Loading Stress Analysis of Cement Concrete Pavement in Mountainous Areas

The suitable cement concrete pavement for mountainous areas is a form of low-cost cement concrete pavement that uses unconventional graded stones in different proportions in ordinary concrete,allowing the concrete to fully contact the stones and form a stable and well-bonded slab with large particle stones.As large particle stones replace a certain volume of cement concrete,they have good economic performance and are a low-cost form of cement concrete pavement.This study researches the use of ANSYS tools to analyze the influence of geometric dimensions and material properties of rigid pavement structural layers on the mechanical properties of pavement structures.

Toughness improvement mechanism and evaluation of cement concrete for road pavement:A review

Traditional cement concrete has the disadvantages of low tensile strength,poor toughness,and rapid development of cracks while cracking,which causes a significantly negative influence on the safety and durability of concrete road pavement.This paper presents a state-of-the-art review of toughness improvement mechanisms and evaluation methods of cement concrete for road pavement.The review indicates that(i)The performance of concrete material depends on its material composition and internal structure.Aggregate size,cement properties and admixtures are the main factors of concrete toughness.(ii)The incorporation of rubber or fiber in pavement concrete improves the toughness of concrete materials.However,these additions must be maintained within a reasonable range.The amount of rubber and fiber are encouraged not more than 30%of the volume of fine aggregate and 2%of the volume of concrete,respectively.(iii)The toughness of pavement concrete material includes the toughness regarding bending,impact and fracture.The toughness of cement concrete for highway and municipal pavement is generally evaluated by bending and fracture toughness,while the toughness of airfield pavement concrete is more focused on impact toughness.(iv)The toughening measures of cement concrete for road pavement are mainly mixed with rubber or fiber,while these two materials have their defects,and the application of hightoughness cement concrete in the actual road still faces many challenges.For example,the synergistic effect of rubber and fiber,the development and application of new flexible admixtures,and the formulation of the toughness index of pavement cement concrete materials need further research.

Texturing and evaluation of concrete pavement surface:A state-of-the-art review

Concrete pavement is accompanied by two major functional properties,namely noise emission and friction,which are closely related to pavement surface texture.While several technologies have been developed to mitigate tirepavement noise and improve driving friction by surface texturization,limited information is available to compare the advantages and disadvantages of different surface textures.In this study,a state-of-the-art and state-of-thepractice review is conducted to investigate the noise reduction and friction improvement technologies for concrete pavement surfaces.The commonly used tests for characterizing the surface texture,skid resistance,and noise emission of concrete pavement were first summarized.Then,the texturing methods for both fresh and hardened concrete pavement surfaces were discussed,and the friction,noise emission and durability performances of various surface textures were compared.It is found that the next generation concrete surface(NGCS)texture generally provides the best noise emission performance and excellent friction properties.The exposed aggregate concrete(EAC)and optimized diamond grinding textures are also promising alternatives.Lastly,the technical parameters for the application of both diamond grinding and diamond grinding&grooving textures were recommended based on the authors'research and practical experience in Germany and the US.This study offers a convenient reference to the pavement researchers and engineers who seek to quickly understand relevant knowledge and choose the most appropriate surface textures for concrete pavements.

In-site health monitoring of cement concrete pavements based on optical fiber sensing technology

Premature stress of cement concrete pavements i the coupled action of construction technique,structural ma-terial and environmental action.It is quite diffiault to accurately get the actual stress distribution merely based on the theoretical or simulation analysis.Ther efore,in-situ health monitoring is particularly si gnificant to obtain the stress or strain information for the assessment on structural perfor mance of cement concrete pavements.To contribute this topic,different kinds of FBG based sensors have been specially designed to measure the tem-perature,pressure and deformation in cement concrete pavements.A relatively long-term monitoring has been aonducted to collect the effective data after the solidification of the pavement lasts for about 15 d.Data analysis indicates that the temperature variation inside the pavement was very stable,with maximum ampltude smaller than 2.25°C in Sep.2020.The longitudinal,transverse and ver tical deformations of the pavement behaved in non-umniform distribution,and partial me asuring points suffered from large tensile force.The concrete course had better deformation resi stance than that of the soil base,and local interfacial micro void defects existed in the soil base.The preliminary results can help to understand the actual structural performance of cement concrete pavements based on the optical fiber sensing sys tem.

Study on Performances of the Concrete Pavement from Zincilate

The use of zincilate production of concrete pavement brick both use of industrial solid waste, protect the environment and promoting building energy efficiency, there are huge comprehensive benefits. Based on the guizhou bijie zincilate as the main raw material preparation from concrete pavement brick, and the main factors which influence the quality of the products was investigated. The test results show that: Concrete pavement brick compressive strength at 28 days with zinc slag volume increases, zinc slag admixture is 40%, 28 days compressive strength is more than 32 MPa.

Cracking and Mechanical Properties of Airport Concrete Pavement with Fiber and Expansive Agent

Polypropylene fiber and expansive agent are used in airport concrete to improve its shrinkage cracking resistance and mechanical properties.The concrete specimens with amount content of polypropylene fiber or expansive agent or both of them are prepared.The morphology of specimens is observed by scanning electron microscope,the time when the first crack occurred is recorded through slap test,and the mechanical properties such as compressive strength and impact energies of concrete are measured.The results show that polypropylene fiber in concrete can reduce the shrinkage and delay the first crack,improve the impact resistance obviously,and improve the compressive strength slightly.Expansive agent can compensate the shrinkage and reduce cracks of concrete pavement markedly,and improve the mechanical properties of concrete pavement slightly.The study provides recommendations for cracking control of airport concrete pavement in the future.

Usability of Waste Steel Grits in Concrete Pavement

The usability of waste steel grits and limestone sand in the construction of concrete pavement was investigated.Four different types of pavement concretes were produced,including coarse limestone concrete not containing waste steel grit,coarse limestone concrete containing waste steel grit,limestone sand concrete not containing waste steel grit,and limestone sand concrete containing waste steel grit.In this study,water/binder ratio in concrete production was taken as 0.44.In the production of limestone sand concrete containing waste steel grit,limestone sand with a grain diameter of 0.1-1.0 mm was used as aggregate.Waste steel grits with a grain diameter of 0.2-0.7 mm were added to the concrete mixture.Standard water curing and combined curing were applied to concrete samples.After standard water curing and combined curing,compression and bending tests of the same types of cube and beam concrete samples were carried out.As a result of the study,the maximum compressive and bending strengths were found to be 50.21 MPa and 5.07 MPa for limestone sand concrete containing waste steel grit.The study results show that waste steel grits increase the compressive and bending strength of concrete pavement.

Multi-gene genetic programming extension of AASHTO M-E for design oflow-volume concrete pavements

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement DesignGuide (AASHTO M-E) offers an opportunity to design more economical and sustainable high-volume rigid pavementscompared to conventional design guidelines. It is achieved through optimizing pavement structural andthickness design under specified climate and traffic conditions using advanced M-E principles, thereby minimizingeconomic costs and environmental impact. However, the implementation of AASHTO M-E design for low-volumeconcrete pavements using AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design (Pavement ME) software is often overly conservative.This is because Pavement ME specifies the minimum design thickness of concrete slab as 152.4 mm (6 in.). Thispaper introduces a novel extension of the AASHTO M-E framework for the design of low-volume joint plain concretepavements (JPCPs) without modification of Pavement ME. It utilizes multi-gene genetic programming (MGGP)-based computational models to obtain rapid solutions for JPCP damage accumulation and long-term performanceanalyses. The developed MGGP models simulate the fatigue damage and differential energy accumulations. Thispermits the prediction of transverse cracking and joint faulting for a wide range of design input parameters and axlespectrum. The developed MGGP-based models match Pavement ME-predicted cracking and faulting for rigidpavements with conventional concrete slab thicknesses and enable rational extrapolation of performance predictionfor thinner JPCPs. This paper demonstrates how the developed computational model enables sustainable lowvolumepavement design using optimized ME solutions for Pittsburgh, PA, conditions.

Study of interfacial transition zones between magnesium phosphate cement and Portland cement concrete pavement

The Portland cement concrete pavement(PCCP)often suffers from different environmental distresses and vehicle load failure,resulting in slab corner fractures,potholes,and other diseases.Rapid repair has become one of the effective ways to open traffic rapidly.In this study,a novel type of rapid repair material,basalt fiber reinforced polymer modified magnesium phosphate cement(BFPMPC),is used to rapidly repair PCCP.Notably,the mechanical properties and characteristics of the repair interfaces which are named interfacial transition zones(ITZs)formed by BFPMPC and cement concrete are focused on as a decisive factor for the performance of the rapid repair.The changing trend of the elastic moduli was studied by nanoindentation experiments in the ITZs with the deconvolution analysis that the elastic moduli of certain kinds of substances can be determined.The experimental results show that the elastic modulus of ITZ-1 with a width of about20μm can be regarded as 0.098 times of the aggregate,and 0.51 times of the ordinary Portland cement(OPC)mortar.The BFPMPC-OPC mortar ITZ has roughly the same mechanical properties as the ITZ between aggregate and BFPMPC.A multi-scale representative two-dimensional model was established by random aggregate and a two-dimensional extended finite element method(XFEM)to study the mechanical properties of the repair interface.The simulation results show that the ITZ formed by the interface of BFPMPC and OPC mortar and basalt aggregate is the most vulnerable to failure,which is consistent with the nano-indentation experimental results.

Pervious Concrete as an Alternative for Non-structural Drainage to the Amazon Region:From Properties to Applications in Watersheds

The urbanization process of the urban centers in the Amazon occurred quickly and without planning. Belém, one of the main cities in the region, suffers from intense flooding due to urbanization growth and the disorderly occupation of floodplains. The objective was to evaluate the producing of pervious concrete that meets the mechanical and hydraulic performance criteria for permeable pavement molded on site and to simulate the replacement of the entire public walkway system of a hydrographic basin in Belém in order to verify if this measure would alter the permeability of the basin and meet minimum requirements of at least 25% permeable area. The properties of three mixtures of pervious concrete with aggregates of different grading were evaluated. The permeability and flexural strength of all blends were higher than the minimum required for use as a permeable pavement for light vehicle traffic. The simulation showed that replacement of the public walkway by permeable pavement increased the permeable area of the watershed from 19 to 23%, changing from a poor condition to an acceptable level. The results indicate the potential to improve the performance of drainage systems through the wider use of permeable pavement associated with traditional structural measures.

Experimental Study of the Evolution of Temperatures in Pavement Structures and Influence of Traffic on the RN1 in Burkina Faso in a Hot and Dry Climate

Asphalt concrete pavements in hot and dry climates deteriorate prematurely some time after their construction. This degradation is accelerated under the effect of heavy vehicle traffic pressure and high temperatures after the bitumen has softened. A study was conducted on the RN1 in Burkina Faso in order to analyze the evolution of temperature and traffic in the process of degradation of asphalt concrete pavements. It consisted on the one hand in recording the temperatures at different points inside the layers of asphalt concrete pavements and the layer of laterite. These results were compared with the values of the softening temperatures of the bitumen obtained in the laboratory. On the other hand, this study is supplemented by the daily counting of heavy goods vehicles passing through the RN1 during the month of April in order to study the influence of the evolution of heavy goods vehicle traffic on the degradation of pavements in hot and dry climatic conditions. The results obtained for temperatures and the frequency of heavy goods vehicle traffic favor pavement deterioration under certain conditions.

玄武岩筋混凝土桥面铺装试验研究

目的研究玄武岩筋替换桥面铺装层中传统钢筋的抗弯性能,为该类加铺玄武岩筋混凝土铺装层提供参考。方法笔者制作了7根玄武岩筋混凝土桥面铺装试验梁和3根普通钢筋混凝土梁对其进行四点加载试验,研究钢筋直径、数量以及铺装层厚度等对试验梁抗弯性能的影响。结果只改变铺装层纵筋类型,铺装层纵筋为玄武岩筋的矩形梁屈服荷载提高了1.23%~8.96%,抗弯承载力提高了0.6%~2.65%;相同筋材类型,随着钢筋直径增大到10 mm,普通钢筋混凝土梁的抗弯承载力提高了13.86%,玄武岩筋混凝土梁的抗弯承载力提高了16.17%;铺装层纵筋数量的改变,对梁的开裂荷载、抗弯承载力的作用较小;只增加铺装层厚度,玄武岩筋混凝土桥面铺装试验梁开裂荷载最大提高了50%,屈服荷载最大提高了14.47%,极限荷载最大提高了11.43%。结论在一定的铺装层厚度和纵筋根数条件下,将铺装层中玄武岩筋代替普通钢筋,不仅可以发挥玄武岩筋抗腐蚀的特点,还能提高抗弯承载力。

用于微波除冰的吸波骨料选择及路面吸波功能层设计

相比传统除冰方式,微波可穿透冰层并选择性加热路面,进而破坏冰对路面的粘附性。针对现有吸波混凝土应用于整个面层,进而导致吸波骨料利用率不足的问题,本工作设计了一种具有吸波功能层的路面结构。首先综合对比分析了三种吸波骨料与石灰岩的微波升温特性、微波耐久性、骨料与水泥石粘附性以及经济性能,选择综合性能较好的吸波骨料;然后探究了不同粒径的吸波骨料的升温速率和替代石灰岩后其对混凝土力学性能的影响程度,以及不同厚度的吸波混凝土上、下表面温度及上下表面温度差变化规律,推荐了最佳的吸波骨料替换粒径及功能层厚度;最后研究了石墨掺量对微波均匀性及力学强度的影响,推荐了最佳石墨掺量。结果表明:在四种骨料中,磁铁矿的综合性能较好;磁铁矿的粒径为16~19 mm时升温速率最快,且其替换相应粒径的石灰岩所制备的吸波混凝土结构强度比普通混凝土高50%,吸波混凝土功能层设计厚度为5 cm可保证材料的最优利用率。同时,3%的石墨掺量可改善微波加热的均匀性并满足力学要求。研究结果可为微波除冰应用于道路及机场路面提供参考。

季冻区纳米SiO_(2)改性SAP路面混凝土的耐磨性

为解决季冻区高吸水性树脂(SAP)路面混凝土耐磨性下降的问题,通过耐磨性试验探索了纳米SiO_(2)(NS)对季冻区SAP路面混凝土磨损量的影响;采用压汞仪(MIP)和扫描电镜(SEM)研究了冻融前后NS改性SAP路面混凝土孔结构和微观形貌的变化,从细微观角度阐述其耐磨性的提升机理;并对其微观结构与耐磨性进行相关性分析。研究结果表明,经150次冻融循环之后,掺有3%NS的改性SAP路面混凝土在200 N磨耗负荷下的磨损量较基准下降30.92%,20~50nm的孔占比上升,50~200nm的孔占比下降,总孔隙量和孔隙率减少,界面区裂缝数量和尺寸大幅降低,内部密实性程度显著提高,耐磨性明显增强。

高性能混凝土在路面结构中的力学性能分析

高性能路面混凝土在普通混凝土原材料的基础上,通过改变配制技术来提高力学性能和耐久性。本文通过室内试验对高性能混凝土在路面结构中的力学性能进行分析,为路面结构的可持续发展提供参考。

在役连续配筋混凝土路面横向裂缝传荷能力评价新方法

通过建立带横向裂缝的连接配筋混凝路面(CRCP)结构仿真模型,计算CRC板在不同挠度传荷系数(L_(TE))下的最大应力,对比CRC板最大应力的有限元解和基于实测L_(TE)的应力计算值,从理论上分析以挠度传荷系数作为CRCP横向裂缝评价指标的适用性,并提出用于在役CRCP横向裂缝传荷能力的计算与评价新方法。研究结果表明:采用常用的挠度传荷系数(L_(TE))评价CRCP横向裂缝传荷能力不科学且结果偏保守;基于CRCP横向裂缝处板底水平应力动力响应分析,引入应力折减系数(S_(RC))来表征横向裂缝的传荷能力,以解决用L_(TE)来评价CRCP横向裂缝传荷能力结果偏保守的问题,并提出以S_(RC)为25%作为传荷能力强的临界值。CRCP板底最大水平应力随板厚增加不断减少,板厚变化对S_(RC)影响显著,对横向裂缝传荷能力评价时需考虑板厚的影响;通过非线性回归建立考虑CRCP板厚的L_(TE)与S_(RC)换算公式,实现基于实测挠度采用S_(RC)评价不同板厚下CRCP横向裂缝传荷能力的目的;运用提出的评价新方法评价CRCP实体工程横向裂缝传荷能力,评价结果基本符合实体工程的实际服役能力,解决了原有评价方法结果过于保守的问题,可为CRCP养护决策提供依据,实现对CRCP横向裂缝的精准控制。

装配式水泥路面夹环连接式传力杆接缝设计及验证

面向可拆卸装配式水泥路面,提出了一种夹环连接式传力杆接缝,在阐述其特征和基本参数的基础上,选取挠度传荷系数和弯沉差作为指标,使用有限元方法分析了下开口槽、传力杆、夹环构件等参数对夹环连接式传力杆接缝传荷能力的影响,同时分析了夹环连接式传力杆接缝的构件及界面应力的变化规律,得到了合理的接缝参数;此外,通过室内足尺试验评价了夹环连接式传力杆接缝的传荷性能。结果表明,提出的夹环连接式传力杆接缝的传荷能力满足要求,具有一定的工程应用价值。

水泥混凝土道面可靠性设计指标计算方法

基于水泥混凝土道面可靠性设计指标的计算方法,分析目前计算方法存在的问题与不足,并提出算法的改进。我国工程结构设计标准提供的可靠指标基本采用安全系数换算、分项系数基本采用安全系数或可靠指标换算,该算法可能存在不同设计状况的设计结果不符合可靠性宏观规律、不同设计指标的设计结果不具有一致性的问题,原因在于可靠性设计指标的计算忽视了设计变量之间的相关性;将变量间相关性纳入工程整体可靠度考虑,改进得到的可靠指标与分项系数计算式具有更好的适用性;应用到水泥混凝土道面工程,通过抗力性质判断变量之间是否具有相关性,再分别定量统计相关系数值,最后通过改进算法计算可靠性指标的适宜值。