Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of CRTS II Cement Asphalt Mortar

2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 1646-1651
Author(s):  
Hua Yang Zhang ◽  
Long Hua Yuan ◽  
De Wei Ren

Cement asphalt mortar (CA mortar) is one of key structures of slab ballastless high-speed railway. Cement and asphalt emulsion are the main two components of CA mortar, making it possess the viscoelastic properties of viscoelastic materials, which is one of the infancy of the current study. In this paper, DMA method was adopted to investigate the viscoelastic properties of CRTS II CA mortar. Viscoelastic properties of CA mortar at different temperatures were investigated and were compared with the numerical simulation results of Burgers model. The results of the simulation fit in well with the data from the experimental-scale column, so we can study the dynamic modulus of CA mortar using the Burgers model in the temperature range of CA mortar.

2011 ◽  
Vol 335-336 ◽  
pp. 124-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Hua Zhang ◽  
Fa Zhou Wang

Cement asphalt mortar (CA mortar, or CAM) is a composite material with equal presence of cement and asphalt emulsion and acts as a cushion layer in the structure of slab track. In the hardened matrix, asphalt accounts for about 30 vol. %, rendering the properties of CA mortar susceptible to temperature variation. In the paper, different kinds of emulsified asphalts (A70 emulsified asphalt, A90 emulsified asphalt, SBS modified emulsified asphalt and SBR modified emulsified asphalt) for CA mortar and the compressive strengths of CA mortar under different temperatures (-18°C, 10°C, 25°C, 40°C and 60°C) were studied to reflect its thermal dependence. Results indicate that temperature susceptibility of CA mortar prepared with modified emulsified asphalt is better than which prepared with unmodified emulsified asphalt. SBS modified emulsified asphalt -CAM (viz. CA mortar prepared by SBS modified emulsified asphalt) is alleviated at the whole temperature range, while that of SBR modified emulsified asphalt -CAM is improved primarily at the lower temperature region. As for types of unmodified asphalts, A90 emulsified asphalt -CAM outperforms A70 emulsified asphalt -CAM at lower temperature range.


2019 ◽  
Vol 271 ◽  
pp. 03002
Author(s):  
Tri Ho Minh Le ◽  
Dae-Wook Park ◽  
Jung-Woo Seo

The long-term operation of high-speed railway leads to remarkable issues in ballast mechanical degradation and track irregularity. Particularly, in mainline of rail structure, the required time for ballast layer maintenance is strictly short. To systematically cope with this problem, a comprehensive study was proposed to develop a new cement asphalt mortar (CAM) stabilized ballast method. This solution is expected to improve the ballast structural durability with fast application time. However, the engineer properties of CAM paste with different level of initial mixing water as well as the influencing mechanisms are not clearly understood. In this work, the effects of initial mixing water and emulsifier on the mechanical performance of CAM are mainly discussed. The characteristics of the mortar were determined by conducting the flowability test, mixing stability test, and unconfined compressive strength (UCS) test. The test results revealed that the initial mixing water plays an important role in both fresh and hardened stage of CAM, especially the demulsification process of asphalt emulsion. Meanwhile, the emulsifier imposed a critical effect on the strength development of CAM mixture.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1142 ◽  
pp. 334-339
Author(s):  
Heng Qiong Jia ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Zhao Wei

For construction method of infusion bag, expansion of CRTSⅠCA mortar on site by core drilling, water absorption, chloride ion permeability and frost resistance and other properties were studied in comparison with performance of mortar in laboratory under standard curing. The results showed that expansion of the mortar on site was 2%, water absorption was 0.5%, charge amount was 210C, quality loss after 300 freeze-thaw cycles was -1.1%, the performance was much better than molded mortar in laboratory. Pore structure analysis showed that the internal pore diameter of the mortar on site was about 150μm, pore content was 9% to 12%; the internal pore diameter of the mortar in laboratory was also about 150μm, pore content was 10% to 15%. China railway track system(CRTSⅠ)slab ballastless track is one of the main structure forms of the modern high-speed railway and mainly composed of concrete basement, the Cement-emulsified Asphalt Mortar layer and concrete slab, featured by its rapid construction, convenient maintenance, and so on, has been widely applied in high-speed railway construction in our country. The cement-emulsified asphalt(CA) Mortar is one of the key materials and structures in slab ballastless track, providing the appropriate stiffness and elasticity which is usually composed of cement, emulsified asphalt, grit, water and many types of additives, containing a variety of inorganic/organic compositions and many types of surfactants, through the special bag, filling inside the flat cavity by its own weight between track slab and concrete basement with a thickness of 50mm (length×width 4962 mm×2400 mm). The construction method of CA mortar is grouting the non-woven fabrics bag after setting the bag under the track slab fixed by fine adjustment claw, which is convenient and has no requirement of mould removal. The bag is fixed before the perfusion process and does not produce wrinkles. The method greatly enhances the construction efficiency and has been widely utilized in high-speed railway. To full perfusion and tightness with track board, CA mortar contains gas former and expands after the end of infusion in a restricted state. Non-woven fabrics bag itself with breathable permeable, a small amount of water seeps around infusion bags in a period of time after the end of the infusion. Theoretically free water seepage of mortar on the one hand increases the compactness and durability of the mortar, but on the other hand will reduce the mortar expansion; the quality of filling layer mortar can meet the acceptance requirements in the engineering practice. In the same raw materials and mortar mixing, the performance of fresh mortar can require CRTSⅠ type of slab track emulsified asphalt cement mortar in high-speed railway Q / CR 469-2015. After water seepage performance of hardening mortar on site is different from laboratory mortar, because the surface of laboratory mortar is without compression and free deformation. In this paper, contrast mortar on site and molded mortar in laboratory, the performance of hardened mortar on site were studied.


2008 ◽  
Vol 400-402 ◽  
pp. 163-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu Guang Hu ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Fa Zhou Wang ◽  
Zhi Chao Liu ◽  
Tao Gao ◽  
...  

In this paper, freezing and thawing resistance of CA mortar was investigated and some influential factors such as the ratio between asphalt emulsion and cement (A/C), cement types, various additives were also explored. Results indicated that a gain of mass was observed for every mixture after the test; mixtures with a higher A/C performed better in terms of higher relative elastic moduli. Mixtures proportioned by partially replacing ordinary Portland cement (OPC) with sulfoalumninate cement (SAC) underperformed in freezing and thawing property. Addition of crumb rubber powder (CRP), redispersible polymer powder (RPP) and organic fiber (FR) improved the resistance of CA mortar to freezing and thawing while that of silica fume (SF) undermined it.


2011 ◽  
Vol 295-297 ◽  
pp. 939-944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Peng Liu ◽  
Fa Zhou Wang

Cement asphalt mortar (CA mortar) is a highly flowable grouting material used in the slab track structure. Temperature significantly influences the workable time of CA mortar. The workable time of CA mortar is controlled by the adsorption of asphalt droplets in the emulsion on cement grains. In the present study, the absorption behaviours under different temperatures were investigated to reveal the influences of temperature on workable properties of CA mortar. A laser particle size analyzer was employed to characterize the particle size variation in the cement and asphalt emulsion (CAE) system. The results indicated that the particle size increased more prominently at elevated temperature; The viscosity of the CAE system was measured by a rotational viscometer, results indicated that variation pattern of viscosity correlated well with that of the particle size in the CAE system and the increase of particle size was partially accountable for the increase of viscosity and impairing the flowability of CA mortar; the workable properties of CA mortar were also investigated, results showed that the slump flow increased and the workable time decreased with the increase of temperature. The addition of non-ionic emulsifier could retard the adsorption behaviour between cement and asphalt and prolong the workable time of CA mortar.


2011 ◽  
Vol 90-93 ◽  
pp. 547-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xing Long Fang ◽  
Zhi Ming Chen ◽  
Zhen Jiao ◽  
Gang Hua Pan ◽  
Wen Ping Zhou ◽  
...  

Cement asphalt mortar is a key part of flexible adjusting layer in slab ballastless track structure. In this paper, new materials of epoxy asphalt cement mortar (EACM) was prepared with epoxy and chemically modified asphalt emulsionwhich showed excellent in terms of durability and weather resistance. This paper through changing the proportions of the eopxy-asphalt cement ration studies the relationship among fluidity, compressive strength, and elastic modulus of EACM and cement asphalt mortar (CAM) use chemical modification of asphalt emulsion and normal asphalt emulsion. The results showed that chemically modified epoxy asphalt emulsion cement mortar turned out to be relatively better in compressive strength, frost resistance and weather ability compared with CAM. The chemical reaction mechanism of epoxy asphalt emulsion were investigated by the means of environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) method.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Xu ◽  
Ping Wang ◽  
Hong-song Lin ◽  
Hua Yan

In order to investigate the creep performance of cement asphalt mortar (CA mortar), the field sampling of CA mortar cylinder samples was produced, and all samples were tested on WDW series electric universal testing machine by using uniaxial static creep test at 25°C, and the load stress levels were 0.05 MPa, 0.1 MPa, 0.3 MPa, and 0.5 MPa. The greater the load is, the bigger the creep deformation is. The creep performance was simulated by using Burgers model, and the correlation coefficients between fitting results of Burgers model and experimental results are all greater than 0.9. Based on the requirements of finite element software, the Prony series of Burgers model was obtained, and the short-term creep process of CA mortar was simulated by the finite element software ANSYS. The relative error between simulation results and experimental data is not more than 2.5%, which indicates that the short-creep process of CA mortar can be simulated by ANSYS software. The study results can improve the structural design theory of slab track.


2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 4240-4243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Liang Li ◽  
Yi Qiu Tan ◽  
Yang Jian Ou ◽  
Jin Feng Wang

Flow-ability of CA mortar is characterized by fluidity, and the effects of the CA mortar fluidity according to water, time, and feeding sequence are studied. Studies have shown that the amount of the used of water affects the fluidity most, in which the suitable amount of water is between 0.23 and 0.28. With the time delay, the flow-ability of CA mortar is reduced. When mixed with SBR latex, the process of decay of the flow-ability is significantly reduced. Feeding sequence has great effect on fresh mixed CA mortar. In the mixing process, to avoid asphalt emulsion and cement dry material in direct contact, the speed of demulsification is reduced, which can effectively increase the flow-ability of CA mortar.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Xi Wu ◽  
Xing-Lang Fan ◽  
Jin-Feng Wang

Cement asphalt mortar (CAM) in high-speed lines is subjected to varying environmental conditions, which lead to the deterioration of CAM. The nanoparticles of nano-SiO2 and nano-TiO2 are added to improve the performance of CAM, and the temperature sensitivity of CAM with nanoparticles is primarily studied in this paper. The flexural strength and compressive strength of CAM with and without nano-SiO2 and nano-TiO2 were measured and compared to study the effect of nanoparticles on the performance of CAM subjected to different temperatures. Temperature sensitivity factors of flexural and compressive strength based on Arrhenius model were proposed to evaluate the temperature dependence of CAM by nanoparticles. Furthermore, the microstructure of hardened CAM was studied using scan electronic microscope (SEM) to investigate the mechanism of temperature sensitivity of CAM with and without nanoparticles. The results indicated that the flexural and compressive strength of CAM with and without nanoparticles decreased with the increasing temperature; however, the decreasing rate of strength with temperature was different in CAM with and without nanoparticles. The reduction in the decreasing rate of strength was obtained by using nano-SiO2 rather than nano-TiO2 in CAM. Based on the SEM results, the free asphalt was seen to be greatly reduced in the CAM with nano-SiO2, suggesting a positive effect of nano-SiO2 on the mitigation of temperature sensitivity of CAM.


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