Using petrographic techniques to evaluate the induced effects of NaCl, extreme climatic conditions, and traffic load on Spanish road surfaces

  1. A. P. Pérez-Fortes
  2. M. J. Varas-Muriel
  3. P. Castiñeiras
Revista:
Materiales de construcción

ISSN: 0465-2746

Año de publicación: 2017

Volumen: 67

Número: 328

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.3989/MC.2017.07516 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Materiales de construcción

Resumen

Las capas de rodadura son las más expuestas al clima y al efecto del tráfico, especialmente en carreteras sometidas a mantenimiento invernal. Por este motivo, es importante conocer mejor los mecanismos de deterioro de dichas capas a la hora de mejorar su diseño, construcción y uso a largo plazo. Con este fin, dos tipos de mezclas asfálticas utilizadas en el NO de España fueron expuestas a ensayos de durabilidad (heladicidad y choque térmico) con una solución saturada de NaCl. Después, se realizó el ensayo de pista y el material deteriorado y deformado resultante fue analizado mediante microscopia óptica de luz polarizada y de fluorescencia. Dicho análisis mostró que el principal responsable de la degradación de la mezcla fue la baja adhesión árido-betún. Esta degradación se concentró en el árido debido a que el ligante actuó como una pared impermeable. En consecuencia, la solución de NaCl pudo penetrar y degradar rápida e intensamente el árido.

Información de financiación

This research was partly funded through the Community of Madrid under the project S2013/ MIT-2914 (GEOMATERIALS-2CM) and the Grant Program from the CEDEX Research Agency (BOE 27/06/2009). Authors thank to Dr. Herminia Cano Linares, Technical Coordinator of Geotechnical Laboratory (CEDEX) and Associate Professor at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) her support during this project. We also thank to the company Construcciones Francisco Gómez y Cía., S.L, the provision of the materials to develop this research.

Financiadores

    • BOE 27/06/2009

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