Ngaba wakha wazibuza ukuba izityalo ze-asphalt zisebenza njani? Ukuba ubandakanyeka kulwakhiwo, ekwakheni iindlela, okanye kubunjineli bokwakha, ukuqonda indlela izityalo ze-asphalt ezisebenza ngayo kubalulekile. Izityalo ze-asphalt zingumqolo wokwakhiwa kweendlela zanamhlanje, ukuvelisa izixhobo ezifunekayo ukugawula iindlela, iindlela ezinkulu, kunye neendawo zokupaka. Kodwa ezi zityalo zisebenza njani kanye kanye? Masiyihlalutye inyathelo ngenyathelo.
Isityalo se-asphalt sisixhobo esenziwa yi-asphalt, umxube wezinto ezidityanisiweyo (njengesanti, ilitye eliqhekekileyo, kunye nelitye elityumkileyo) kunye ne-bitumen, olulwelo olunamathelayo, olumnyama, nolunamandla kakhulu oluvela kwi-petroleum. Lo mxube uyafudunyezwa kwaye udityaniswe ngokwemilinganiselo ethile ukwenza izinto ezigudileyo, ezihlala ixesha elide, neziguquguqukayo ezisetyenziselwa ukugquma iindlela.
Ngaphambi kokuba ungene kwinkqubo, kubalulekile ukuqonda izinto ezibalulekileyo kwisityalo se-asphalt. Ezi ziquka:
Ukusebenza kwesityalo se-asphalt kungahlulwahlulwa ngokwamanqanaba aliqela:
Inkqubo iqala ngokukhupha nokulungisa ii-aggregates. Ezi zinto zihlala zifunyanwa kwiingxobo okanye kwimigxobhozo yesanti, emva koko zityunyuzwe zize zihluzwe ngokobukhulu obufunekayo. Ii-aggregates zigcinwa kwiibhini ezahlukeneyo ukuqinisekisa ukuba zilungele inyathelo elilandelayo.
Emva koko ezi aggregates zifakwa kwidrama yokomisa, apho zifudunyezwa khona ukuya kumaqondo obushushu aphezulu (ngesiqhelo malunga ne-300°F) ukuze kususwe naluphi na umswakama. Eli nyathelo libalulekile kuba umswakama unokuphazamisana neempawu zokubopha zebhitumen.
Xa ii-aggregates zomile kwaye zishushu, zidluliselwa kwi-mixing tower. Apha, i-bitumen yongezwa kumxube, kunye nezongezo ezifana nezizalisi, imicu, kunye neekhemikhali eziphucula ukusebenza kwe-asphalt. Lo mxube uphela udityaniswe kakuhle ukuqinisekisa ukuba uyafana.
Emva kokuxuba, i-asphalt iyavavanywa ukuqinisekisa ukuba iyahlangabezana nemigangatho efunekayo. Oku kuquka ukujonga ukuhambelana, uxinano, kunye nokuqina. Ukuba ibhetshi ayihlangabezani neemfuno, kwenziwa uhlengahlengiso ngaphambi kokuba i-asphalt igcinwe kwii-silos.
I-asphalt egqityiweyo igcinwa kwii-silos ezigqunyiweyo ukuze kugcinwe ubushushu bayo. Xa kufika ixesha lokuthutha i-asphalt ukuya kwindawo yokwakha, ilayishwa kwiilori ezigqunyiweyo ukuze zigcine izinto zishushu ngexesha lokuhamba.
Izityalo ze-asphalt zanamhlanje ziyilwe kucingwa ngokugcinwa kwendalo. Izityalo ezininzi ngoku zisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obusebenzisa amandla kakuhle kunye neenkqubo zokunciphisa ukukhutshwa komoya. Umzekelo, ezinye izityalo zisebenzisa i-asphalt pavement ephinde yasetyenziswa (i-RAP) endaweni yezinto ezingabonakaliyo, ukunciphisa inkunkuma kunye nokugcina izixhobo zendalo. Ukongeza, iingxowa kunye nabaqokeleli bothuli baqinisekisa ukuba izinto ezincinci ziyancitshiswa, nto leyo enciphisa impembelelo yesityalo kwindalo.
Kukho iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zezityalo ze-asphalt, nganye yenzelwe ukuhlangabezana neemfuno ezithile:
Izityalo ze-asphalt zidlala indima ebalulekileyo ekwakheni nasekugcineni iziseko zophuhliso zanamhlanje. Ngokuqonda indlela ezisebenza ngayo ezi zityalo, unokuyiqonda indlela ezintsonkothileyo kunye nokuchaneka ngayo okubandakanyekayo ekuveliseni i-asphalt esemgangathweni ophezulu. Nokuba ungumakhi, unjineli, okanye unomdla nje kule nkqubo, ukwazi yonke into eyenzeka kwimveliso ye-asphalt kunokukunceda wenze izigqibo ezinolwazi kwiprojekthi yakho elandelayo. Nangona kunjalo, ukuba unemibuzo engaphezulu malunga nezityalo ze-asphalt, zive ukhululekile ukunxibelelana neengcali ukuze ufumane isikhokelo esithe vetshe.