Experimental Investigation of the Technical Performances of SRX-Stabilized Graded Macadam

+e technical performances of Solution Road RomixSoilfix(SRX-) stabilized graded macadam (SSGM) are investigated to promote its application.+e specimen curing conditions were proposed to improve the test efficiency by analyzing the influence of curing temperature on the unconfined compressive strength andmoisture content variation. Moreover, the mechanical properties (e.g., CBR, strength, and resilient modulus) and pavement performances (e.g., temperature shrinkage, water stability, and freezing stability) of SSGM were evaluated through laboratory tests. +e results show that the recommended curing temperature in the drying oven should be 100°C± 2°C and the recommended curing time should not be less than 16 h. Furthermore, the CBR, unconfined compressive and splitting strengths, and resilient modulus of SSGM increase with the content of SRX stabilizer. +e temperature shrinkage coefficient is approximately 15% of the cement-stabilized grading crushed stone. +e dry-wet recovery strength ratio is approximately 96% after four dry-wet cycles. +e freeze-thaw recovery strength ratio is approximately 58% after five freeze-thaw cycles. +e freezing stability of SSGM can be improved by increasing the content of SRX stabilizer. +e technical performances of SSGM should fulfill the technical requirements.


Introduction
Semirigid materials are widely used in the pavement base of high-grade highways in China [1,2]. Semirigid base with high strength and good slab property can effectively improve the bearing capacity of asphalt pavements [3][4][5]. However, simirigid base has its own insurmountable shortcomings, e.g., dry shrinkage, temperature shrinkage, and reflective cracking. Moreover, the stability, durability, and service life of the pavement structure are damaged due to the combined effect of load, climate, and moisture [6][7][8][9]. In China, the research and application of flexible bases have attracted the attentions from a considerable number of scholars [10][11][12]. Common flexible bases mainly include asphalt-stabilized macadam base and graded macadam base [13][14][15][16].
Additionally, Solution Road RomixSoilfix (SRX) used as a new road material has become a research hotspot among flexible bases. SRX is an organic copolymer solution comprising a variety of special resins and organic additives. SRXstabilized graded macadam (SSGM) is a mixture of crushed stones and SRX. A thin layer of organic mucosa is formed on the surface of the crushed stone particles due to the evaporation of light components and water [17]. A strong layer formed by adhesion between the SRX and crushed stones effectively inhibits the formation of cracks in the structural layer [18]. erefore, SSGM with a strong flexible structure can be effectively used to solve the problems of reflective and fatigue cracks in the base. SSGM also has certain advantages in application conditions, technical quality, construction technology, construction conditions, and economic benefits [19]. In past decades, many scholars have performed extensive researches on its technical performance and conducted its exploratory applications in some countries. Iyengar et al. studied the SRX for application in highway pavement base and analyzed the feasibility of SRX based on the local engineering practice in Qatar [20]. Scholten et al. found that the SRX-stabilized material can significantly improve the pavement performance and reduce the overall pavement thickness by comparing with ordinary semirigid base asphalt pavement [21]. Since 2008, SRX-stabilized materials have been used in Beijing, Guangdong Province, Liaoning Province, and Sichuan Province in China. Zhang et al. studied and analyzed the mechanical properties of SRX-stabilized base materials and the mechanical response of asphalt pavement structures [22]. It is found that SRXstabilized materials used as pavement base have good fatigue resistance. Meanwhile, Du compared and analyzed the properties of SRX-stabilized materials and inorganic binder stabilized materials. It was proved that the SRX-stabilized materials have advantages such as superior mechanical properties, improvement of fatigue life, and crack resistance [23]. e abovementioned studies have promoted the development and application of SSGM. However, there are few studies on the systematical investigation on the mechanical properties and pavement performances of SSGM. Furthermore, an appropriate curing condition with short test period for SSGM specimen is rarely reported. For instance, Romix International Ltd. suggested that the curing condition of a SSGM specimen is as follows: (1) the specimen is cured in an oven at 50°C for 2 days, and then the specimen is dried in the sun for 7 days again; (2) the specimen is directly cured in an oven at 30°C for 10 days [19]. However, the above curing condition affects the experimental process and reduces the experimental efficiency with the increase in the amount of specimens in the experiment.
Hence, this paper aims to explore the appropriate curing conditions of SSGM based on the effect of curing temperature and curing time on the formation of unconfined compressive strength and moisture content variation. Meanwhile, the mechanical properties and road performance of SSGM are evaluated to provide technical support for engineering applications.

SRX Stabilizers and Graded Macadam.
e raw materials of SSGM comprise the SRX stabilizer, aggregates, and water. e SRX stabilizer is obtained from Romix International Ltd. and its technical performances are presented in Table 1 [24]. All indicators conform with the relevant requirements listed in Technical Guidelines for Construction of Highway Roadbases (JTG/T F20-2015) [25], as shown in Table 2.

SSGM Mixture.
e SSGM consists of aggregate, SRX stabilizer, and water. e aggregate gradation is obtained based on the multistage crowded skeleton determined by the previous study of the research group. e gradation design methods are as follows: (1) the step-by-step filling theory is used to determine the gradation of coarse aggregates on the basis of interference theory [26]. (2) e gradation of fine aggregates is determined by using I method according to the maximum density curve theory [27,28]. (3) e proportion of coarse aggregates and fine aggregates is rest with the double-optimum principle of dry density and unconfined compressive strength [29]. e composite gradation is presented in Table 3. e optimum moisture content and maximum dry density of SSGM determined by the vibratory compaction test (T0133-1993) [31], until the moisture content was zero, indicating that all the samples were completely dry. Meanwhile, the SSGM specimen cured for 45 days under natural conditions was selected as the benchmark while the strength of the specimen was selected as the benchmark strength. e nine specimen groups were then tested for unconfined compressive strength after they were cured in the oven. the compaction of the specimens is 98%; the moisture content and dry density are optimum and maximum, respectively; the contents of SRX stabilizer were 0%, 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75%, and 1%. e cured specimens were soaked in normal temperature water for 96 h, and then the CBR of the specimens were measured under the most unfavorable conditions. e ratio of unit pressure to standard pressure was selected as the CBR value when the penetration of the materials was 2.5 mm, as shown in Figure 1. e CBR is expressed by

Mechanical Performance
where CBR represents bearing ratio and P denotes unit pressure.  [31]. Figure 2 shows the unconfined compressive strength test [23]. e unconfined compressive strength (R) is calculated using the following equation:

Unconfined Compressive Strength and
where P is the maximum pressure when the specimen is damaged and A is the cross-sectional area of the test specimen; A � πD 2 /4, where D is the diameter of the test specimen.
Splitting strength is an indirect bending tensile strength. It is also a maximum stress that the specimen can bear before breaking. e splitting strength test (T 0806-1994) should be carried out in accordance with Test Methods of Materials Stabilized with Inorganic Binders of Highway Engineering (JTG E51-2009) [31]. e test specimen used in the splitting strength test is the same as that of the unconfined compressive strength test. Meanwhile, the SRX stabilizer contents of SSGM were 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75%, and 1%. Figure 3 shows the apparatus of the splitting strength test. e splitting strength (r) is calculated using the following equation: where p is the maximum pressure value when the test specimen is damaged, d is the diameter of the test specimen, and h is the height of the test specimen.

Compressive Modulus of the Resilience Test.
Compressive modulus of resilience test (T 0808-1994) was performed by referring to Test Methods of Materials Stabilized with Inorganic Binders of Highway Engineering (JTG E51-2009) [31]. e selected unit pressure was divided into 4-6 levels as the stress value of each loading level. e test is used to determine the pressure that the material can bear in the elastic range determined by the level-by-level loading and unloading test. e measured compressive modulus of resilience is used to characterize the mechanical properties of the specimen in the elastic stage. e testing equipment used in the compressive modulus of resilience test is shown in Figure 4. e compressive modulus of resilience (E w ) is calculated using the following equation: where P is the unit pressure, H is the height of the test specimen, and l is the rebound deformation of the test specimen (i.e., the difference between the load and unload reading data).

Pavement Performance Test
3.3.1. Temperature Shrinkage Performance. e temperature shrinkage test of the material was performed by using a tester of pavement material shrinkage deformation, as shown in Figure 5. First, the conditions required for the test in the host machine were set and the test specimen was inserted into the environment box for fixed installation. en, the computer was used to control the temperature in the environment box   Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 3 according to the setting conditions. e data were collected by a displacement sensor, and the received data signals were transmitted to the computer through A/D converter. Finally, the data was automatically processed by the computer based on the internal program. e results of temperature shrinkage test were therefore obtained [32]. e gradation of SSGM is presented in Table 3, and the contents of SRX stabilizer were 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75%, and 1%. e beam specimen of size 100 × 100 × 400 mm 3 was molded by the compaction of 98% after standard curing. e temperature ranges were divided into six parts: 40°C-30°C, 30°C-20°C, 20°C-10°C, 10°C-0°C, 0°C-−10°C, and−10°C-−20°C. Moreover, the rate of temperature change in each part was −10°C/h. en, the specimens were preserved in each temperature range for 6 h under a constant temperature. Meanwhile, the interval of data acquisition was 5 min. e specific steps are given as follows: (1) e prepared beam test specimen was cured in an oven at 100°C until it was completely dry ( Figure 6). (2) Appropriate sizes of the glass specimens were placed on two square sides of the test specimen in order to ensure the accuracy of the collected data; and then test specimens were placed into the environment box of the tester; meanwhile, the displacement sensor receiving bar above the environment box was adjusted to its initial displacement. Figure 7 shows the working diagram of the tester environment box. (3) e test parameters and data acquisition conditions were firstly set in the computer. And then the test started when the temperature in the environment box rose to 40°C. e displacement of each temperature range can be calculated, i.e., the temperature shrinkage deformation of the test specimen (e.g., the temperature from T i to T i + 1 and the corresponding displacement values from ε i to ε i + 1 ). e corresponding temperature shrinkage coefficient (α ti ) is therefore calculated using the following equation: where ΔT is the temperature difference and Δε is the temperature shrinkage corresponding to the temperature range.

Water Stability Performance.
Water stability performance of SSGM was tested and evaluated through the drywet cycling test. e cylindrical test specimen of size φ150 mm × 150 mm was molded by the compaction of 98%. e prepared test specimens according to the specifications were divided into groups I, II, III, and IV, and each group was further divided into groups A and B [31]. Groups I, II, III, and IV were used for the first, second, third, and fourth dry-wet cycling tests, respectively. e first group of specimens were taken as an example, and the specific test steps were as follows. e unconfined compressive strength and splitting strength of group I-A were tested after the standard curing. en, the remaining specimens were immersed in water for 24 h, and the liquid level was kept at 2 cm higher than the specimens. ereafter, the unconfined compressive strength and splitting strength of group I-B were tested. e remaining groups of the specimens were cured under standard curing condition, and the following steps were similar to those of the first group. e unconfined compressive strength of specimen A of each    group was then tested. Furthermore, the unconfined compressive strength of specimen B was tested after immersion in water for 24 h. Meanwhile, the softening coefficient and dry-wet recovery strength ratio were used as indexes. e softening coefficient indicating the antiwater invasion ability of the materials is defined as the ratio of wet strength to dry strength. Furthermore, the dry-wet recovery strength ratio expressed as a percentage to reflect the strength recovery of the specimens after soaking and drying is defined as the ratio of the strength of immersed and redried specimens to that of nonimmersed specimens.

Freezing Stability Performance.
e SSGM may be damaged by freeze-thaw during service due to the obvious seasonal alternation in northern China [33]. e specimens used in the freeze-thaw cycling tests are the same as those used in the water stability performance test. e freeze-thaw cycling tests are performed by referring to the test method for the freeze-thaw test of inorganic binders (T 0858-2009) in Test Methods of Materials Stabilized with Inorganic Binders of Highway Engineering (JTG E51-2009) [31]. e prepared test specimens after standard curing were divided into six groups below: I, II, III, IV, V, and VI. Each group was separated into part A and part B, e.g., I-A and I-B. A freezethaw cycle process is described as follows: specimens were first soaked in water for 24 h; specimens were then frozen at −18°C for 16 h; specimens were finally placed in a constant temperature water tank at a temperature of 20°C for 8 h. Six groups of specimens were used for five freeze-thaw cycles. Part A and part B were used to analyze the unconfined compressive strengths of the specimens after the freeze-thaw process and standard curing under dry condition, respectively. e specific test steps were as follows: (1)  (2) e water on the surface of the specimens was wiped off; and then the specimens were frozen at −18°C for 16 h; afterwards, the specimens were placed in a constant temperature water tank at 20°C for 8 h; the above process is the first freeze-thaw process. (3) e unconfined compressive strengths of group II-A were measured after the first freezethaw cycle; the unconfined compressive strengths of group II-B were measured after the standard curing of the first freeze-thaw cycle. (4) e remaining four groups of specimens were used for the second, third, fourth, and fifth freeze-thaw cycles, respectively. (5) Each freeze-thaw cycle was carried out by using the similar approach of the first freeze-thaw cycle. e freeze-thaw coefficient and recovery strength ratio are the indexes for the freezing stability of SSGM. e freezethaw coefficient indicating the freezing resistance of the SSGM is defined as the ratio of freezing strength to dry strength. e freeze-thaw recovery strength ratio expressed as a percentage to reflect the recovery strength of the freezethaw redrying specimens is defined as the ratio of strength of freeze-thaw redrying specimens to the strength of nonimmersed specimens.

Curing Condition.
e purpose of the research on curing condition is to accelerate the curing process of SSGM specimens so as to shorten the curing time and improve the test efficiency. Improvement of the curing temperature is a suitable approach while the final strength is rarely affected. Finally, a curing condition consisting of reasonable curing temperature and curing time is taken as a standard curing condition. Figure 8 shows the unconfined compressive strength and the change curve of curing time of SSGM under different curing temperature conditions. An increase in the curing temperature will greatly reduce the curing time of the test specimens of SSGM. e curing time is significantly reduced from 10 d to 12 h when the curing temperature is increased from 30°C to 110°C. However, the unconfined compressive strengths of the specimens under different   e strength difference ratio is 1.5%-3.0% by comparing the strength of the specimens cured under the given temperature and the strength (i.e., 6.6 MPa) of the specimens cured for 45 days under natural conditions. Hence, the unconfined compressive strengths of the specimens at different curing temperatures are basically the same as those of specimens cured under natural conditions for 45 days. e curing temperature has little effect on the strength of the specimen under different temperature within a certain temperature range. However, an increase in the curing temperature greatly accelerates the curing process and increases the strength of the specimen. A very high curing temperature causes the materials' aging to a certain extent, considering that SRX stabilizers are organic polymer compounds [17]. e curing temperature of the test specimens should be generally no more than 100°C so as to reduce this adverse effect and ensure the accuracy of the test results. Furthermore, considering that lower curing temperature will increase the curing time and reduce the utilization rate of the equipment, the curing temperature should be 100°C ± 2°C. e moisture content, water loss rate, and the dehydration rate of SSGM specimens were taken as the evaluation indexes to further determine the curing time.
e variation law of those three indexes with the curing time under the curing temperature of 100°C was analyzed.
e test results are shown in Figures 9-11. Notably, the water loss rate is defined as the ratio of the difference between the moisture content of test specimen corresponding to an initial state and a certain time state to the moisture content of initial test specimen. e dehydration rate is defined as the ratio of the difference in the moisture content of the test specimen corresponding to a previous and a latter curing time to the curing time interval. e moisture content of the test specimen gradually decreased with an increase in the curing time under a curing temperature of 100°C. Furthermore, the water loss rate gradually increased and the dehydration rate gradually reduced. In 0-2 h, the dehydration rate of the test specimen was the fastest and the water loss rate in 0∼6 h was >80%. Afterwards, the dehydration rate of the test specimen started to slow down. After 10 h, the water loss rate of the test specimen reached 96.8% and the moisture content reduced to 0.11%, which was close to the dry state. At 16 h, the moisture content of the test specimen was close to 0 and the water loss rate was 100%, indicating that the test specimen was in the dry state. In addition, according to Figure 10, the water loss rate of the test specimen has a good relationship with the curing time. e regression equation is shown as follows: where ω is the water loss rate of the test specimen and t is the curing time.
e water loss rate of SSGM at any curing time could be determined using (6). When the water loss rate is 100%, the moisture content of the test specimen is zero (i.e., dry state) and the curing time is 15.6 h. Combining Figures 9-11, the curing time is determined as 16 h. In summary, the recommended curing conditions of SSGM are that the curing temperature should be 100°C ± 2°C and the curing time should be ≥16 h in the drying oven. Figure 12 shows the CBR values for the SSGM with different SRX stabilizer contents. e CBR value increases with an increase in the SRX content. e CBR value of SSGM is approximately 30% higher than ordinary graded crushed stone (i.e., the content is 0%) under the content of SRX stabilizer of 0.5%. Moreover, the CBR value of SSGM with the content of SRX stabilizer of 1.0% increases substantially from 446% to 692% compared with the ordinary graded macadam. It is obvious that the CBR value of SSGM significantly increases with the SRX stabilizer. Moreover, its CBR value increases with an increase in the content of SRX stabilizer, indicating that SSGM has good bearing capacity.   Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

Unconfined Compressive Strength and Splitting
Strength. Figure 13 shows that the unconfined compressive strength and splitting strength of SSGM gradually increase with an increase in the SRX content. However, the growth rate of the above strength gradually decreases. e unconfined compressive strength increases from 2.52 to 4.71 MPa (an increase of 86.9%) with an increase in the content of SRX stabilizer from 0.25% to 1.0%. Meanwhile, the splitting strength increases substantially from 0.15 to 0.31 MPa (an increase of 107%). us, the strength of the graded broken stone increased significantly due to the incorporation of the SRX stabilizer. Under the condition of 0.5% SRX stabilizer, the unconfined compressive strength of SSGM is approximately 1.64 times larger than that of graded gravel.

Modulus of Resilience.
Top surface method was used for the compressive rebound modulus test. Figure 14 shows that the resilient modulus of SSGM increases with an increase in the SRX content. However, the increment gradually decreases. With an increase in the SRX content from 0.25% to 1.0%, the modulus of resilience increases from 692 to 945 MPa, an increase of approximately 37%. Meanwhile, the rebound modulus of SSGM is larger than that of ordinary graded gravel. Under the condition of 0.5% content, the elastic modulus of SSGM is 814 MPa, which is approximately 80% larger than the graded crushed stone, indicating that SSGM has good resistance to deformation. Figure 15 shows the variation of the temperature shrinkage coefficient for different temperature ranges of SSGM. Figure 16 shows the maximum, average, and minimum values of the temperature shrinkage coefficient. e temperature shrinkage coefficient of SSGM increases slightly with an increase in SRX content as shown in Figure 15. In the range of 0-−10°C, the SRX content has the greatest influence (approximately 22%) on the temperature shrinkage coefficient. Meanwhile, there is a significant difference in the temperature shrinkage coefficient; e.g., the maximum and minimum of the temperature shrinkage coefficient correspond to the temperature ranges of 0°-−10°C and 10-0°C, respectively. It is indicated that the temperature change has a significant effect on the temperature shrinkage performance of SSGM. Figure 16 shows that the average temperature shrinkage coefficient of SSGM is 4.54-6.18 × 10 −6 /°C. e maximum temperature shrinkage coefficient has a small value of 12.34-15.08 × 10 −6 /°C. As the SRX stabilizer content increases, there is a slight increase in the average temperature shrinkage coefficient and the maximum temperature shrinkage coefficient increases, which indicates that SSGM has good temperature shrinkage performance. To fully analyze the temperature shrinkage properties of SSGM, the average temperature shrinkage coefficient of SSGM and other road materials are presented in Table 4. Table 4 shows that the temperature shrinkage coefficient of SSGM is much smaller than that of other road materials. Compared with cement-stabilized macadam, the temperature shrinkage coefficient of SSGM is approximately 15%, which indicates that SSGM has good temperature shrinkage Advances in Materials Science and Engineering performance [34][35][36][37]. e reflective cracking of asphalt surface caused by shrinkage cracks of semirigid base can therefore be suppressed.

Water Stability Performance.
It can be found that the mechanical properties and temperature shrinkage performance of SSGM increase significantly when the content of SRX stabilizer increases from 0.25% to 0.5% by referring to the evaluation results of these properties. However, the mentioned properties of SSGM increase gradually when the SRX stabilizer variation contents are 0.5%-0.75% and 0.75%-1%, but the increase degree is unobvious. Higher content of SRX stabilizer could induce great increase of economic cost due to the engineering economy. e recommended content of SRX stabilizer is therefore 0.5%. Table 5 presents the results of the first dry-wet cycling test with compressive and splitting strengths. Figure 17 shows the comparison of the appearance of standard curing specimens (i.e., before the first dry-wet cycle) with the appearance of the redried specimens after the fourth dry-wet cycle. Figures 18 and 19 show the compressive strength after four dry-wet cycling tests. Table 5 shows that the softening coefficient of SSGM after the first dry-wet cycle is approximately 55% while the compressive strength loss is approximately 45%. e strength recovery ratio is 98.36% after recuring and drying, which indicates that the strength was basically restored.
As can be seen from the comparison of the specimen appearance shown in Figure 17, the surface of the specimens almost remains intact after four dry-wet cycling tests. Furthermore, the weight loss of the specimens is almost zero. e results show that the structures of the specimens are barely destroyed by dry-wet cycles. e strengths of both immersed and redried specimens decrease with an increase in the dry-wet cycling times as shown in Figures 18 and 19. Meanwhile, the softening coefficient and dry-wet recovery strength ratio slightly decrease, but the reductions of them are gradually narrowed, and the strength of redried specimens has stabilized after the fourth dry-wet cycle. After four dry-  Advances in Materials Science and Engineering wet cycling tests, the dry-wet recovery strength ratio is 96.4%; i.e., the strength loss is small (approximately 4%). is indicates that the SSGM strength can be restored to the strength of the last test by recuring.
is is mainly because water intrusion temporarily softens the organic mucosa formed on the aggregate surface during the drywet cycling test, reducing the bonding strength between SRX and the aggregate such that the structure is rarely destroyed. When the moisture is removed again, the bonding strength between aggregates is perfectly restored. is shows that dry-wet cycling will not damage SSGM and it is reasonable and feasible to use the dry-wet recovery strength ratio to evaluate water stability. e SSGM has good water stability performance on the basis of the comprehensive evaluation of softening coefficient and dry-wet recovery strength ratio. However, more attention should be paid to drainage design in order to better develop the performance of materials due to the low softening coefficient of SSGM.
To sum up, the strength of SSGM is barely reduced after four dry-wet cycle tests. e unconfined compressive strengths of both the immersed and the redried specimens are basically unchanged after the third and fourth dry-wet cycle tests.
is shows that the unconfined compressive strength of SSGM specimens basically reaches a stable state. It is therefore an optional strategy that the number of the dry-wet cycles is four. e dry-wet cycling test is performed based on the given number of the dry-wet cycles.

Freezing Stability Performance.
e specimen used in freeze-thaw cycle tests is the same as that of dry-wet cycle tests. Table 6 lists the test results of the unconfined compressive strength and splitting strength after the first freezethaw cycle. Figures 20 and 21 show the unconfined compressive strength of each freeze-thaw cycle. Figure 22 shows the comparison of the appearance of standard curing specimens (i.e., before freeze-thaw cycle) and the redried specimens after the fifth freeze-thaw cycle. Table 6 shows that the freeze-thaw coefficient of SSGM after the first freeze-thaw cycle is approximately 86%, which is mainly related to the strength reduction (approximately 45%) after immersion. Moreover, the freeze-thaw recovery strength ratio after recuring is approximately 90%, which is smaller than the dry-wet recovery strength ratio after the first dry-wet cycle; however, the strength after the first freeze-thaw cycle can be greatly recovered. It can be seen that the freezing stability performance of SSGM is hardly weakened after the first freeze-thaw cycle.
As shown in Figures 20 and 21, with the number of freeze-thaw cycles increasing, the strength of the SSGM, the freeze-thaw coefficient, and the freeze-thaw recovery strength ratios decreased continuously and gradually. After five freeze-thaw cycles, the freeze-thaw coefficient is only 51% and the freeze-thaw recovery strength ratio is approximately 58%, indicating that the strength loss is very serious. e main reasons are as follows: the bonding force between SRX and the aggregate is reduced; the organic  Advances in Materials Science and Engineering mucous membrane formed on the aggregate surface is damaged; the structure of SSGM is destroyed; the strength is not completely recovered after recuring. Freeze-thaw cycles cause permanent cumulative damage to SSGM. e damage degree of freezing stability performance of SSGM increases with the number of freeze-thaw cycles. e damage of the specimens is not obvious after five freeze-thaw cycles from the appearance of specimens presented in Figure 22. e edge and corner of the specimens are damaged slightly. It can be seen that the spalling is not significant. Considerable attention should be therefore paid toward the antifreezing protection engineering in cold and frozen areas to avoid the impact of freezing and thawing on the freezing stability performance of SSGM structure layer. e increase in the content of SRX stabilizer can improve the freezing stability performance of SSGM. Figure 23 shows the results of the fifth freeze-thaw cycle test of SSGM with different contents.
As shown in Figure 23, the freeze-thaw coefficients and recovery strength ratios increase to varying degrees as the SRX stabilizer content increases. After five freezethaw cycles, when the SRX stabilizer content increases from 0.25% to 1.0%, the freeze-thaw coefficient increases from 41.6% to 68.4%, an increase of 64.5%; and the freezethaw recovery strength ratio increased from 47.7% to 73.2%, an increase of approximately 25.5%. e freezethaw stability was considerably improved, which indicates that an increase in the SRX stabilizer content   increased the thickness of SRX organic mucosa formed on aggregate surface and the ability to resist freeze-thaw damage was strengthened. e increase in the SRX stabilizer content properly is therefore helpful to promoting the freeze-thaw resistance of the SSGM base. In cold and frozen areas, the content of the SRX stabilizer should be increased appropriately to a recommended value of 0.75%.

Conclusion
is study focused on the investigation on the technical performances of SSGM. e curing conditions were first developed. e CBR value, strength, resilient modulus, temperature shrinkage performance, water stability performance, and freezing stability were then analyzed under different contents of SRX stabilizer. Furthermore, a reasonable range of SRX stabilizer content was proposed. e following conclusions may be drawn: (1) e effect of curing temperature on unconfined compressive strength of SSGM is insignificant. Further increase in curing temperature will have little effect on the final strength of SSGM even if the curing temperature is 110°C. However, the increase in curing temperature can significantly accelerate the curing process of SSGM in laboratory test. e curing temperature of SSGM should be controlled to approximately 100°C to avoid the aging of SRX stabilizer due to excessive temperature. e water loss rate of the specimen gradually increases with an increase in the curing time at a curing temperature of 100°C. e curing time was 16 h when the moisture content is zero and the water loss rate is 100%. e recommended curing conditions of SSGM specimens are therefore as follows: the curing temperature should be 100°C ± 2°C; the curing time should not be less than 16 h in the drying oven.
(2) SSGM has good mechanical performances. As the SRX content increased, the mechanical properties significantly improved. When the SRX content was in the range of 0.25%-1% and increased by 0.25%, the unconfined compressive strengths under the condition of vibration forming were 52%, 15%, and 7% higher than the previous ones. Furthermore, the splitting strengths increased by 47%, 18%, and 19% while the compressive resilient modulus increased by 18%, 12%, and 4%. Moreover, CBR increased by 14%, 11%, and 8%. Meanwhile, the growth range reduced as the SRX content increased. When the SRX content was 0.5%, the CBR value, unconfined compressive strength, and modulus of resilience of the SSGM were significantly improved compared with ordinary graded macadam. (3) e pavement performances of SSGM were analyzed from three aspects. (1) e temperature shrinkage coefficient varies greatly in different temperature ranges, especially in the range of 0°C-−10°C (maximum temperature shrinkage coefficient) and 10°C-0°C (minimum temperature shrinkage coefficient). It is indicated that the temperature has a significant effect on temperature shrinkage coefficient. Additionally, temperature shrinkage coefficient of SSGM is much smaller than that of other pavement stabilized materials such as cement concrete, lime and gravel soil, lime-fly ash concrete, and skeleton-density cement-stabilized macadam, so SRX has excellent temperature shrinkage resistance. e application of SSGM between asphalt layer and semirigid base layer can therefore effectively restrain reflective cracks in these pavements caused by the shrinkage cracks in semirigid base. (2) e water stability of SSGM is evaluated using softening coefficient and dry-wet recovery strength ratio. e results show that SSGM can effectively resist damage caused by dry-wet cycling. e invasion of water just reduces the strength temporarily and has rare impact on the internal structure of SSGM. e strength also can basically return to the original state when the specimen is redried. It can be considered that SSGM has good water stability performance. (3) e freeze-thaw stability of SSGM is characterized using the freeze-thaw coefficient and recovery strength ratio. e obtained freeze-thaw coefficient and recovery strength ratio are small while the recovery strength ratio is only approximately 58% after five freeze-thaw cycles. e recovery strength ratio of 58% indicates that five freeze-thaw cycles cause serious damages to SSGM. It is observed that an increase in the SRX content caused a significant improvement in the freezing stability of the SRX through the contrast test of strength of SSGM with different SRX stabilizer content after five freeze-thaw cycles. Increase in the strength and stability of SSGM is considerably obvious under the condition of 0.5%-0.75% SRX content. e strength and bearing capacity of SSGM fulfill the technical requirements under the condition of 0.75% SRX content. (4) e reasonable content of SRX is determined by comprehensively analyzing the effect of the content of SRX stabilizer on mechanical properties and pavement performances. It is recommended that the SRX stabilizer content is 0.5% under common conditions, and its content should be 0.75% in cold and frozen areas. (5) A certain understanding of technical performances of SSGM is given in this paper, but some extra works need to be further investigated. For instance, more relevant properties tests should be conducted to provide a better understanding of technical performances of SSGM. Investigation on the application of field engineering regarding SSGM should be therefore performed based on the above more relevant properties tests and the properties tests preformed in this paper. In general, more relevant properties tests will be first conducted, and then field engineering is performed to optimize the conclusions drawn in this paper in future study.
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Conflicts of Interest
e authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.