Performance Evaluation of Long-Span Suspension Bridge Pavement Based on Long-Term Maintenance Data
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 32, Issue 2
Abstract
Based on the long-term maintenance data, the performance and service lives of several orthotropic steel bridge deck (OSBD) pavement materials in long-span suspension bridges were studied and evaluated. According to the results, the pavement service life was found to have a strong relationship with traffic volume, so limiting overload of vehicles is an effective means to ensure the performance and prolong the pavement service life. Gussasphalt (GA) and ordinary road pavement asphalt mixtures cannot meet the requirement of OSBD pavement in suspension bridges, and cold-mixed resin-asphalt concretes are expensive and their application effects were not excellent enough. High-resilience polymer and rubber-modified asphalt concrete can be used as an alternative material in the maintenance of OSBD pavement because of their acceptable service life and proper cost. Epoxy asphalt concretes (EAC) were found to be the most successful materials in suspension bridge OSBD pavements. One kind of EAC, named Kindai Bridge Epoxy Pavement (KD-BEP), was confirmed to be more suitable for the maintenance of long-span suspension bridges’ OSBD pavement because of its simpler construction process, shorter curing period, and more stable quality.
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Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51808115), Cyan and Blue Talent Training Project of the Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province, 333 High-Level Talent Training Project of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Vocational Institute of Transport Technology Science Research Funding (JZ1802), and Jiangsu Overseas Visiting Scholar Program for University Prominent Young and Middle-Aged Teachers and Presidents.
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Volume 32 • Issue 2 • February 2020
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Received: Jan 26, 2019
Accepted: Jul 11, 2019
Published online: Dec 11, 2019
Published in print: Feb 1, 2020
Discussion open until: May 11, 2020
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