Abstract: The high water content in the roadbed of cold regions leads to frost heave and pulp formation, posing significant threats to road safety. Controlling roadbed water content is critical to mitigating these issues. Conventional drainage systems can only remove gravitational water from saturated soil, yet unsaturated soil still experiences notable frost heave during the freeze-thaw cycle. To address freeze damage in unsaturated roadbed, novel capillary water-conductive materials(NCWCM) are explored to drain moisture from unsaturated soil in roadbed. These materials have excellent drainage performance, high strength, and are ease of application, significantly enhancing roadbed drainage and prolonging road lifespan. In this paper, the types and current applications of drainage materials were introduced. A comprehensive review of new capillary water-conductive materials was provided in terms of structure, performance, operational principles, and practical engineering applications, and future research directions were proposed. Aiming for high-performance drainage, an integration application conception of new capillary water-conductive materials with roadbed in China cold regions was proposed, which should be helpful to reduce unsaturated roadbed moisture content and provide insights for addressing future road diseases.
晏忠瑞, 杨俊麟, 万旭升, 路建国, 王作文. 寒区路基中新型毛细导水材料研究现状及展望[J]. 材料导报, 2025, 39(18): 24030028-10.
YAN Zhongrui, YANG Junlin, WAN Xusheng, LU Jianguo, WANG Zuowen. Current Status and Prospect of Research on Novel Capillary Water-Conductive Materials for Roadbeds in Cold Regions. Materials Reports, 2025, 39(18): 24030028-10.
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