ABSTRACT Increasingly highway vehicle volume and improvement of the people’s life quality promotes higher requirements for pavement service performance.Skeleton dense asphalt mixture,which has superior high temperature stability and surface characteristics,Skeleton Void asphalt mixture Base(short as SVB),which is used between asphalt pavement and semi-rigid base to remove the water entering into the inner asphalt pavement,and Skeleton Void asphalt mixture Surface(short as SVS),which is used in surface course to resolve the problems of skid resistance,surface drainage and noise reduction have been applied generally increasingly. Based on the construction of Jingdezhen-Wuyuan-Huangshan(Changshan) expressway(2006)in Jiangxi province and Mazhan-Laiwu expressway(2006-2007)in Shandong province,the paper argues the relationship between gradation and performance of the skeleton asphalt mixture,and the design method of the skeleton asphalt mixture through theory analysis and application study, aimed at three types skeleton asphalt mixture mentioned above,combined with laboratory experiment and on-site test.Some research product is applied in the expressway construction. Firstly, the paper computes and analyzes the mechanics characteristics of the pavement structure containing SVB using BISAR program developed by SHELL company, and the influence on the whole structure mechanics characteristics by modulus and thickness of the SVB,putting forward the mechanical performance requirements for SVB.It also suggests the computation method and index for drainage performance requirements of skeleton void asphalt mixture by analyzing the drainage process of SVS and SVB based on the weather condition.The void requirements scope of skeleton void asphalt mixture is given through analyzing relative literature. Secondly, the paper analyses the relationship between gradation and performance of the skeleton asphalt mixture based on the experiment data and document information.The key analyses are the laws of building skeleton structure and the influence factors on skeleton asphalt mixture.The paper studies the influence on high temperature stability of skeleton dense asphalt mixture,infiltration performance and mechanical performance of skeleton void asphalt mix by gradation. Thirdly, the paper gets the conception of Aggregate Critical Contact Seize (ACCZ)based on the distribution status of the aggregate in asphalt mix and analyzes the ACCZ of different type asphalt mixture.It puts forward the skeleton asphalt mix design method based on the skeleton void filling through the analysis of the ACCZ and the skeleton void filling of the skeleton mix.The paper designs low noise skeleton dense asphalt mixture with vibration reduction according to this method. The paper also argues the application and construction technique of skeleton asphalt mixture.It summaries the application situation and technical requirement of skeleton void asphalt mixture,analyzes the key technique in skeleton void asphalt mixture and tests the construction application effect. Finally, the problems requiring further studies are discussed. Key Words:highway engineering, asphalt pavement, skeleton asphalt mixture, gradation, performance,Voids in Coarse Aggregate of Asphalt Mix(VCAmix),Voids in Coarse Aggregate of Asphalt Mix Ratio(VCAratio),Aggregate Critical Contact Seize(ACCZ),skeleton void fillin个 |