A good solar road stud should have three characteristics, and that is high pressure resistance, durable strong light, and firm installation, however, in real life, most people only pay more attention to the first two characteristics, and neglect the problems that will happen in the installation of solar road studs, which cause high rate of falling off.
Some problems should be paid attention in the installation of the studs.
1.Keep the road surface clean
The installation place of the solar road studs should be even and clean to enlarge the contact area of the stud bottom and road surface, which will increase the adhesive force between them two.
2.Choose the right glue
The mastic asphalt and epoxy resin adhesive are mainly used in the installation of solar road studs. The merit of mastic asphalt is short consolidation time, but it has a fatal disadvantage: when the surface temperature reaches 70 or 80°C, it will soften. And at that time, if it is cracked by cars, it will break down or some of the soften black mastic asphalt will paste on the reflector of it, which will influent its reflection effect. Thus, the epoxy resin adhesive must be used in the installation of solar road studs. There are over 100 kinds of epoxy resin adhesives on sale, however, only two or three kinds are suitable for the installation of road studs, and the mix of adhesives and curing agents should be appropriate.
3.Leave enough time for solidification
The epoxy resin adhesive will consolidate after 4 to 6 hours, so the road should be closed for 6 hours after the installation of studs.
4.Problems with the drilling depth of solar road studs
If the drilling depth of the solar road studs is not appropriate, that is, too shallow or too deep, will cause a series of problems. Specifically, drilling too shallow will lead to the bottom surface of the solar road studs can not be fully affixed to the ground, thus affecting the stability of its installation; while drilling too deep will make the solar road studs sink too far below the ground, which may not only lead to the accumulation of water in the pits, but also easy to make the studs damaged. What’s more, too deep drilling will prevent the solar road studs from playing their proper warning role, because the light they emit cannot effectively illuminate the ground. Therefore, in order to ensure the proper function and durability of solar road studs, the depth of the drilled holes must strictly follow the principle of adding 1 centimeter to the shank length of the stud.
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