USE OF PLASTIC WASTE AS PARTIAL
REPLACEMENT FOR BITUMEN IN
FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT
NOASHEIN INJILA HUSSAIN (A-
51)
SUDHANSHU SHARMA (A-49)
S U M E D H J A D H AV ( A - 6 0 )
GUIDED BY : PROF. POONAM PATIL
K A RT H I K S I N D H O L I A ( A - 1 4 )
1. All road builders in the nation are required by a INTRODUCTION
government decree from November 2015 to
employ bituminous mixtures and waste plastic
while constructing roads.
2. This will assist in resolving India's rising issue
with the disposal of plastic garbage.
3. The environmental hazard posed by plastic is
enormous.
4. Plastic is a remarkably adaptable substance.
because of Large-scale plastic manufacture during
the industrial revolution thought to be a less
expensive and more efficient raw material.
5. The use of plastics has changed several industries.
AUTHOR PROJECT NAME TESTS REVIEW
Dr. Michael Burrow Using waste plastic in road construction Dry process and wet process Dust and other impurities should not
exceed 1%. The shredded waste plastic is
then added to the aggregates that are
heated to 170ºC. The shredded waste
plastic softens and melts to form a coating
around the aggregates
1. Pratiksha Singh Rajput Bituminous road construction Semi-dense Bituminous Concrete (SDBC) By increasing the percentage of waste
plastic into the mix the Marshall stability
2. RK Yadav value are increased and maximum stability
is found for the mix containing 12% plastic
by weight of the bitumen. At 14% plastic
content the stability value has decreased.
Therefore, the optimum plastic content is
found as 12%
1. Prof. Shashikant . S. Manikari Bituminous Pavement Softening Point Test (as per IS 1205 – The Optimum Plastic to be coated in the
1978). aggregate is 08 % of Bitumen.
2. Vinit A . Sampal
The Bitumen content is reduced up to 8 %
& then this can be replaced by adding the
plastic
AUTHOR PROJECT NAME TESTS REVIEW
K. Ramasamy Utilization of Waste Plastic in Bitumen Marshall stability test, Flash point test 1) HDPE plastic fails in wet process .
2) LDPE plastics yields good results at
S. Priyankaprakash optimum as 7% LDPE added plastic is
more stable and durable when
compared to the normal bitumen.
3) Addition of LDPE plastics have reduced
the bitumen content and also better
way of waste plastic disposal
Shivani Singh Dhriyan Application of Waste Plastic in Modifying Aggregate Impact Test No significant variation in the optimum
Bitumen Properties Aggregate Crushing Test bitumen content was observed even with
Aditya Bhardwaj Flakiness/Elongation Index Test the addition of waste plastic. With this it
Los Angeles Abrasion Test can be concluded that additional bitumen
is not required to prepare waste plastic
bituminous mix.
AIM :
To investigate the use of plastic as replacement for bitumen in flexible
pavement
OBJECTIVES :
1. To conduct test on normal bitumen &
modified plastic bitumen
2. To identify the probability of percentage
of plastic waste as a partial replacement
for bitumen
3. To compare cost estimation using plastic
waste
METHODOLOGY
(01) Materials used :
(a) Bitumen
(b) Aggregate : (I) Fine aggregate
(II) Coarse aggregate
(c) Plastic waste used
(02) TEST CONDUCTED :
BITUMEN TEST’s :
1. MARSHALL STABILITY TEST
2. SOFTEING POINT TEST
3. FLASH POINT TEST
AGGREGATE TEST’s :
4. Aggregate Impact Test
5. Aggregate Crushing Test
6. Flakiness/Elongation Index Test
7. Los Angeles Abrasion Test
References
i. Indian Road Congress IRC: 37-2012 - Guidelines for the design of flexible pavements-August 2012.
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(Envis), Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment, Vol.2, pp 1-4.
iv. Anurag V. Tiwarietal., Plastic Waste Modified Bitumen for Road Construction, Journal of Engineering
Research and Studies (JERS), Volume 2015-16, 2 July 2015.
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vii. National Rural Roads Development Agency (2019). Guidelines for the use of Plastic Waste in Rural Roads
Construction, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.
viii. Mishra, B. and M.K. Gupta (2018). "Use of plastic waste in bituminous mixes by wet and dry methods."
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