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An exploration on the degradation of hydrophobized sands as a subgrade impervious barrier during one-year outdoor weathering
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Water drives the decay of road subgrades such as frost heave in cold areas and collapse in saline soil areas, which influences the safety and comfort of vehicle transportation. This paper proposes a novel geotechnical material, namely hydrophobized soil, as a subgrade fill material to mitigate water-induced degradation of subgrade. Hydrophobized soil has a low affinity to water and therefore can prevent the subgrade from water infiltration, enhancing the volume stability of subgrades. To demonstrate its feasibility, the hydrophobicity and its durability were investigated in this study. A one-year outdoor weathering test on hydrophobized soil columns was conducted, with the hydrophobicity measured. The results show that hydrophobized sand has different durabilities and exhibits different degradations depending on the chosen hydrophobizing agent and its concentration. Based on the testing results and capillary rise model, the design of hydrophobic hydraulic barrier in subgrade was discussed at the end.
An exploration on the degradation of hydrophobized sands as a subgrade impervious barrier during one-year outdoor weathering
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7983-3803
Water drives the decay of road subgrades such as frost heave in cold areas and collapse in saline soil areas, which influences the safety and comfort of vehicle transportation. This paper proposes a novel geotechnical material, namely hydrophobized soil, as a subgrade fill material to mitigate water-induced degradation of subgrade. Hydrophobized soil has a low affinity to water and therefore can prevent the subgrade from water infiltration, enhancing the volume stability of subgrades. To demonstrate its feasibility, the hydrophobicity and its durability were investigated in this study. A one-year outdoor weathering test on hydrophobized soil columns was conducted, with the hydrophobicity measured. The results show that hydrophobized sand has different durabilities and exhibits different degradations depending on the chosen hydrophobizing agent and its concentration. Based on the testing results and capillary rise model, the design of hydrophobic hydraulic barrier in subgrade was discussed at the end.
An exploration on the degradation of hydrophobized sands as a subgrade impervious barrier during one-year outdoor weathering
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7983-3803
Water drives the decay of road subgrades such as frost heave in cold areas and collapse in saline soil areas, which influences the safety and comfort of vehicle transportation. This paper proposes a novel geotechnical material, namely hydrophobized soil, as a subgrade fill material to mitigate water-induced degradation of subgrade. Hydrophobized soil has a low affinity to water and therefore can prevent the subgrade from water infiltration, enhancing the volume stability of subgrades. To demonstrate its feasibility, the hydrophobicity and its durability were investigated in this study. A one-year outdoor weathering test on hydrophobized soil columns was conducted, with the hydrophobicity measured. The results show that hydrophobized sand has different durabilities and exhibits different degradations depending on the chosen hydrophobizing agent and its concentration. Based on the testing results and capillary rise model, the design of hydrophobic hydraulic barrier in subgrade was discussed at the end.
An exploration on the degradation of hydrophobized sands as a subgrade impervious barrier during one-year outdoor weathering
Acta Geotech.
Lin, Hongjie (author) / Huang, Gege (author) / Lourenço, Sérgio D. N. (author) / Beckett, Christopher T. S. (author) / Xing, Xin (author) / Liu, Jiankun (author)
Acta Geotechnica ; 19 ; 6005-6019
2024-09-01
15 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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