BHARATI VIDYAPEETH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
KHARGHAR NAVI MUMBAI - 400614
PROJECT REPORT ON
“PLASTIC BASED ROAD”
SUBMITTED BY
OMKAR BORATE
GUIDED BY
MR. VIPUL RANJANE
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
BHARATI VIDYAPEETH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
KHARGHAR NAVI MUMBAI - 400614
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL OF PROJECT
This is to certify that,
Roll No Name of student Enrollment No Seat No
3106 Omkar Borate 2100270017 108916
6TH Semester Diploma in Civil Engineering of Institute Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of
Technology (Code - 0027) have completed the term satisfactorily in Capstone Project
Execution and Report Writing for academic year 2023-2024 as prescribed in the MSBTE
curriculum.
Place: Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.
Date: 05/04/2024
Project Guide Head of Department Principal
Seal of
Institution
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
It gives me immense pleasure to present my Synopsis Report on “Plastic Based Road” and to
express my deep regards towards those who have offered their valuable time and guidance in
my hour of need.
I would like to express my sincere and whole-hearted thanks to my project guide Mr. Vipul
Ranjane and Head of Department Mrs. Cissy Shaji for contributing their valuable time,
knowledge, experience and guidance in making this project successfully done.
I am also glad to express my gratitude and thanks to my college Bharati Vidyapeeth
Institute of Technology, Navi Mumbai and Respected Principal Mr. P.N. Tandon for
continuous inspiration and encouragement.
This report helped me to learn new techniques, developments taking place in Civil
Engineering and to revise some previous concepts. Indeed, I perceive this opportunity as a
milestone in my career development.
Last but not least, I sincerely thank my colleagues, the staff and all others who directly or
indirectly helped me and made numerous suggestions which have surely improved the quality
of my work.
Sincerely,
Name: Omkar Borate
Enrollment Id: 2100270017
Seat Number: 108916
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Sr. No. Topic Page No.
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Background of The Project 1
1.2 Case Studies 1
1.3 Quantifying Plastic Utilization & Need for Study 1
1.4 Objective and Scope 2
1.5 Specifications 2
1.6 What is Plastic & its Uses 2
1.6.1 Defination 2
1.6.2 Types & its uses 3
1.7 Study of Material Used 4
1.7.1 Shredded Plastic 4
1.7.2 Coarse Aggregate 4
1.7.3 Medium Aggregate & sub grade filling material 4
1.8 Challenges & Opportunities 5
1.8.1 Challenges 5
1.8.2 Opportunities 5
1.9 Environmental Implications 5
1.10 Social and Economic Implications 5
2 Literature Review 6
2.1 General 6
2.2 Literature Review 7
3 Methodology 11
3.1 Material Test (Aggregate) 13
3.1.1 Abrasion Test 14
3.1.2 Impact Test 14
3.1.3 Water Absorption Test 15
3.2 Basic Process 16
3.3 Casting and Handling Overview 17
3.4 Procedure 18
III
3.5 Test on Plastic-Based Road Cube 19
3.6 Procedure for conducting a Flexural Test 21
3.7 Procedure for Chemical Resistance Test 22
4 4.1 Result 23
4.1.1 Result of Crushing Test 23
4.1.2 Result of Abrasion Test 24
4.1.3 Result of Water Absorption Test 25
4.2 Test on Plastic cube 26
4.2.1 Result of Compression Test 26
4.2.2 Flexural Test Result 27
4.2.3 Chemical Resistance Test Result 30
5 Conclusion 31
Reference 39
Appendix 42
Photo Gallery of Site Visit 49
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LIST OF FIGURES
Sr No. Figure No. Name of Figure Page No.
1 1.1 Elastomers Plastic 03
2 1.2 Thermosets Plastic 03
3 1.3 Thermoplastics 03
4 1.4 Shredded Plastic 04
5 1.5 Coarse Aggregate 04
6 1.6 Medium aggregate & sub grade filling material 04
7 3.1 Abrasion Test 13
8 3.2 Impact Test 14
9 3.3 Water Absorption Test 15
10 3.4 Basic Process for Plastic waste 16
11 3.5 Casting and Handling Overview 17
12 3.6 Procedure Of Plastic Based Road 18
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LIST OF TABLES
Page
Sr No. Table No. Name of Table
No.
1 4.1 Crushing Test results of plain coarse aggregate 23
2 4.2 Test results of plastic-coated aggregate 23
3 4.3 Abrasion Test results of plain coarse agg. 24
4 4.4 Test results of plastic-coated aggregate 24
5 4.5 Water Absorption Test results of plain coarse aggregates 25
6 4.6 Test results of plastic-coated aggregate 25
7 4.7 Compression Test results 26
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ABSTRACT
This study discussed the suitability of plastic waste materials for pavement construction...
The waste is mixed in different proportions to the soil sample and their influences on
geotechnical properties were studied. The results of the tests indicated that plastic alone is
not suitable for pavement sub grade. When quarry dust was added along with soil plastic
mix, it maintains the CBR value within the required range.
Plastic use in road construction is not new. It is already in use as PVC or HDPE pipe mat
crossings built by cabling together PVC (polyvinyl chloride) or HDPE (high-density poly-
ethylene) pipes to form plastic mats. The plastic roads include transition mats to ease the
passage of tyres up to and down from the crossing. Both options help protect wetland haul
roads from rutting by distributing the load across the surface. But the use of plastic-waste has
been a concern for scientists and engineers for a quite long time. Recent studies in this
direction have shown some hope in terms of using plastic-waste in road construction i.e.,
Plastic roads.
Plastic roads mainly use plastic carry-bags, disposable cups and PET bottles that are
collected from garbage dumps as an important ingredient of the construction material. When
mixed with hot bitumen, plastics melt to form an oily coat over the aggregate and the
mixture is laid on the road surface like a normal tar road.
THE INDIAN CONCRETE JOURNAL
Plastic roads would be a boon for India’s hot and extremely humid climate, where
temperatures frequently cross 50°C and torrential rains create havoc, leaving most of the
roads with big potholes. Already, a kilometre-long test-track has been tested in Karnataka
using this technology. The government is keen on encouraging the setting up of small plants
for mixing waste plastic and bitumen for road construction. It is hoped that in near future we
will have strong, durable and eco-friendly roads which will relieve the earth from all type of
plasticwaste.
Plastics will increase the melting point of the bitumen. The use of the innovative technology
not only strengthened the road construction but also increased the road life as well as will
help to improve the environment and also creating a source of income.
Keyword: Plastic waste, Road construction, Bitumen, Eco-friendly
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