Laboratory Evaluation of Double-Layered Pavement Structures for Long-Span Steel Bridge Decks
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 30, Issue 6
Abstract
The long-span steel bridge has experienced a rapid growth in China during the last two decades. Steel deck surfacing plays an important role in the durability of long-span steel bridges. So far, three types of surfacing materials have been used in China’s experience: epoxy asphalt (EA), Gussasphalt (GA), and stone matrix asphalt (SMA). Four main double-layered surfacing structures have been used via the combination of the three materials, GA-EA (EA on the top), GA-SMA, EA-SMA, and EA-EA. The objective of this study is to identify the best surfacing strategy from the four existing double-layered structures. A comprehensive performance evaluation was conducted to achieve this goal. The rutting resistance, low temperature performance, fatigue performance, and moisture damage resistance were evaluated for the individual surfacing materials, double-layered surfacing structures, and the composite structures consisting of steel deck and surfacing structures. The results showed that EA-EA had the best high-temperature performance, GA-EA had the best low-temperature performance, GA concrete had the lowest moisture susceptibility, and GA-EA possessed the best fatigue performance. In addition, the layer position had an influence on the rutting performance of the double-layered structure. Then, a simple ranking method taking account into the comprehensive performance was used to identify the best surfacing strategy. The GA-EA structure was found to be the best surfacing strategy for long-span steel bridges in China after the comparison.
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Acknowledgments
This work was undertaken with funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Program No. 51408125) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Program No. 2242015R30029), sponsored by the Qing Lan Project. The opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of any organization.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 30 • Issue 6 • June 2018
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Received: Aug 15, 2017
Accepted: Nov 22, 2017
Published online: Apr 12, 2018
Published in print: Jun 1, 2018
Discussion open until: Sep 12, 2018
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