Bonding Performance of Sulfur-Based Polymers for Pavement Repair
Publication: Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements
Volume 149, Issue 4
Abstract
The bonding performance between sulfur-based polymers and silicate cement mortars was evaluated in this study. A sulfur-based polymer with high strength and rapid setting properties was developed using fly ash, sand, sulfur, and rubber, without water. The correlation of sulfur and rubber contents with flexural bonding strength, as well as the correlation of the polymerization process and pore distribution with flexural bonding strength, were examined. Results revealed that a certain threshold value exists for the effect of porosity on the flexural bonding strength, and the sulfur-based polymer shows improved adhesion performance when the pore-size distribution is roughly equivalent. The incorporation of rubber particles can significantly improve the matrix compactness and increase the flexural bonding strength of sulfur-based polymers. The flexural bonding of sulfur-based polymers tended to initially increase and then decrease at the sulfur contents of 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, and 40%, and rubber contents of 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5%. The optimal flexural bonding strength of 6.29 MPa was achieved at 30% sulfur and 2% rubber, which was close to the original flexural strength of silicate cement mortar, and the compressive strength reached 36.7 MPa. Hence, the proposed sulfur-based polymer meets some basic mechanical property requirements of road repair materials.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the funding provided by Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia (Grant No. 2020LH05003), Science and Technology Plan Project of Inner Mongolia (Grant No. 2021GG0317), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52068059).
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Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements
Volume 149 • Issue 4 • December 2023
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Received: Jan 31, 2022
Accepted: May 26, 2023
Published online: Oct 4, 2023
Published in print: Dec 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Mar 4, 2024
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