# Research on the Interlayer Bonding and Temperature Control Optimization of Asphalt Concrete Core Wall

## TL;DR

This study investigates how temperature affects the bonding between layers of asphalt concrete in cold weather, finding a critical temperature that ensures construction stability.

## Contribution

The study identifies a critical bonding surface temperature of 40°C and reveals a unique performance compensation effect in asphalt materials.

## Key findings

- A bonding surface temperature of 40°C is critical for optimal performance in cold-region construction.
- Asphalt materials show a unique structural reorganization that compensates for mechanical performance losses.
- A fast rise–stable–slow decline temperature transfer pattern was observed, indicating a temperature-adaptive interval.

## Abstract

In this paper, the mechanism of interlayer bonding under a low-temperature environment is systematically revealed in terms of the temperature control difficulties in the continuous multilayer construction of an asphalt concrete core wall in winter. A field simulation paving test was conducted using a temperature-controllable simulated paving system, and the key laws of the temperature transfer and mechanical property evolution were discovered by precisely regulating the surface temperature of the bonded surface (the test range covered from −5 °C to 70 °C). This study shows that a bonding surface temperature of 40 °C is a critical point of engineering importance, at which the material exhibited a unique performance compensation effect. Under this temperature condition, although the mechanical index was reduced compared with the parent material, the flexural strength was reduced by 11.39%, the maximum bending strain was reduced by 9.65%, the tensile strength was reduced by 7.89%, the critical tensile strain was reduced by 16.11%, and the crack curvature coefficient was reduced by 10.06%. However, thanks to the unique structural reorganization characteristics of asphalt materials, these performance losses were effectively compensated, thus ensuring the stability of engineering applications. In particular, a fast rise–stable–slow decline evolution law of the interlayer temperature transfer was found, proving the existence of a temperature-adaptive interval of the bond surface. The research results not only enrich the theory of asphalt concrete interlayer bonding but also provide innovative technical solutions for the construction of water conservancy projects in cold regions. In particular, the fast rise–stable–slow drop evolution law of the interlayer temperature transfer was found, which proves the existence of a temperature-adaptive interval of the bond surface. The research results not only enrich the theory of asphalt concrete interlayer bonding but also provide innovative technical solutions for the construction of water conservancy projects in cold regions.