Ukuba wakha wajonga indlela entsha elungisiweyo waza wazibuza ukuba kutheni ezinye iindawo zivakala ziqinile njengelitye ngelixa ezinye zibonakala ziguquguquka kancinci, awuwedwa. Impendulo emfutshane yile ndlela yokwenza. Uphahla oluxutywe nezityalo (oludla ngokubizwa ngokuba yi-"hot-mix" okanye "bituminous surfacing") kunye ne-asphalt concrete (AC) zombini zivela kusapho olunye—ilitye, isanti, i-filler kunye ne-bitumen—kodwa umlinganiselo, ubushushu bokuxuba kunye nokuhlolwa komgangatho zahlukile. Ukuqonda ezi zikhewu linyathelo lokuqala lokukhetha ukhetho olufanelekileyo kwindawo yakho elandelayo yokupaka iimoto, indlela yokungena okanye indlela enkulu yemithambo.
Uphahla oluxutywe zizityalo lwenziwa kumaqondo obushushu aphantsi, ngesiqhelo angama-30–40°C ngaphantsi kwekhonkrithi ye-asphalt exutywe zizityalo. Amaqondo obushushu aphantsi anciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwepetroli, anciphisa ukukhutshwa kwe-CO₂ ukuya kuthi ga kwi-15% kwaye agcina i-bitumen ingagugi ngaphambi kwexesha. I-AC, kwelinye icala, ixutywe malunga ne-150–170°C; ukuba ubushushu obongezelelweyo bunceda ekufezekiseni uthando lweenjineli lokuqina okuphezulu kwiindlela ezinkulu eziphakathi kwamazwe. Ke, ukuba uzinzo luphezulu kwisicwangciso sakho, unokuthembela kuphahla oluxutywe zizityalo, ngelixa iindlela ezinkulu zisakholelwa kwi-AC.
Enye into enkulu yi-skeleton yelitye. I-AC isebenzisa umxube oxineneyo, olinganiswe kakuhle oshiya izithuba zomoya ezincinci (ngesiqhelo yi-4–6%). Umphezulu oxutywe nezityalo ungafakwa "kwi-gap-graded" okanye "uvuleke" ukwenza umati onezimbobo. Le mingxunya inceda amanzi ukuba aphume ecaleni, inqumle ukutshiza kunye nokutshiza kwimozulu emanzi. Kodwa, uyazi, ezo zithuba zingaphezulu zinokuvumela umoya kunye nokufuma kungene, ngoko ke ukuqina kunokuchaphazela ngaphandle kokuba kusetyenziswa izihlanganisi eziguqulwe yi-polymer. Ngamafutshane, i-AC ixinene ngakumbi; umphezulu oxutywe nezityalo unobuchule ngakumbi xa kusetyenziswa umjelo wokuhambisa amanzi.
Ngenxa yokuba umphezulu oxutywe nezityalo ubekwa upholile kancinci, udinga i-bitumen engaphezulu (ngesiqhelo yi-5.5–6.0% ngobunzima) ukuqinisekisa ukusebenza kakuhle. I-AC ijikeleza kufutshane ne-4.5–5.0%. I-binder eyongezelelweyo kwi-mixes ezixutywe nezityalo inokutshintshwa ngerabha eqhekekileyo okanye ii-SBS polymers ukuze ibuyele umva kwiimfanta ezishushu. Kwelinye icala, i-AC ixhomekeke kukuqina kwayo okuphezulu ukuze ithintele ukuguguleka okubangelwa ziilori ezingama-40-ton. Ingongoma ephambili: ukuba imozulu yakho itshintsha ukusuka kwi-0 °C ukuya kwi-40 °C, umxube wezityalo otyebileyo nge-polymer ungakunceda uvale iintloko ezibuhlungu endleleni.
Ixesha liyimali, ingakumbi kwiindawo zasezidolophini. Uphahla oluxutywe nezityalo luyaphola ngokukhawuleza, oko kuthetha ukuba ungavula umzila kwiindlela ezingaphantsi kweeyure ezimbini. I-AC ingadinga iiyure ezine ukuya kwezintandathu ngaphambi kokuba ifikelele kumandla afunekayo okuxinzelela. Amabhunga esixeko ayakuthanda ukujika ngokukhawuleza; iinkampani zezothutho ziyayithiya imijikelo engalindelekanga. Nangona kunjalo, ungalibali ukuba ukupholisa ngokukhawuleza kuyanciphisa ithuba lokuxinana, ngoko ke abasebenzi kufuneka, njengakumdlalo wabo we-A.
Masithethe ngeedola ngemitha yesikwere ngaphezulu kweminyaka elishumi. Ukufakelwa kophahla oluxutywe nezityalo kudla ngokubiza imali engaphantsi nge-8–12% ngaphambili kuba amaqondo obushushu aphantsi athetha iindleko zamandla aphantsi. Nangona kunjalo, izithuba zomoya zingakhawulezisa i-oxidation, ngoko ke ukhuseleko lwe-seal coat kunyaka wesihlanu luqhelekile. I-AC ineendleko eziphezulu zokuqala kodwa iphinda-phinda yolondolozo iphantsi. Kwizicelo ezinzima, ubomi be-AC bungadlula iminyaka engama-20 ngokulungiswa okuncinci kuphela. Kwiindawo zokupaka iimoto ezilula, ukufakwa kophahla oluxutywe nezityalo kungafikelela kwiminyaka eli-15 ukuba ugcina iliso ekutywinweni kwe-crack. Yenza izibalo zexabiso le-net-present kwaye uya kubona ii-flip-flops eziphumeleleyo ngokuxhomekeke kumthwalo wezithuthi.
Abemi basezidolophini bayayithiya ingxolo yamatayara. Umphezulu oxutywe nezityalo ovulekileyo unokunciphisa ingxolo phakathi kwamatayara neendlela nge-3–5 dB(A) xa kuthelekiswa ne-AC exineneyo. Oko kuncipha kwanele ukuguqula ingxolo yokugquma ibe yi-whoosh yangasemva, nto leyo ephucula umgangatho wokulala kumagumbi okulala akumgangatho wesibini. Amabhunga asekuhlaleni afuna izibonelelo "zophuhliso oluzolileyo" achaza ngakumbi umphezulu oxutywe nezityalo ngenxa yeso sizathu. Kodwa khumbula, ubume obunemingxuma bunokuvala inkunkuma; ukutshayela nge-vacuum rhoqo entwasahlobo kugcina umsindo umnandi.
KwiGold Coast, eQueensland, ukwandiswa kwe-M1 kusebenzise ikhosi yokunxiba exutywe ne-polymer eyi-40 mm. Emva kwezigidi ezihlanu ze-ESAL (imithwalo ye-axle elinganayo) umphezulu ubonise ubunzulu obungaphantsi kwe-2 mm, udlula umda we-5 mm welizwe. Okwangoku, ukuphuculwa kwe-A14 Cambridge ukuya eHuntingdon yase-UK kunamathele kwi-AC yelitye-mastic ngenxa ye-modulus yayo yokuqina okuphezulu (≥ 8 000 MPa) efunekayo kwizithuthi ezingama-60 000 ngosuku. Amazwekazi amabini ahlukeneyo, amabali amabini empumelelo—ubungqina bokuba imeko inamandla.
Uphahla oluxutywe zizityalo luyaphumelela kwi-CO₂ equlethweyo, kodwa i-AC iyalwa nokuphinda isetyenziswe. Ukuya kuthi ga kwi-30% ye-Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) kulula ukuyixuba kwi-AC kuba i-mortar entsha iyayifudumeza ngokupheleleyo i-bitumen endala. Uphahla oluxutywe zizityalo, oluveliswa kumaqondo obushushu aphantsi, lunokusokola ukunyibilikisa i-binder endala ngokupheleleyo, ngoko ke umxholo we-RAP uhlala uvalwe kwi-15%. Ukuba ufuna ukufikelela kwimeko yokucwangcisa umxholo ophinda usetyenziswe we-30%, i-AC yeyona nto ikhuselekileyo. Kwelinye icala, izongezo zomxube ofudumeleyo zivala loo msantsa ngokukhawuleza.
Zisa ezo zinto zintathu kwintlanganiso yakho elandelayo yoyilo kwaye uza kunciphisa ixesha lokukhetha ngesiqingatha.
Ekugqibeleni, umbuzo othi “indlela eyahlukileyo ngayo umphezulu oxutyiweyo wezityalo kwikhonkrithi ye-asphalt?” uxhomekeke kubushushu, imingxuma kunye nomdla wokugcinwa kwexesha elide. Khetha leyo ihambelana nee-KPI zakho zethrafikhi, imozulu kunye nozinzo, kwaye awuyi kuphazama kakhulu.