Composition design and performance evaluation of rubber-particle cement-stabilized gravel

doi:10.1007/s11709-024-1112-0

Front. Struct. Civ. Eng.

2024, Vol. 18

Issue (9) : 1466-1477 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-024-1112-0

Composition design and performance evaluation of rubber-particle cement-stabilized gravel

Chaohui WANG¹(

), Ke YI¹, Feng CHEN², Luqing LIU¹, Xiaolei ZHOU¹, Zhiwei GAO³(

)

¹. School of Highway, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China
². Shaanxi Transportation Technology Consulting Co., Ltd., Xi’an 710068, China
³. School of Information Engineering, Xizang Minzu University, Xianyang 71208, China

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Abstract

To improve the mechanical properties and durability of the cement-stabilized base, rubber particles of three different sizes and with three different contents were optimally selected, the evolution laws of the mechanical strength and toughness of rubber-particle cement-stabilized gravel (RCSG) under different schemes were determined, and the optimal particle size and content of rubber particles were obtained. On this basis, the durability of the RCSG base was clarified. The results show that with an increase in the rubber particle size and content, the mechanical strength of RCSG gradually decreased, whereas the toughness and transverse deformation ability gradually increased. 1% content and 2–4 mm sized RCSG can better balance the relationship between mechanical strength and toughness. The 7 d unconfined compressive strength was 17.7% higher than that of the 4–8 mm RCSG. The 28 d toughness index and ultimate splitting strain can be increased by 9.8% and 6.3 times, respectively, compared with ordinary cement-stabilized gravel (CSG). In terms of durability, compared with CSG, RCSG showed a 3.7% increase in the water stability property of cement-stabilized base with 1% content and 2–4 mm rubber particles, 5.5% increase in the frozen coefficient, and 80.6% and 37.9% increase in the fatigue life at 0.70 and 0.85 stress ratio levels, respectively.

Keywords pavement materials cement-stabilized gravel rubber particles material components mechanical property durability performance

Corresponding Author(s): Chaohui WANG,Zhiwei GAO

Just Accepted Date: 02 July 2024 Online First Date: 07 August 2024 Issue Date: 18 September 2024

Cite this article:

Chaohui WANG,Ke YI,Feng CHEN, et al. Composition design and performance evaluation of rubber-particle cement-stabilized gravel[J]. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng., 2024, 18(9): 1466-1477.

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Fig.1 The research points of RCSG.

Tab.1 Technical parameters of rubber particles

Fig.2 Aggregate gradation curve.

Tab.2 Rubber particle blending scheme

Tab.3 Results of the compaction test

Fig.3 Production process of RCSG specimen.

Fig.4 Toughness index calculation diagram.

Fig.5 Effect of rubber particle size on unconfined compressive strength.

Fig.6 Stress–strain curve of 7 d age.

Fig.7 Stress–strain curve of 14 d age.

Fig.8 Stress–strain curve of 28 d age.

Fig.9 Effect of rubber particle size on toughness index.

Fig.10 Effect of rubber particle size on compression modulus of resilience.

Fig.11 Effect of rubber particle size on splitting strength.

Fig.12 Effect of rubber particle size on ultimate splitting strain.

Fig.13 Effect of rubber particle content on unconfined compressive strength.

Fig.14 Stress–strain curve of 7 d age.

Fig.15 Stress–strain curve of 14 d age.

Fig.16 Stress–strain curve of 28 d age.

Fig.17 Effect of rubber particle content on toughness index.

Fig.18 Effect of rubber particle content on compression modulus of resilience.

Fig.19 Effect of rubber particle content on splitting strength.

Fig.20 Effect of rubber particle content on ultimate splitting strain.

Fig.21 Changes in unconfined compressive strength before and after soaking.

Fig.22 Changes in compressive strength under different freeze–thaw cycles.

Fig.23 Changes in freezing stability coefficient under different freeze–thaw times.

Tab.4 Weibull distribution fitting results of fatigue test data under four stress ratios

Fig.24 Stress ratio-fatigue life linear fitting.

Fig.25 Comparison of fatigue life under four stress ratios.

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