Innovative materials and advanced technologies for a sustainable pavement infrastructure
| 项目名称： | Innovative materials and advanced technologies for a sustainable pavement infrastructure |
| 摘要： | There is an urgent need for innovative solutions to fix the aging pavement infrastructure. Current materials and technologies cannot keep up with the rate of deterioration and the current funding levels. Developing new materials and technologies could offer a cost effective solution. The research team at NRRI has investigated the use of taconite aggregates for more than a decade, and the research team at CEGE has started investigating Graphite Nanoplatelets (GNP) reinforced asphalt materials more than three years ago. Both materials present very unique properties that can be used to better build and maintain asphalt pavements. This research effort will focus on two applications with significant potential in the pavement area. The first application is early detection and repair of cracking by developing a novel asphalt material in which GNP materials, taconite concentrate, and conventional asphalt binders are combined for damage sensing and healing. The material damage will be assessed by measuring the electrical resistance, while the damage healing will be achieved by applying microwave to the material. The second application is the thermal enhancement of tack coat bonding between asphalt overlay lifts, using GNP and taconite concentrate and microwave heating. Poor bond can result in many different pavement distresses that decrease the pavement structural strength and life, ranging from top-down cracking, potholes and fatigue failure. |
| 状态： | Active |
| 资金： | 151,514 |
| 资助组织： | Local Road Research Board |
| 管理组织： | Minnesota Department of Transportation |
| 执行机构： | University of Minnesota Department of Civil, Environmental and Geo-Engineering |
| 主要研究人员： | Le A.M.ASCE, Jia-Liang |
| 开始时间： | 20180622 |
| 预计完成日期： | 20200831 |
| 实际结束时间： | 0 |
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