Laboratory and field performance of recycled aggregate base in a seasonally cold region

The objective of this project was to characterize the freeze-thaw properties of recycled concrete (RCA) and asphalt (RAP) as unbound base and to assess how they behaved in the field for nearly 8 years. This paper includes an examination of existing information, laboratory studies of freeze-thaw behavior, and evaluation of data from MnROAD field-test sections in a seasonally cold region, i.e., in Minnesota, USA. Test sections were constructed using recycled materials in the granular base layers at the MnROAD test facility. One test section included 100% RAP, another 100% RCA, a third one a 50/50 blend of RCA/natural aggregate, and a fourth one only natural aggregate (Class 5) as a control. The stiffness (i.e., elastic modulus) was monitored during construction and throughout the pavement life by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, along with the variation of temperatures and moisture regimes in the pavement to determine their effects on pavement performance. The resilient modulus of each material was determined by bench-scale testing in accordance with NCHRP 1-28a, as well as by field-scale tests incorporating a falling-weight deflectometer. Specimens were subjected to as many as 20 cycles of freeze-thaw in the laboratory, and the change in their resilient modulus was measured. In the field-test sections constructed with the same materials as the base course, temperature, moisture, and field modulus (from falling-weight deflectometer tests) were monitored seasonally for nearly 8 years. From the temperatures in the base course layer, the number of freeze-thaw cycles experienced in the field was determined for each test section. Inferences were made relative to modulus change versus freeze-thaw cycles. Conclusions were drawn for long-term field performances of the recycled base (RAB) in comparison to natural aggregate.     

Determination of allowable subgrade frost heave with the pavement roughness index in numerical analysis

Frost heave is an upward swelling of soil during cryogenic conditions in cold regions. It is caused by the accumulation of ice crystals in subgrade soil, which grow upwards when freezing temperatures penetrate into the subgrade. This study establishes the allowable soil subgrade frost heave based on the roughness standard of asphalt pavement in China, and aims to balance the pavement design and frost heave resistance of subgrades in cold regions. We formulated a mechanical model of pavement supported by the boundary conditions of differential frost heave, based on the elastic layered system theory. The differential soil subgrade frost heave was modeled as a sinusoidal function, and the allowable frost heave and the roughness index were modeled as the displacement boundaries for the top and bottom of the pavement structure. Then the allowable frost heave was back-calculated according to the roughness standard. Numerical results show that the allowable frost heave depends on the pavement structure, material properties, the highway grade, and other factors. In order to ensure that the actual soil subgrade frost heave is lower than the allowable frost heave, pavement structures and materials need to be selected and designed carefully. The numerical method proposed here can be applied to establish the frost heave resistance of subgrade when the pavement structure and materials are determined.     

夏季南极固定冰单轴压缩强度及试样破碎规律研究

2012年11月—2013年4月中国第29次南极科学考察期间,针对南极夏季固定冰单轴压缩性质开展了研究。使用冰芯钻直接在平整冰层钻取力学试样,取样冰厚为149 cm,其中颗粒冰、柱状冰和片状冰分别占采样冰芯总长度的15.4%、72.5%和12.1%;单轴压缩试样只采用柱状冰部分,加工好的力学冰样尺寸为直径9 cm,长度为18 cm;共设置5个试验温度(-2、-4、-6、-8和-10℃),加载应变速率在10-6—10-2s-1。利用统计方法分析试验结果,建立了南极夏季海冰单轴压缩强度与孔隙率和应变速率的关系式,以及综合考虑应变速率和温度影响下的单轴压缩强度定量表达式;同时,基于分形理论对单轴压缩试样破碎块分布规律进行了分析,结果显示碎块长度分形维数随着温度和应变速率的降低有增大趋势。在特别低应变速率下海冰试样整体发生蠕变时,无法采用分形方法讨论海冰内部破碎程度。     

Freeze-thaw performance of chemically stabilized natural and recycled highway materials

This article provides an overview of several previous studies that investigated the stiffness and strength performance of chemically stabilized roadway materials under winter conditions (freeze-thaw cycling). The objective of this research was to understand the behavior of different materials stabilized with different type of binders when they were subjected to freeze-thaw cycling. Nine different materials including natural soils (organic soil, clay, silt, sand, and road surface gravel), reclaimed pavement material, and recycled asphalt pavement stabilized with nine different binders (five different fly ashes, lime, cement, lime kiln dust, cement kiln dust) were discussed. This article investigated how the volume, resilient modulus and unconfined compressive strength of soils/materials stabilized with different binders change in response to freeze-thaw cycling. Overall, the review results indicate that the stiffness and strength of all stabilized materials decrease somewhat with freeze-thaw cycling. However, the reduced strength and stiffness of stabilized materials after freeze-thaw cycling was still higher than that of unstabilized-unfrozen original soils and materials. In addition, materials stabilized with cement kiln dust provided the best performance against freeze-thaw cycling.     

氯氧镁水泥混凝土路面性能试验研究

氯氧镁水泥混凝土是由轻烧氧化镁、氯化镁溶液和一些砂石反应生成的一种气硬性胶凝材料。利用镁水泥混凝土修筑示范路面,通过回弹仪、X-Ray 衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)检测路面的抗压强度、相组成和微观结构。结果表明：修筑示范路面早期抗压强度增加很快,三天就能通车,后期基本保持稳定。修筑路面的主要相组成为5.1.8相,不随路面使用时间的延长而变化且其具有针状结构。     

Using Dummy Variables to Estimate Economic Base Multipliers

Economic base analysis is a cost-effective and accurate means of predicting employment impacts in relatively small and uncomplicated regional (community) economies. Extending previous research using the Arizona Community Data Set, this paper estimates economic base multipliers in different types of communities by introducing dummy variables into regression equations. Total employment, transfer payments, and population potential are used as explanatory variables. Manufacturing centers are shown to have larger multipliers than diversified places, mining settlements, service and trade communities, and utility towns.     

氯氧镁水泥在特定水环境中的强度变化规律试验研究

为了研究氯氧镁水泥(MOC)试件分别在老卤、原卤、海水和淡水4种水环境中强度变化规律,本文以掺加一定量复合改性剂的MOC为基体,将其养护至28天后,分别置于老卤、原卤、海水和淡水中浸泡一定期龄,分析其在4种特定水环境中的强度变化规律。实验结果表明,MOC试件在4种特定水环境中抗压强度变化规律不同。相较于空气中养护,MOC在老卤、原卤、海水和淡水浸泡下,抗压强度逐渐降低,其抗压强度降低程度为老卤<原卤<海水<淡水。经4种特定水环境浸泡后,MOC抗压强度保留相在老卤中最高,其强度保留相高达95.60%,证明MOC试件在老卤中具有较好的抗盐卤腐蚀性能。     

洪水灾情评估信息系统研究

本文以黄河下游流域为试验区,分析研究洪水灾情评估信息系统的设计,建立与应用。首先,运用结构化设计原理,从用户调查、数据库设计、模型库设计和系统定义四方面论述了洪水灾情评估信息系统概念设计;然后,以ARC/INFO为主要支撑软件,建立了黄河下游洪水灾情评估实验型信息系统。其中专题数据库由11个专题要素构成;模型库包括基础数理模型、统计分析与空间分析模型和专业应用分析模型三个不同层次的模型。并开展了此系统的应用示范。     

Using Dummy Variables to Estimate Economic Base Multipliers

Economic base analysis is a cost-effective and accurate means of predicting employment impacts in relatively small and uncomplicated regional (community) economies. Extending previous research using the Arizona Community Data Set, this paper estimates economic base multipliers in different types of communities by introducing dummy variables into regression equations. Total employment, transfer payments, and population potential are used as explanatory variables. Manufacturing centers are shown to have larger multipliers than diversified places, mining settlements, service and trade communities, and utility towns.     

侵蚀基准面下降对水系发育与产沙影响的实验研究

在3556mm/hr·cm²定雨强的人工降雨条件下,组成物质中径为0.021mm,侵蚀基准面两次下降的流域发育对比实验表明,水系发育以增加河道(沟道)数目及流域出口段河道下切、溯源侵蚀延伸长度两种方式进行最小消能,产沙过程具有明显的复杂响应特征。流域侵蚀产沙与水系分形维数间存在显著的非线性特征,分数维值与产沙量间呈不对称双曲线的关系。侵蚀基面下降导致流域势能的相对增大,在消能过程中,第一次基面下降带来的影响比第二次基面下降带来的影响要显著,在空间上,其影响随远离流域出口而减弱