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  2. Pitch drop experiment - Wikipedia

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    The University of Queensland pitch drop experiment, demonstrating the viscosity of bitumen. A pitch drop experiment is a long-term experiment which measures the flow of a piece of pitch over many years. "Pitch" is the name for any of a number of highly viscous liquids which appear solid, most commonly bitumen, also known as asphalt. At room ...

  3. Bitumen - Wikipedia

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    Natural bitumen from the Dead Sea Refined bitumen The University of Queensland pitch drop experiment, demonstrating the viscosity of bitumen. Bitumen (UK: / ˈ b ɪ tʃ ʊ m ɪ n / BIH-chuum-in, US: / b ɪ ˈ tj uː m ɪ n, b aɪ-/ bih-TEW-min, by-) [1] is an immensely viscous constituent of petroleum. Depending on its exact composition it can ...

  4. Underground Test Facility - Wikipedia

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    The Underground Test Facility (UTF) site is located approximately 60 km northwest of Fort McMurray. [1]In the 1980s, Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority (AOSTRA) initiated an extensive program to evaluate horizontal well recovery processes for Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) deep oil recovery from shafts and tunnels (Shaft and Tunnel Access Concept – SATAC.

  5. Ductility - Wikipedia

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    Tensile test of an Al-Mg-Si alloy. The local necking and the cup and cone fracture surfaces are typical for ductile metals. This tensile test of a nodular cast iron demonstrates low ductility. Ductility refers to the ability of a material to sustain significant plastic deformation before fracture. Plastic deformation is the permanent distortion ...

  6. Bituminous geomembrane - Wikipedia

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    Bitumen emulsion applied to polypropylene geotextiles was reported to have been used in a Nevada heap leach mining installation as early as 1973. Published literature describing the modern development of the bituminous geomembrane can be traced back to the first double-liner system conceived of in 1974 by geosynthetics pioneer, J.P. Giroud .

  7. Ductility (Earth science) - Wikipedia

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    In Earth science, ductility refers to the capacity of a rock to deform to large strains without macroscopic fracturing. [1] Such behavior may occur in unlithified or poorly lithified sediments , in weak materials such as halite or at greater depths in all rock types where higher temperatures promote crystal plasticity and higher confining ...

  8. Bituminous waterproofing - Wikipedia

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    Bitumen (asphalt or coal-tar pitch) is a material made up of organic liquids that are highly sticky, viscous, and waterproof. [1] Systems incorporating bituminous-based substrates are sometimes used to construct roofs, in the form of "roofing felt" or "roll roofing" products.

  9. Test method - Wikipedia

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    A test method is a method for a test in science or engineering, such as a physical test, chemical test, or statistical test. It is a definitive procedure that produces a test result. [ 1 ] In order to ensure accurate and relevant test results, a test method should be "explicit, unambiguous, and experimentally feasible.", [ 2 ] as well as ...