazil) from the company RNV Residuos, presented on recycled aggregates, as a sustainable and cheaper solution than the use of non-recycled aggregates. To close the day, Arch. Eliseo Cabrera presented "La Casa Uruguaya", a winning project of the National Prize for Energy Efficiency - Cat. Buildings 2016.

From BITAFAL Group we appreciate the invitation as exhibitors to count the work we have done after collaborating with the environment and society. We welcome these instances of exchange opportunities to further develop new ways of doing things, with a more systemic vision that includes all parties are generated.

In the next LINK We share the presentations made on that day. ()

On the website CIRCULARES OPPORTUNITIESThey may elaborate on the call and the different activities and workshops that have been made under the program.

Podes relive the day ON HERE

BITAFAL enters the world of rheometry

New Reómetro Anton Paar SmartPave 102 at sion It will allow a big step in the performance of asphalt products in Uruguay.

As we announced in an earlier issue of our newsletterThis month installed a Court Dynamic Rheometer (DSR for its acronym in Ingés). This sophisticated equipment allows to know the performance of asphalts much of its viscoelastic range. Mainly we are concerned in these latitudes, that is at medium and high temperatures.

With this tool we can improve the modified asphalts and emulsions to suit the conditions of our country and know within minutes the quality of asphalts used as raw material.

With the addition of equipment, a course of rheology and use of equipment with an expert from the supplier was performed. The course was held on 27 and 28 August in the CITEVI and we have the participation of technical staff of our company, the MTOP and LATU.

This new machine is equipped with accessories for measurements from -20 to 150 ° C both conventional asphalts, as well as some modified properties of emulsions. Typically it used to determine the degree of asphalt (PG) but can be used for other properties of the binders.

Within the novel assays we can discuss the possibility of making master curves where temperatures and voltages applied to see the performance of the binders are varied. It is also possible to test highly accurate adhesion or cohesion at different temperatures, essential for the performance of emulsions for surface treatment tool.

Not so new but convenient is the possibility of viscosities "brookfield" within minutes both 60 ° C to the viscosity curves at the desired temperature range.

These are some of the many tests that can be performed but the team is extremely versatile and has many accessories that allow analyzing from food to paint smoothly.

In the course they made the basics of fluid mechanics, equipment operation and its application to the asphalts were given. It had a practical module to understand the operation of equipment and advanced software that controls and processes data.

Much remains to explore and contribute to our road with this team. We will keep you informed of progress.

Day VIII Asphalt

The Uruguayan Association of Roads He organized the eighth edition with a large turnout of audience.

A new edition was held at the Holiday Inn Hotel on August 13 Asphalt Technical Seminar, Event held biannually in our country.

The Permanent Commission of Asphalt (CPA) of Argentina actively participated, as usual, with three technical presentations area recognized the road as Ing. Hugo Bianchetto, Ing. Adrian Nosetti and Ing. Mario Jair. Of Uruguay they presented the Ing. Faustina Keuliyan on modified asphalts and Qco. Santiago Kröger presenting the new practical technical "Gravillados in Uruguay" manual.

En esta edición se hizo bastante hincapié sobre el control de los áridos usados en mezclas asfálticas así como otros temas de interés para el sector. La sala elegida estuvo colmada durante toda el día ya que participaron mas de 150 técnicos vinculados a la vialidad nacional y de Argentina. Esperamos seguir teniendo una participación activa en próximas ediciones y en los demás eventos que se organizan en nuestro país. Los invitamos a conocer los temas tratados en el siguiente enlace.

Day VIII Asphalt - Group Bitafal

BITAFAL group He was present at the conference with the presentation of the book "Gravillados in Uruguay - Practical Technical Manual" through Qco. Santiago Kröger. . To close the day Mr. Mario Jair (Argentina) made a summary of Congress Preservation and Pavement Recycling held in March this year with the talk "PPRS 2018: Trends and conclusions".

VIII Asphalt Technical Seminar. Uruguayan Association of Roads

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