Asphalt muaj nyob rau hauv ob lub xeev tseem ceeb: nws tseem muaj zog ntawm ambient kub thiab hloov mus rau hauv cov kua thaum rhuab.
Hauv kev tsim kho, cov neeg ua haujlwm sov lub asphalt rau nws daim ntawv ua kua thiab siv nws rau ntawm qhov chaw ua haujlwm. Thaum txias, nws solidifies rau hauv ib tug tiv thaiv txheej, txhim kho waterproofing, feem ntau ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv txoj kev tsim kho thiab daim ntaub ntawv vov tsev.