Development of joint materials for the connection of future sustainable prefabricated bridge deck asphalt pavement

Gang Liu; Guoyang Lu; Zhendong Qian; Leilei Chen; Xuejun Wang; Wisal Ahmed; Shiu Tong Thomas Ng

doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.143325

Development of joint materials for the connection of future sustainable prefabricated bridge deck asphalt pavement

Gang Liu, Guoyang Lu^*, Zhendong Qian^*, Leilei Chen, Xuejun Wang, Wisal Ahmed, Shiu Tong Thomas Ng

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Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering

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Abstract

The traditional construction of bridge deck asphalt pavement (BDAP) faces the challenges of quality control difficulty, large environmental impact and carbon emissions. Developing prefabricated BDAP is an effective solution to realize rapid, low-impact and high-quality construction, but currently there is no specific joint material used for its connection. Therefore, joint materials for the connection of future sustainable prefabricated BDAP are developed in this research. Firstly, epoxy resin binders with various material components are prepared for further selection; then, the tensile performance test, viscosity test and thermodynamic curing reaction test are conducted respectively, and their tensile strength, viscosity and curing reaction law are analyzed to determine the optimal components of epoxy resin binder; lastly, dense-graded and fast curing epoxy resin mixtures with different gradations are designed. Results show that the designed joint materials could meet the requirements of construction workability, fast curing, and mechanical properties for prefabricated BDAP, which promises the high-quality, low-carbon and intelligent construction of future sustainable prefabricated BDAP, and improves the industrialization construction level of bridges. © 2025 Elsevier Ltd

Original language	English
Article number	143325
Journal	Construction and Building Materials
Volume	494
Online published	27 Aug 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.143325
Publication status	Published - 10 Oct 2025

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The authors gratefully appreciate the funding support for this research from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52178419 ), Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region , China (No. 15221921 ), Science and Technology Project of Lhasa ( LSKJ202469 ) & Science and Technology Innovation Fund project of CCCC ( KCJJ2022\u201312 ).

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Epoxy resin binder mixture
Joint material
Prefabricated bridge deck asphalt pavement
Workability

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