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Performance Analysis of Cold-Mixed Integrated Semi-Flexible Pavement Mixtures
Qinxue Pan1,2,3, Yang Zhao1, Milkos Borges Cabrera1,2,3
1School of Transportation, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China.
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To address the issues of high energy consumption and unstable construction quality caused by high-temperature heating during the preparation of traditional hot-mixed/grouted semi-flexible pavement (SFP) mixtures, a cold-mixed integrated (CMI) process was proposed. In addition, the material composition of the mixtures was optimized. The effects of the preparation process and binder type on the high- and low-temperature performance, water stability, and fatigue performance were then analyzed. Furthermore, the microstructural characteristics of the semi-flexible mixture were also investigated. The results indicated that the CMI process facilitated the formation and uniform distribution of calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H), enhanced the binder's ability to encapsulate aggregates and fill skeletal voids, significantly reduced the mixture's void ratio, and improved its pavement performance. The proposed procedure was a means of enhancing high-temperature stability and fatigue life (an increase of 80% and 200 times compared to the hot-mixed/grouted (HMG) process, and 5 times and 300 times compared to AC-13, respectively). Compared with the HMG process, the CMI process offered greater advantages in enhancing the high-temperature stability and fatigue resistance of the mixture, particularly when using SBS-modified asphalt, where fatigue performance exhibited an order-of-magnitude improvement. Furthermore, while SBS modification could improve the road performance of SFP materials, mixtures prepared with SBS-modified emulsified asphalt demonstrated more significant enhancements in high-temperature stability and fatigue resistance, approximately 2 times and 10 times higher than SBS-modified mixtures, respectively. The addition of styrene-acrylic emulsion (SAE) could further enhance the low-temperature crack resistance by approximately 7%. The research results can provide a reference for the development and application of preparation processes for semi-flexible mixtures.
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