Study on the causes of interface damage of CRTS II slab ballastless track CA mortar based on grouting operation

Abstract

In this work, the relationship between cement asphalt mortar (CAM) grouting operation and interface damage of CRTS II slab ballastless track was explored. The test method for the time-varying viscosity of CAM during the solidification process was optimized, and the curves of the time-varying viscosity of CAM at different temperatures were obtained through experiments. A generalized time-varying viscosity constitutive model with CAM temperature and time as parameters was constructed. A fluid dynamics model to simulate CAM grouting operation based on finite element method was established, which could take into account the time-varying viscosity of CAM. The influences of various grouting parameters on the interface state were analyzed with the dynamics model. The results show that the correlation coefficients between the time-varying viscosity constitutive model and the test results are greater than 0.96. It is verified that the CAM grouting operation is an important cause of interlayer damage. The time-varying viscosity of CAM is beneficial in reducing the area of the interface damage zone caused by CAM grouting operation. The area of the interface damage zone decreases with the reduction of the distance between the end vent and the end of prefabricated slab and the rise of grouting temperature. When the height of the prevent vortex grille cylinder is close to 0.4 m, the vortex effect at the position of the grouting hole can be effectively controlled, and the area of the interface damage zone can be significantly reduced.