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A novel design method for stone mastic asphalt (SMA) for airports in cold regions

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Thermal cracking has long been a major concern for airport bituminous pavements in cold regions since it is in close connection with the safe operation of aircraft. This study aims to develop a design method for low-temperature performance-oriented airport bituminous mixtures. The research work mainly includes selecting design parameter, establishing design procedure, and verifying design method. The test and analysis results showed that the destructive tensile strain (DTS) of low-temperature splitting test was sensitive to the change of bitumen content, and can accurately characterize the thermal cracking resistance of the bituminous mixtures. Therefore, DTS was suitable as the design parameter, and its critical values were proposed for different climatic conditions. Furthermore, a new design procedure was established by incorporating DTS into the designs of gradation and optimum bitumen content. Through tests under different low temperature environments, it was verified that the design method can significantly improve the anti-cracking ability of designed bituminous mixtures. This study provides a new idea for enhancing the thermal cracking resistance of airport bituminous pavements in cold regions in terms of bituminous mixture design.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the support from National Key R&D Project of China (Grant No. 2018YFB1600100), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51878228 and 51978219), Science & Technology Development Project of Jilin Province (Grant No. 20210203136SF), and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.

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  1. School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China

    Jie Zhou, Zejiao Dong & Tongxu Wang

  2. Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100621, China

    Cheng Cao & Jianjun Sun

  3. China Airport Construction Group Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100101, China

    Shuaituan Tian & Min Luo

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Zhou, J., Dong, Z., Wang, T. et al. A novel design method for stone mastic asphalt (SMA) for airports in cold regions. Mater Struct 56, 97 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-023-02188-8

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