Ukwakhiwa kweendlela, ibhitumene yinxalenye ebalulekileyo yokwakhiwa kweendlela kunye nokugcinwa okulandelayo. Nangona kunjalo, ekubeni ibhitumene ilulwelo lwe-viscous phantsi kweemeko eziqhelekileyo, izixhobo ezifanelekileyo zokugquma i-thermal ezifana neetanki zokugcina ziyafuneka ukuze kuthuthwe ibhitumene ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukhuseleko lokuthuthwa kwebhitumene kunye nokuzinza kwezinto zebhitumene. Izixhobo ezinokubonelela ngobushushu njengezitshisi kunye neenkqubo zokulawula ubushushu nazo ziyafuneka ukunika ubushushu ngokuqhubekayo ukugcina uzinzo lwebhitumene kwinkqubo yokuthutha ibhitumene nokuqinisekisa ukuba ubushushu abuyi kuncipha kwaye buchaphazele umgangatho webhitumene.
Iimeko eziphakamileyo zifunekayo ukuze kugcinwe i-bitumen kwisimo esizinzileyo sokuthutha.
Umthuthi webhitumene oveliswe yinkampani yethu uphuhliswa ukusombulula iingxaki ezahlukeneyo kwinkqubo yothutho lwebhitumene. Iqulethwe itanki etywiniweyo eyenziwe ngoboya bamatye kunye nepleyiti yentsimbi, iqela lempompo, isitshisi sokufudumeza kunye nenkqubo yokulawula ubushushu. Ineenzuzo zokhuseleko kunye nokuthembeka, ukusebenza lula kunye nokulula, ukwenzela ukusombulula iingxaki kwinkqubo yokuthutha ibhitumene.