Effect of nano montmorillonite on the multiple self-healing of microcracks in asphalt mixture

Author(s):  
Zhanming Zhang ◽  
Peifeng Cheng ◽  
Yiming Li
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Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baowen Lou ◽  
Zhuangzhuang Liu ◽  
Aimin Sha ◽  
Meng Jia ◽  
Yupeng Li

Excessive usage of non-renewable natural resources and massive construction wastes put pressure on the environment. Steel slags, the main waste material from the metal industry, are normally added in asphalt concrete to replace traditional aggregate. In addition, as a typical microwave absorber, steel slag has the potential to transfer microwave energy into heat, thus increasing the limited self-healing ability of asphalt mixture. This paper aims to investigate the microwave absorption potentials of steel slag and the effect of its addition on road performance. The magnetic parameters obtained from a microwave vector network analyzer were used to estimate the potential use of steel slag as microwave absorber to heal cracks. Meanwhile, the initial self-healing temperature was further discussed according to the frequency sweeping results. The obvious porous structure of steel slag observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) had important impacts on the road performance of asphalt mixtures. Steel slag presented a worse effect on low-temperature crack resistance and water stability, while high-temperature stability can be remarkably enhanced when the substitution of steel slag was 60% by volume with the particle size of 4.75–9.5 mm. Overall, the sustainability of asphalt mixtures incorporating steel slag can be promoted due to its excellent mechanical and microwave absorption properties.


Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 3488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cai ◽  
Huang ◽  
Wu

Semi-flexible pavement (SFP) materials, with their characteristics of good high temperature stability, strong durability, and lower cost, are suitable for heavy-duty roads, but their cracking problem has hindered the development and popularization of this kind of pavement to a certain extent. In this study, engineered cementitious composites (ECC) were used to form ECC-SFP materials. The self-healing properties of ECC-SFP materials with three kinds of voids of matrix asphalt mixtures were studied. The test results showed that the fluidity and strength of the ECC mortars met the specification requirements when the water–cement ratio was 0.23 and the ECC fiber dosage was 1–2%. The flexural strength of ECC mortar is better than that of ordinary mortar. The higher the ECC fiber dosage, the higher the flexural strength. Increasing the void of the matrix asphalt mixture and the amount of ECC mortar increased the toughness of the ECC-SFP material, which was seen as an increase of the flow value. Curing conditions are key factor affecting the self-healing properties of ECC mortar and ECC-SFP materials. The self-healing effect of materials in 60 °C water is the best. When an ECC fiber dosage of 1% was used, the HImor of ECC mortar and HImix of ECC-SFP material were 27.5% and 24.8%, respectively. With the addition of ECC material, ECC-SFP material achieved a certain degree of self-healing, but this still needs to be further optimized. Studies of grouting process optimization and increasing the ECC fiber dosage are feasible directions to explore in order to improve the self-healing properties of ECC-SFP materials in the future.


2017 ◽  
Vol 141 ◽  
pp. 12-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xingyi Zhu ◽  
Yongsheng Cai ◽  
Sheng Zhong ◽  
Jun Zhu ◽  
Hongduo Zhao

2012 ◽  
Vol 204-208 ◽  
pp. 3852-3858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Qiang Luan ◽  
Xiao Ge Tian

Repeated loading will produce cumulative damage to asphalt concrete, because of the visco-elastic property of asphalt concrete, a certain degree of self-healing may occurred in case the loads being taken away.( the healing effect is more obvious under higher temperature or pressure),this process can be indicated through adding the intermittent time factor to fatigue test of asphalt concrete .This study adds intermittent time factor to asphalt concrete fatigue testing through universal testing machine,, deeply analyzing the effect of intermittent time, confirming that 0.5 second intermittent time is a key time point to fatigue process ,fatigue rate under 15 °C is slower than that under 20 °C,and introducing the effect factor to the fatigue equation.


2017 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 1091-1100 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Al-Mansoori ◽  
R. Micaelo ◽  
I. Artamendi ◽  
J. Norambuena-Contreras ◽  
A. Garcia

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