Isitshalo Se-Asphalt se-TTM - Umkhiqizi Wemishini Yokuxuba Nokuvuselela I-Asphalt Ochwepheshe Kusukela ngo-2004.
Uma wake wabuka umgwaqo osanda kugandaywa wazibuza ukuthi kungani ezinye izindawo zizwakala ziqinile njengedwala kanti ezinye zibonakala ziguquguquka kancane, awuwedwa. Impendulo emfushane yindlela yokwenza lokhu. Ukufakwa kwe-plant-mixed surfacing (ngokuvamile okubizwa ngokuthi “hot-mix” noma “bituminous surfacing”) kanye ne-asphalt concrete (AC) zombili zivela emndenini ofanayo—itshe, isihlabathi, i-filler kanye ne-bitumen—kodwa izilinganiso, izinga lokushisa lokuxuba kanye nokuhlolwa kokulawula ikhwalithi kuhlukile kakhulu. Ukuqonda lezi zikhala kuyisinyathelo sokuqala sokukhetha inketho efanele yokupaka izimoto zakho ezilandelayo, i-driveway noma umgwaqo omkhulu ohambayo.
Ukuphakama okuxubile kwezitshalo kukhiqizwa emazingeni okushisa aphansi, ngokuvamile angu-30–40°C ngaphansi kokhonkolo we-asphalt oxubile wendabuko. Amazinga okushisa aphansi anciphisa ukusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli, anciphisa ukukhishwa kwe-CO₂ ngamaphesenti afinyelela ku-15 futhi avimbele i-bitumen ukuthi ingagugi ngaphambi kwesikhathi. I-AC, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ixubene cishe no-150–170°C; ukuthi ukushisa okwengeziwe kuyasiza ekufezeni uthando lonjiniyela lokuqina okuphezulu kwethrafikhi enkulu phakathi kwezifundazwe. Ngakho-ke, uma ukusimama kuyinto ephambili ohlelweni lwakho, ungase uthambekele ekuphakameni okuxubile kwezitshalo, kuyilapho imigwaqo emikhulu isalokhu ifunga nge-AC.
Isici esilandelayo esikhulu yi-skeleton yamatshe. I-AC isebenzisa ingxube eqinile, elinganiswe kahle eshiya izikhala zomoya ezincane (ngokuvamile 4-6%). Ububanzi obuxutshwe yizitshalo bungafakwa “ezinga lezikhala” noma “buvuleke” ukuze kudalwe umata onezimbobo eziningi. Lokhu kugoba kusiza amanzi ukuthi aphume eceleni, kunqande ukuchaphaza kanye nokufutha esimweni sezulu esimanzi. Kodwa, uyazi, lezo zimbobo ezengeziwe zingavumela nomoya kanye nomswakama ukuthi ungene, ngakho-ke ukuqina kungathinteka ngaphandle kokuthi kusetshenziswe izihlanganisi eziguqulwe nge-polymer. Ngamafuphi, i-AC inzima kakhulu; ububanzi obuxutshwe yizitshalo bunobuciko kakhulu ngokukhipha amanzi.
Ngenxa yokuthi ubuso obuxutshwe nezitshalo bubekwe bupholile kancane, budinga i-bitumen eyengeziwe (ngokuvamile i-5.5–6.0% ngobuningi) ukuqinisekisa ukusebenza kahle. I-AC isondela ku-4.5–5.0%. I-binder eyengeziwe ezingxubeni ezixutshwe nezitshalo ingashintshwa ngerabha enqunyiwe noma ama-polymer e-SBS ukuze ibuye emuva emifantwini yokushisa. Ngokuphambene nalokho, i-AC ithembele ekuqineni kwayo okuphezulu ukuze igweme ukugoba okubangelwa amaloli angamathani angu-40. Iphuzu elibalulekile: uma isimo sakho sezulu sishintsha kusuka ku-0 °C kuya ku-40 °C, ingxube yezitshalo ecebile ngama-polymer ingakusindisa ekuvaleni amakhanda kamuva.
Isikhathi siyimali, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zasemadolobheni. Uphahla oluxubile lwezitshalo luphola ngokushesha, okusho ukuthi ungavula umzila wethrafikhi zingakapheli amahora amabili. I-AC ingadinga amahora amane kuya kwayisithupha ngaphambi kokuba ifinyelele amandla okucindezela adingekayo. Amakhansela edolobha ayakuthanda ukujika okusheshayo; izinkampani zezokuthutha ziyazonda izindlela eziphambukayo ezingalindelekile. Noma kunjalo, ungakhohlwa ukuthi ukupholisa okusheshayo kunciphisa nefasitela lokuqiniswa, ngakho-ke abasebenzi kumele babe, njengomdlalo wabo we-A.
Ake sixoxe ngamadola ngemitha yesikwele eminyakeni eyishumi edlule. Ukufakwa kophahla oluxubile ngezitshalo kuvame ukubiza kancane ngo-8-12% ngaphambili ngoba amazinga okushisa aphansi asho izindleko zamandla eziphansi. Kodwa-ke, izikhala zomoya zingasheshisa i-oxidation, ngakho-ke ungqimba lokuvala oluvimbelayo ngonyaka wesihlanu luvamile. I-AC inezindleko eziphezulu zokuqala kodwa imvamisa yokulungisa iphansi. Ezinhlelweni zokusebenza ezinzima, impilo ye-AC ingadlula iminyaka engama-20 ngokufakwa okuncane kuphela. Ezindaweni zokupaka izimoto ezilula, ukufakwa kophahla oluxubile ngezitshalo kungafinyelela eminyakeni eyi-15 uma ubheka ukuvalwa kwe-crack. Yenza izibalo ze-net-present-value futhi uzobona ama-flip-flops awinile kuye ngokulayisha kwethrafikhi.
Izakhamuzi zasemadolobheni ziyawuzonda umsindo wethayi. Uphahla oluxubene nezitshalo oluvulekile lunganciphisa umsindo wethayi nomgwaqo ngo-3–5 dB(A) uma kuqhathaniswa ne-AC eningi. Lokho kwehla kwanele ukuguqula umsindo wokubhonga ube yi-whoosh yangemuva, okuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yokulala yamakamelo okulala anesitezi sesibili. Amakhansela endawo aphishekela izibonelelo "zengqalasizinda ethule" acacisa kabanzi uphahla oluxubene nezitshalo ngenxa yaleso sizathu. Kodwa khumbula, ukuthungwa okunezimbobo kungavimba udoti; ukushanela nge-vacuum njalo entwasahlobo kugcina umsindo umnandi.
EGold Coast, eQueensland, ukunwetshwa kwe-M1 kusebenzise inkambo yokugqoka exutshwe nesitshalo engu-40 mm. Ngemva kwama-ESAL ayizigidi ezinhlanu (imithwalo ye-axle ejwayelekile elingana) ubuso babonisa ukujula okungaphansi kuka-2 mm, bedlula umkhawulo wesifundazwe ongu-5 mm. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, ukuthuthukiswa kwe-A14 Cambridge kuya eHuntingdon e-UK kunamathele kwi-AC yetshe-mastic ngenxa ye-modulus yayo yokuqina okuphezulu (≥ 8 000 MPa) edingekayo ezimotweni ezingu-60 000 ngosuku. Amazwekazi amabili ahlukene, izindaba ezimbili zempumelelo—ubufakazi bokuthi umongo uyinkosi.
Ukufakwa kobuso obuxubile bezitshalo kuyaphumelela ku-CO₂ ehlanganisiwe, kodwa i-AC ilwa nokusetshenziswa kabusha. Kufika ku-30% Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) okulula ukuyihlanganisa ne-AC ngoba udoti omusha ufudumeza ngokugcwele i-bitumen endala. Ukufakwa kobuso obuxubile bezitshalo, okukhiqizwa emazingeni okushisa aphansi, kungaba nzima ukuncibilikisa i-binder endala ngokuphelele, ngakho-ke okuqukethwe yi-RAP kuvame ukuvalelwa ku-15%. Uma udinga ukufinyelela esimweni sokuhlela okuqukethwe okuphinde kwasetshenziswa okungu-30%, i-AC iyindlela ephephile. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izithasiselo zokuxuba okufudumele zivala leso sikhala ngokushesha.
Letha lezo zinto ezintathu eziguquguqukayo emhlanganweni wakho olandelayo wokuklama bese unciphisa isikhathi sokukhetha ngesigamu.
Ekugcineni, umbuzo othi “indlela isitshalo esixubile ngayo ihluke ngayo kukhonkolo we-asphalt?” uncike ekushiseni, ezindaweni ezingenalutho kanye nesifiso sokulungisa isikhathi eside. Khetha leyo efanelana nethrafikhi yakho, isimo sezulu kanye nama-KPI okuzinza, futhi ngeke wenze iphutha elikhulu.