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Self-monitoring asphalt concrete has a good strain and damage self-sensing behavior. We can evaluate the structural health and service life of asphalt concrete by the monitoring of damage. In this paper, some construction technology research, including electrode arrangement, temperature control, mixing technology, transportation requirements, compaction technology, has done through the paving of self-monitoring asphalt concrete test section. The results of research provide a reference and guidance for construction of self-monitoring asphalt concrete in future.

There is an important effect on road safety with no lighting facilities near the wild road. With the piezoelectric materials embedded in the asphalt concrete as the smart aggregates, the piezoelectric asphalt concrete transforms the vibrational energy of road surface into electrical energy, to supply the road lighting facilities or be stored up. In this study, the electrical energy of piezoelectric-embedded asphalt mixture by using UTM and wheel tester. The results show that PMnS-PZN-PZT ceramic doped with 0.45wt% Fe2O3 (4mm×8pieces) be embedded in the AC-10 asphalt concrete which can obtain well road performance and micropower electrical energy.

With the self-diagnosis function of the self-monitoring asphalt concrete, we can evaluate the health status of pavement according to feedback on the electrical signals when it is under variation load. In this paper, indirect tensile test and flexural modulus test were used to study the low-temperature properties of self-monitoring asphalt concrete. The test results show that the performance of self-monitoring asphalt concrete has a strong sense of temperature. The result of low-temperature properties provides a reference for the further study of self-monitoring asphalt concrete.