Affiliation:
1. Suqian Highway Business Development Center, Suqian 223800, China
2. School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
3. School Civil Engineering and Architecture, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211167, China
Abstract
A new kind of modified emulsified bitumen used to plug a microcrack was studied. The sizes of high-temperature emulsified bitumen were fit for the sizes of the microcrack, which were approved by the scanning electron microscope and laser particle size analyzer. Some tests have been designed to demonstrate that the polymer could be used to promote the softening point of modified asphalt, and the high-temperature emulsified bitumen has also shown an excellent performance in terms of static filtration, the viscous coefficient, and extreme pressure lubrication, as well as to inhibit ting shale expansion. The permeability recovery could reach 88.26%, which meets the specification requirements. The mud cake, which was formed by high-temperature emulsified bitumen as an additive, was thin, tough, and dense, which was proved by the scanning electron microscope. The process used to obtain this additive was simple, and the performance of the plugging microfracture was excellent, so this kind of plugging agent could have a better application future.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province