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Xiang Fu1, Jiayu Huang1, Yuxin Ban2
1School of River and Ocean Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, 400074, China.
Abstract:
Asphalt overlay is widely used in maintaining and rehabilitating highway system performance. However, explicit calculation methods for the asphalt overlay thickness range is lacking. Taking stone mastic asphalt (SMA) and asphalt concrete (AC) asphalt overlay on cement concrete pavement as examples, the paper proposed a design method for the asphalt overlay thickness range based on the shear performance of the interlayer. Firstly, the shear stress distribution regularities on the asphalt overlay and Portland cement concrete interlayer was calculated with a multilayer elastic theory. Meanwhile, the shear strength was obtained from a series of direct shear tests. The shear characters of the asphalt overlay met with the Mohr-Coulomb criterion, and the shear strength parameters cohesive force and interface friction angle on the interlayer were acquired. Finally, a method for determining the thickness range of double layer asphalt overlay under different traffic conditions was given. The epoxy resin adhesive was recommended for the highway with severe local premature shear failure compared with the modified emulsion asphalt. Therefore, through the above research, the amount of asphalt used is controlled in a reasonable range, thus improving the pavement structure durability and reducing energy consumption.
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