Organosilane and Lignosulfonate Stabilization of Roads Unbound: Performance during a Two-Year Time Span

The construction of the new Norwegian E39 highway comprises the excavation of extended tunnelling systems, which lead to a tremendous amount of blasted rocks. Among others, a sustainable cost-benefit application of these resources is represented by their local use as construction material in the unb...

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Main Authors: Diego Maria Barbieri, Baowen Lou, Hao Chen, Benan Shu, Fusong Wang, Inge Hoff
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9367501
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Inge Hoff
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description The construction of the new Norwegian E39 highway comprises the excavation of extended tunnelling systems, which lead to a tremendous amount of blasted rocks. Among others, a sustainable cost-benefit application of these resources is represented by their local use as construction material in the unbound layers of the roads. Two types of nontraditional additives are investigated to improve the mechanical properties of aggregates; this is particularly useful for those rocks that do not fulfil the design requirements in their natural status. This work focuses on the field application of two innovative stabilizing technologies based on organosilane and lignosulfonate. The performance of these additive agents is characterized by considering three typical road base layer sections built on purpose according to real practice and added with water (no treatment), organosilane, and lignosulfonate. The test sections are subjected to climatic actions only as neither traffic nor surface courses are applied. With the investigation covering two years, the layers’ stiffness, deformation, and resistance to penetration are evaluated by employing a light-weight deflectometer and dynamic cone penetrometer. Both organosilane and lignosulfonate significantly enhance the mechanical properties of the treated base layers.
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spelling doaj-art-2b07ceee0fe3426cb177d04953c06c232025-08-20T02:04:11ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80861687-80942021-01-01202110.1155/2021/93675019367501Organosilane and Lignosulfonate Stabilization of Roads Unbound: Performance during a Two-Year Time SpanDiego Maria Barbieri0Baowen Lou1Hao Chen2Benan Shu3Fusong Wang4Inge Hoff5Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Høgskoleringen 7A, Trondheim, 7491, Trøndelag, NorwayNorwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Høgskoleringen 7A, Trondheim, 7491, Trøndelag, NorwayNorwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Høgskoleringen 7A, Trondheim, 7491, Trøndelag, NorwayFoshan Transportation Science and Technology Co. Ltd, Kuiqi Second Road 18, Foshan 528000, Guangdong, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, ChinaNorwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Høgskoleringen 7A, Trondheim, 7491, Trøndelag, NorwayThe construction of the new Norwegian E39 highway comprises the excavation of extended tunnelling systems, which lead to a tremendous amount of blasted rocks. Among others, a sustainable cost-benefit application of these resources is represented by their local use as construction material in the unbound layers of the roads. Two types of nontraditional additives are investigated to improve the mechanical properties of aggregates; this is particularly useful for those rocks that do not fulfil the design requirements in their natural status. This work focuses on the field application of two innovative stabilizing technologies based on organosilane and lignosulfonate. The performance of these additive agents is characterized by considering three typical road base layer sections built on purpose according to real practice and added with water (no treatment), organosilane, and lignosulfonate. The test sections are subjected to climatic actions only as neither traffic nor surface courses are applied. With the investigation covering two years, the layers’ stiffness, deformation, and resistance to penetration are evaluated by employing a light-weight deflectometer and dynamic cone penetrometer. Both organosilane and lignosulfonate significantly enhance the mechanical properties of the treated base layers.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9367501
spellingShingle Diego Maria Barbieri
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Organosilane and Lignosulfonate Stabilization of Roads Unbound: Performance during a Two-Year Time Span
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title Organosilane and Lignosulfonate Stabilization of Roads Unbound: Performance during a Two-Year Time Span
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title_fullStr Organosilane and Lignosulfonate Stabilization of Roads Unbound: Performance during a Two-Year Time Span
title_full_unstemmed Organosilane and Lignosulfonate Stabilization of Roads Unbound: Performance during a Two-Year Time Span
title_short Organosilane and Lignosulfonate Stabilization of Roads Unbound: Performance during a Two-Year Time Span
title_sort organosilane and lignosulfonate stabilization of roads unbound performance during a two year time span
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