Isitshalo Se-Asphalt se-TTM - Umkhiqizi Wemishini Yokuxuba Nokuvuselela I-Asphalt Ochwepheshe Kusukela ngo-2004.
Wake wazibuza ukuthi izitshalo ze-asphalt zisebenza kanjani? Uma uhilelekile ekwakheni, ekwakheni imigwaqo, noma kubunjiniyela bezokwakha, ukuqonda ukuthi izitshalo ze-asphalt zisebenza kanjani kubalulekile. Izitshalo ze-asphalt ziwumgogodla wokwakhiwa kwemigwaqo yesimanje, zikhiqiza izinto ezidingekayo ukuze kugaywe imigwaqo, imigwaqo emikhulu, kanye nezindawo zokupaka. Kodwa zisebenza kanjani ngempela lezi zitshalo? Ake sikuchaze kancane kancane.
Isitshalo se-asphalt siyisakhiwo esikhiqiza i-asphalt, ingxube yezinto ezihlanganisiwe (njengesihlabathi, amatshe aqoshiwe, namatshe aqoshiwe) kanye ne-bitumen, okuwuketshezi olunamathelayo, olumnyama, noluqinile oluvela ku-petroleum. Le ngxube iyashiswa futhi ihlanganiswe ngezilinganiso ezithile ukuze kudalwe izinto ezibushelelezi, eziqinile, neziguquguqukayo ezisetshenziselwa ukuhlobisa imigwaqo.
Ngaphambi kokuqhubeka nenqubo, kubalulekile ukuqonda izingxenye ezibalulekile zesitshalo se-asphalt. Lezi zifaka:
Ukusebenza kwesitshalo se-asphalt kungahlukaniswa ngezigaba eziningana:
Inqubo iqala ngokukhipha nokulungisa ama-aggregate. Lezi zinto zivame ukutholakala ezinkwalini noma emigodini yesihlabathi bese zichotshozwa bese zihlungwa zibe usayizi ofunwayo. Ama-aggregate agcinwa ezitsheni ezihlukene ukuqinisekisa ukuthi alungele isinyathelo esilandelayo.
Ama-aggregate abe esefakwa esigubhini sokomisa, lapho eshiswa khona kuze kufike emazingeni okushisa aphezulu (ngokuvamile acishe abe ngu-300°F) ukuze kususwe noma yimuphi umswakama. Lesi sinyathelo sibalulekile ngoba umswakama ungaphazamisa izakhiwo zokubopha ze-bitumen.
Uma ama-aggregates esomile futhi eshisiwe, adluliselwa embhoshongweni wokuxuba. Lapha, i-bitumen ingezwa engxubeni, kanye nezengezo ezifana nama-filler, imicu, namakhemikhali athuthukisa ukusebenza kwe-asphalt. Yonke ingxube ihlanganiswa kahle ukuqinisekisa ukufana.
Ngemva kokuxuba, i-asphalt iyahlolwa ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ihlangabezana nezindinganiso ezidingekayo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuhlolwa kokuqina, ubuningi, kanye nokuqina. Uma inqwaba ingahlangabezani nezimfuneko, kwenziwa ukulungiswa ngaphambi kokuba i-asphalt igcinwe ezindlini zokugcina izinto.
I-asphalt eqediwe igcinwa ezindlini zokugcina ukushisa ukuze igcine izinga lokushisa layo lisezingeni. Uma sekuyisikhathi sokuthutha i-asphalt iye endaweni yokwakha, ilayishwa emalolini nawo afakwe ukufudumala ukuze igcine izinto zifudumele ngesikhathi sokuhamba.
Izitshalo ze-asphalt zanamuhla zaklanywa kucatshangelwa ukusimama kwemvelo. Izitshalo eziningi manje zisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obusebenzisa amandla kahle kanye nezinhlelo zokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwegesi. Isibonelo, ezinye izitshalo zisebenzisa i-asphalt pavement ephinde yasetshenziswa (i-RAP) esikhundleni sezinto ezihlanganisiwe, ukunciphisa imfucuza kanye nokulondoloza imithombo yemvelo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izindawo zokugcina izikhwama kanye nabaqoqi bothuli baqinisekisa ukuthi izinto ezincane ziyancishiswa, okunciphisa umthelela wesitshalo emvelweni.
Kunezinhlobo eziningana zezitshalo ze-asphalt, ngayinye eyenzelwe ukuhlangabezana nezidingo ezithile:
Izitshalo ze-asphalt zidlala indima ebalulekile ekwakheni nasekulondolozeni ingqalasizinda yesimanje. Ngokuqonda ukuthi lezi zitshalo zisebenza kanjani, ungaqonda ubunzima nokunemba okuhilelekile ekukhiqizeni i-asphalt esezingeni eliphezulu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungumakhi wenkontileka, unjiniyela, noma umane nje ufuna ukwazi ngenqubo, ukwazi konke okuphathelene nokukhiqizwa kwe-asphalt kungakusiza wenze izinqumo ezinolwazi ngephrojekthi yakho elandelayo. Kodwa-ke, uma unemibuzo eminingi mayelana nezitshalo ze-asphalt, zizwe ukhululekile ukuxhumana nochwepheshe ukuze uthole isiqondiso esengeziwe.