Performance of cement-stabilized macadam roads based on aggregate gradation interpolation tests

Zhijun Liu; Xiaobi Wei; Dongquan Wang; Liangliang Wang; Zhijun Liu; Xiaobi Wei; Dongquan Wang; Liangliang Wang

doi:10.3934/mbe.2019119

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering

2019, Volume 16, Issue 4: 2371-2390. doi: 10.3934/mbe.2019119

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Performance of cement-stabilized macadam roads based on aggregate gradation interpolation tests

State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, School of Mechanics & Civil Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China

Received: 13 January 2019 Accepted: 28 February 2019 Published: 15 March 2019

This study adopted the uniform interpolation method to obtain five gradation types (labeled A, B, C, D, and E, from "coarse-grained" to "fine-grained" types) based on the skeleton dense structure and cement-stabilized macadam (CSM) aggregate gradation range recommended by current specifications. The optimum water content of the CSM exhibited a linear increase with gradation, whereas the maximum dry density exhibited a variation that can be described by a quadratic curve, for which the peak maximum dry density was near the maximum dry density of the Type B gradation. In the CSM structure, the skeleton void effect of the coarse-grained aggregate, the filling effect of the fine-grained aggregate, and the cementation effect of the cement and aggregate exhibited corresponding fluctuations. The ability to resist temperature shrinkage deformation was reduced. Additionally, the optimum values of the compressive strength and compression rebound modulus of the CSM plotted near the curve of the Type D gradation.
- CSM,
- aggregate gradation,
- skeleton dense structure,
- uniform interpolation,
- road performance,
- experimental study
Citation: Zhijun Liu, Xiaobi Wei, Dongquan Wang, Liangliang Wang. Performance of cement-stabilized macadam roads based on aggregate gradation interpolation tests[J]. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 2019, 16(4): 2371-2390. doi: 10.3934/mbe.2019119

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Abstract

This study adopted the uniform interpolation method to obtain five gradation types (labeled A, B, C, D, and E, from "coarse-grained" to "fine-grained" types) based on the skeleton dense structure and cement-stabilized macadam (CSM) aggregate gradation range recommended by current specifications. The optimum water content of the CSM exhibited a linear increase with gradation, whereas the maximum dry density exhibited a variation that can be described by a quadratic curve, for which the peak maximum dry density was near the maximum dry density of the Type B gradation. In the CSM structure, the skeleton void effect of the coarse-grained aggregate, the filling effect of the fine-grained aggregate, and the cementation effect of the cement and aggregate exhibited corresponding fluctuations. The ability to resist temperature shrinkage deformation was reduced. Additionally, the optimum values of the compressive strength and compression rebound modulus of the CSM plotted near the curve of the Type D gradation.

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