Hao Zhang

Mr. Hao Zhang


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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7 December 2020 in Applied Sciences
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CLChunyu Liang
Chunyu Liang
HZHao Zhang
Hao Zhang
ZGZhengwei Gu
Zhengwei Gu
XXXin Xu
Xin Xu
JHJinxin Hao
Jinxin Hao
To optimize the properties of asphalt mixtures and make full use of waste rubber tires, diatomite and crumb rubber particles were applied to reinforce the asphalt mixtures in this study. The rutting tests, the three-point bending tests, the freeze-thaw splitting tests, and the uniaxial compression creep tests were performed to analyze the effects of asphalt types and aggregate gradation on the pavement properties of diatomite and crumb rubber particles reinforced asphalt mixtures (DRPAM). Subsequently, the creep and relaxation characteristics of DRPAM were analyzed by the Burgers model, the modified Burgers model, the second-order extensive Maxwell model, and the Scott–Blair model. The results show that rubber particles and diatomite can reinforce the high temperature, low temperature, and viscoelastic properties of asphalt mixtures, although the improvement effect is weaker than styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS). Consequently, it is concluded that rubber particle and diatomite compound modified asphalt mixture with suspension dense gradation and SBS binder will have better performance.

25 August 2022 in Applied Sciences
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CLChunyu Liang
Chunyu Liang
HZHao Zhang
Hao Zhang
FLFeng Liu
Feng Liu
XYXili Yan
Xili Yan
HBHaipeng Bi
Haipeng Bi
The mechanical properties of cement-stabilized macadam (CSM) base mixture are closely related to its forming process. Although the present study investigates the macroscopic effects of molding on cement-stabilized macadam, mesoscopic research analyses of the internal composition’s structural characteristics and change trends after molding lack sufficient intuitiveness. In this study, we built three-dimensional models of cement-stabilized macadam for heavy compaction molding and vibration molding tests based on the discrete element theory. The effects of different molding methods on cement-stabilized macadam’s internal structure were revealed from the mesoscopic perspective by tracking changes in porosity, coordination number, force chain development and internal particle position during the simulation molding process. The simulation results show that (1) the first 10 compactions had a significant influence on the molding effect, and specimens’ height and porosity decreased the fastest; (2) after the simulation experiments, the average coordination number of particles in the vibration molding specimen was 2.3% higher than that of the heavy compaction molding specimen; (3) after the simulation experiments, the vibration molding specimen’s porosity was 2.5% lower than that of the heavy compaction molding specimen; and (4) the vibration molding specimen’s particle distribution was more uniform, whereas the heavy compaction molding specimen’s particle distribution was dense at the top and sparse at the bottom. Overall, the effect of vibration molding is superior to that of heavy compaction molding.