Method of paving a roadway using hydrogel modified subgrade

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12522984-B2
Application number	US-202218284418-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2022
Priority date	Nov 26, 2021
Publication date	Jan 13, 2026
Grant date	Jan 13, 2026

Abstract

An adjustment method of moisture content and dense state for a hydrogel improved subgrade based on weather-resistance during an in-service period, including: step 1: carrying out surface cleaning and compaction of ground; step 2: preparing hydrogel improved subgrade raw material; step 3: paving the prepared material on the surface to form first-layer improved subgrade; and step 4: paving plain soil subgrade onto the first-layer. The method combines the water absorption and release function of the modified resin and the characteristic of the gel state thereof, to pave the improved subgrade in layers, which can absorb water and slightly expand when the water content in the subgrade is increased to a certain threshold value, and a strength and compactness protective layer can also be formed at the connection sections of the ground and the subgrade, and the subgrade and the pavement, to prevent the pot-cover effect from occurring.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of paving a roadway using hydrogel modified subgrade, comprising:
Step 1: cleaning a surface of a ground to be paved and compacted; Step 2: preparing the hydrogel modified subgrade, wherein the hydrogel modified subgrade comprises (by weight percentage, Wt. %): weather-resistant hydrogel 0.3%-1%, surfactant 0.2%-0.5%, and filling materials required for subgrade construction, and the weather-resistant hydrogel comprises ultrafine bentonite 20%-25%, sodium hydroxide solution 0.02%-0.08%, acrylic acid solution 0.2%-0.4%, initiator 0.2%-0.4%, N, N′ methylene-bis-acrylamide 0.2%-0.4%, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate 5%-10%; wherein, a preparation method of the hydrogel modified subgrade, comprises:
Step 2.1: preparing an ultrafine bentonite aqueous solution, and stirring the ultrafine bentonite aqueous solution into a micro-paste dispersion state at a reinforced high-speed stir for 10-20 min, to obtain an ultrafine bentonite material;
Step 2.2: titrating the sodium hydroxide solution into the acrylic acid solution to prepare an acrylic acid solution with a certain neutralization degree;
Step 2.3: putting the acrylic acid solution obtained from step 2.2 in a four-mouth beaker, adding the ultrafine bentonite material and the N, N′ methylene-bis-acrylamide to the acrylic acid solution in sequence under a condition of nitrogen protection, stirring thoroughly and then carrying out an ultrasonic dispersion for 20-30 min to obtain a mixed solution;
Step 2.4: adding potassium persulfate and the 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate to the mixed solution of the step 2.3 and stirring thoroughly to obtain a solution, which is subjected to a rapid polymerization reaction under a certain constant-temperature water bath condition to obtain a gel mixture, and then drying, crushing and grinding the gel mixture to obtain a modified water-absorbing resin;
Step 2.5: preparing the initiator and the surfactant in sequence; and
Step 2.6: stirring and mixing the modified water-absorbing resin, the initiator, the surfactant, and the filling material required for subgrade construction to prepare and obtain the hydrogel modified subgrade;
Step 3: paving a layer of the hydrogel modified subgrade on the surface of the ground to be paved to form a first-layer hydrogel modified subgrade by mechanically leveling and compacting; Step 4: paving and mechanically leveling and compacting a plain soil subgrade on a surface of the first-layer hydrogel modified subgrade; Step 5: paving another layer of the hydrogel modified subgrade on a surface of the plain soil subgrade to form a second-layer hydrogel modified subgrade; and Step 6: paving a pavement structure on a surface of the second-layer hydrogel modified subgrade.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein, in the step 2, the hydrogel modified subgrade comprises (Wt. %): the weather-resistant hydrogel 0.4%-0.6%, the surfactant 0.3%-0.4%, and the filling materials required for subgrade construction, wherein the weather-resistant hydrogel comprises the ultrafine bentonite 22%-24%, the sodium hydroxide solution 0.05%-0.06%, the acrylic acid solution 0.25%-0.35%, the initiator 0.3%-0.35%, the N, N′ methylene-bis-acrylamide 0.25%-0.3%, the 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate 7%-8%.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein, in the step 2, the hydrogel modified subgrade comprises (Wt. %): the weather-resistant hydrogel 0.5%, the surfactant 0.35%, and the filling materials required for subgrade construction, wherein the weather-resistant hydrogel comprises the ultrafine bentonite 23%, the sodium hydroxide solution 0.055%, the acrylic acid solution 0.3%, the initiator 0.32%, the N, N′ methylene-bis-acrylamide 0.28%, the 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate 7.5%.

4 . The adjustment according to claim 1 , wherein the initiator is a mixture of any two or three of glycol diglycidyl ether, glycerol diglycidyl ether, polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, glycerol, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, ethylene carbonate, and propylene carbonate.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the surfactant is a mixture of any two or three of sucrose fatty acid esters, glyceryl monostearate, sorbitan fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene glycol fatty acid esters and alkylphenol ethoxylates.

6 . The adjustment according to claim 1 , wherein stirring and mixing the modified water-absorbing resin, the initiator, the surfactant, and the filling materials required for subgrade construction by adding into a mixer for 50-60 min, at room temperature, and a stirring speed of 200-300 r/min.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the step 3, there is an interval of 2-3 days after the first-layer hydrogel modified subgrade being is paved, and the first-layer hydrogel modified subgrade is covered during the interval.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the step 4, the mechanically leveling and compacting the plain soil subgrade after being paved, wherein a thickness of the plain soil subgrade is 4-15 times a thickness of the first-layer hydrogel modified subgrade.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein
in the step 5, there is an interval of 3-4 days after the second-layer hydrogel modified subgrade is formed by paving the hydrogel modified subgrade on the plain soil subgrade,; and the second-layer hydrogel modified subgrade is covered during the interval.

Assignees

• Univ Shandong Jiaotong
• Univ Shandong
• Univ Chongqing
• Jinan Jinyue Highway Eng Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cui Xinzhuang
• Li Jin
• Jin Qing
• Zuo Shen
• Xiong Dalu
• Jiang Peng
• Zhang Xiaoning
• Du Yefeng
• Yuan Kai
• Xin Chongsheng

Classifications

• E01C19/00

  Machines, tools or auxiliary devices for preparing or distributing paving materials, for working the placed materials, or for forming, consolidating, or finishing the paving (surface stabilisation E01C21/00; apparatus specially adapted for reconditioning or repairing paving E01C23/00) · CPC title

• E01C3/003

  characterised by material or composition used, e.g. waste or recycled material (E01C3/006, E01C3/04 and E01C3/06 take precedence) · CPC title

• C08K2201/014

  Additives containing two or more different additives of the same subgroup in C08K · CPC title

• C08K3/346 Primary

  Clay · CPC title

• C08K3/22

  of metals · CPC title