journal article·2025-03-23Open access

Study on Adhesion Characteristics of Rubber–Soil Interface Based on Electric Double-Layer and Water Film Theories

Mingyang Yuan, Ze Zhang, Hang Li, Zhiyuan Wang, Doudou Jin

Coatings· Volume 15· Issue 4

Abstract

Soil adhesion is one of the basic physical properties of soil. The existence of soil adhesion will cause additional energy consumption of transport vehicles, which is an urgent scientific problem to be solved. In this paper, rubber tires are used as test materials, and the adhesion between rubber tires and different soils is measured by the improved adhesion test device. The rubber surface after the test is processed and analyzed by image analysis software. The results showed that the soil adhesion increased with the increase in soil moisture content and reached the maximum when it was close to the liquid limit. The maximum adhesion increased with the increase in soil clay content. The image processing analysis showed that the watermark area on the rubber surface will gradually increase with the increase in soil moisture content. According to the test results and the characteristics of soil colloid, the electric double-layer theory was introduced to establish the contact, adhesion, and separation model of the rubber–soil interface, and the adhesion mechanism of the rubber–soil interface was expounded. This study will promote the study of soil adhesion and provide a reference for estimating the additional energy consumption caused by adhesion during transportation.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization · Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics · Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions

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Affiliations

College of Civil Engineering and Transportation, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

Northeast-China Observatory and Research-Station of Permafrost Geo-Environment of the Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre for Permafrost Environment and Road Construction and Maintenance in Northeast China, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

China-Russia Joint Laboratory for Cold Regions Engineering & Environment, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

Mudanjiang Power Supply Company, State Grid Heilongjiang Electric Power Co., Ltd., Mudanjiang 157001, China

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities · Science and Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program · Heilongjiang Transportation Investment Group Co., Ltd. · Natural Science Foundation of China

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