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bituminous cement

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bituminous cement [bī′tü·mə·nəs si′ment]
(materials)
A bituminous material suitable for use as a binder, having cementing qualities which are dependent mainly on its bituminous character.

bituminous cement
A black substance available in solid, semisolid, or liquid states at normal temperatures; composed of mixed indeterminate hydrocarbons; appreciably soluble only in carbon disulfide or other volatile liquid hydrocarbon; esp. used in sealing built-up roofing and between joints and in cracks of concrete pavements.


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The manual covers soils, aggregates, bituminous cements, bituminous paving mixtures, portland-cement concrete, and stabilized soil--including stabilizing agents such as bitumens, cements, lime, fly ash, and chemical modifiers.
 
 
 
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