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Lecturer
1st S.Raji Department of Civil Engineering
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Institute of Technology
Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
2nd Shivananda Roy
B.Tech Student
3rd Renuka Roy Department of Civil Engineering
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Institute of Technology
4th Hamet Sahu
Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
5th Vipul Kumar
Abstract
Plastic waste is an emerging issue posing serious pollution problems to the
human and the environment. New effective waste management options
need to be considered especially on recycling concepts. This project presents
the results of an investigation to study the performance of bituminous
pavement with plastic waste mixed with bitumen. An effort has been made
for detail a systematic study of Marshall Stability specimens with various
proportions of coarse aggregates, fine aggregates, fillers, bitumen along
with plastics waste. Efforts have been made to use plastic waste as a partial
replacement of the bitumen. An experimental study is made on the
utilization of waste particles as binder in bituminous pavement with a
percentage replacement ranging from 3 % to 6% on the strength criteria of
VG 30 grade of bitumen. The test results shows that no significant loss in
strength was found in the plastic modified bituminous pavement compared
to conventional bituminous pavement.
I. INTRODUCTION
Bitumen is a useful binder for road construction. Different grades of bitumen like30/40,
60/70, and 80/100 are available on the basis of their penetration values. Nowadays more
rational type of paving bitumen, known as ‘Viscosity Grade (VG) has been adopted by
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) which is based on the viscosity test values. Different
viscosity grade of bitumen with respect to penetration values are VG40 (30/40), VG30
(60/70), VG20 (70/80), VG10 (80/100). The steady increase in high traffic intensity in terms
of commercial vehicles, the increase in overloading of trucks and the significant variation in
daily and seasonal temperature demands improved road characteristics. Any improvement in
the property of the binder is the need of the hour.
Elastomers like natural rubber, crumb rubber, SBR, etc. as well as plastomeric substances
like Polyethylene, Ethylene Vinyl Acetate and Ethylene Butyl Acrylates are mixed with
Bitumen to modify the properties. Modified Bitumen possesses better quality. Today the
availability of the waste plastics is enormous, as the plastic material shave become part and
parcel of daily life. They either get mixed with Municipal Solid Waste and or thrown over
land area. Their present disposal is either by land filling or by incineration. Both the
processes are not eco-friendly. Under these circumstances, an alternate use for the waste
plastics is also the need of the hour. Plastics are organic in nature and Bitumen is also a
mixture of organic compounds. Hence the mixture of the two is possible.
II. OBJECTIVES
The objectives derived for the study are :
To find out the properties of modified bitumen (with Non-Biodegradable Plastic
waste)
To Design a bituminous mix with modified bitumen
To use the designed mix in wearing course of flexible pavement for a selected
stretch with present traffic load.
Find out the cost benefit analysis with modified bitumen for wearing coarse for 1 km
stretch of road in Port Blair conditions
3.1 Aggregates
The tests carried out to assure the quality of aggregates includes Aggregate Impact test ,
Crushing Test, Los Angeles Abrasion Test and Shape test for Flakiness Index and
Elongation Index. In addition to the above specific gravity and water absorption tests were
also carried out for the aggregate to ensure its suitability for the proposed pavement with
modified bitumen. The tests results obtained from the investigation is as shown in Table 3.1
3.2 Bitumen
The various tests carried out on Bitumen samples includes Penetration Tests, Softening
point, Ductility tests and Viscosity tests to assure its suitability according to its grade for
being used for wearing course . The tests results obtained for Bitumen is shown in Table
3.2.
Table 3.2: Test Result of Bitumen
S. No. Property Test Result Specified Value Remark
1. Softening Point 50°C More Than 30 Satisfactory
2. Ductility Value 100 cm >100 Satisfactory
3. Penetration Value 62 50-70 Satisfactory
4. Viscosity of Bitumen 75seconds Min. 45-50 Satisfactory
These results were compared with IRC (Indian Road Congress) specified values and the
same is shown in graph in Figure 3.1.
100 92
90
80
69
70 65
60
RANGE
47 50 50
50 45
40 Conventional bitumen
40
30 IRC Range (min)
20
10
0
Penetration Ductility (cm) Softening (°C) Viscosity
(mm) (Seconds)
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF BITUMEN
Figure 3.1: Graph Showing Test Result of Conventional Bitumen and IRC Range of Bitumen
In addition to the conventional Bitumen, Modified Bitumen (with Plastic waste) was also
tested for the all the above stated properties. The content of Bitumen was kept same varying
the quantity of modified bitumen (starting from 3 % to 7%). The results obtained during the
specified tests with Bitumen and modified bitumen was compared with IRC specified values
as shown in Figure 3.2
100 92
90 82 81
80
69 68
70 62 65
60
RANGE
47 50 50
50 45 Conventional bitumen
40
40 Modified bitumen
30 IRC Range (min)
20
10
0
Penetration (mm) Ductility (cm) Softening (°C) Viscosity
(Seconds)
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF BITUMEN
Figure 3.2: Graph Showing Difference with Conventional Bitumen and Modified Bitumen
75 no. Of blows were given per each side of the sample so subtotal of 150 no. of
blows was given per sample. The Figure 4.1 shows the pictures of specimen
preparation
Then these samples with moulds were kept separately and marked.
Table 5.1: Recommendation of marshal value and flow value as per IRC
S. No. Description Requirement
Marshall stability (ASTM Designation: D-1559) determined
820 kg (1800 lb.)
1. on Marshall specimens compacted by 75 compaction blows
Minimum
on each end
2. Marshall flow (mm) 2-4
3. Per cent voids in mix 3-5
4. Per cent voids in mineral aggregates (VMA) Minimum 11-13 per cent
5. Per cent voids in mineral aggregates filled by bitumen(VFB) 65-75
6. Binder content, per cent by weight of total mix Minimum 4.5
The tests results were plotted to obtain Marshal Stability value and Flow value as shown in
Figure 5.3
900 5
800 5; 820 4,5
Marshall Stability Value (Kg)
Flow Value
500 6; 518 3
400 2,5
300 2
200 1,5
100 1
0 0,5
3 4 5 6 7 0
Bitumen(%) 3 4 5 6 7
Bitumen(%)
Figure5.3: Marshal Stability Curve for optimized sample
.
Figure 5.4: Shredded Plastic
The Bituminous concrete was made with Modified Bitumen for varying mixes to analyse
the optimum content of modified Bitumen for economising the construction
Table 5.3: Results of BC Mix Design Using VG-30 Grade Bitumen Along With Varying % of LDPE
Bulk Air
Bitum LDPE Marshal Flow
S.N Density Voids Vb VMA VFB
en % Stability Value
(G) Vv
1 3.50% 3 650 2.5 1.970 4.36 9.259 13.619 67.980
3.5 665 2.8 1.968 4.99 9.250 14.250 64.910
4 680 3.1 1.973 4.77 9.273 14.040 66.047
910
860
MARSHALL STABILITY VALUE
698 840
MARSHALL STABILITY VALUE
790 780
720
680
665
650
Figure 5.5: Marshal Stability Curve for LDPE% along with 3.5 % and 4% Bitumen
1180 1150
1145 1115
MARSHARLL STABILITY VALUE
1200 1095
1150 1050
Figure 5.6: Marshal Stability Curve for LDPE% along with 4.5% and 5 % Bitumen
950 910
890 870
830
MARSHALL STABILITY VALUE
810
740
Figure 5.7: Marshal Stability Curve for LDPE% along with 5.5% Bitumen
The Flow value for the varying percentage of Modified Bitumen obtained for the attempted Mixes
of sample is shown in Figure 5.8 to Figure 5.10
3,3
3,1 3,9
2,8 3,6 3,7
3,4
2,5 3,1
2,7
FLOW VALUE
FLOW VALUE
Figure 5.8: Flow Curve for LDPE% along with 3.5% and 4 % of Bitumen
FLOW VALUE
FLOW VALUE
Figure 5.9: Flow Curve for LDPE% along with 4.5% and 5 % of Bitumen
5,2 5,3 5,5 5,7
4,9
4,4 4,6
FLOW VALUE
Figure 5.10: Flow Curve for LDPE% along with 5.5% of Bitumen
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VII. CONCLUSION
This project work included preparation and testing of various Marshall specimen with
60/70 grade (VG30) of varying percentage of conventional bitumen as well as varying
percentage of modified bitumen (using waste plastic), to know the optimum content of
bitumen required for getting the maximum Marshall value, flow value. And it has been
observed that the values of other parameters i.e. Vv, Vb VMA and VFB in the cases
conventional and LDPE modified bitumen have found out to be within required
specifications. The study also found that at 4% of bitumen along with 4.5% of plastic
modified bitumen shows higher value of Marshall Stability value and suitable flow value
which achieves greater density. The study revealed that utilization of waste plastic in road
construction can be considered for waste management as well as to improve longevity of
road performance. Though the cost analysis was carried out only for the Bitumen
requirement for re-surfacing purpose which showed the reduction by around 4.5%
i.e318.645Kg (0.318645 ton) for 1km stretch of road. This will provide more stable and
durable mix for the flexible pavements. The serviceability and resistance to moisture will
also be better when compared to the conventional method of construction.
However this modified bitumen used in designed mix for pavement construction will have
strong, durable and eco-friendly roads which will relieve the earth from all type of plastic-
waste. This will help in increase in the life span as well as maintenance period of roads.
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9 BIOGRAPHIES
Corresponding author is a Civil Engineer and has done her Post graduation
(M.E.) in construction Management & Technology. She is born and
brought up in Andaman Islands and did her graduation from Gujarat
University in the year 1993 and her Post graduation from NITTTR,
Chandigarh with Punjab University. She is been in teaching profession for
last 22 years and has been actively guiding both Diploma & Degree
(B.Tech) students of Civil Engineering Department of BRAIT, in their
Major Projects Her field of interest is Traffic Engineering. The other four
authors are her students.
[1]
Raji,S., Roy,S., Roy,R., Sahu, H., Kumar,V. (2016): “Design And Estimate Of
Modified (With Plastic Waste) Bituminous Pavement For A Given Stretch Of Road”
International Journal of Informative & Futuristic Research (ISSN: 2347-1697), Vol. 4
No. (2), October 2016, pp. 5309-5321, Paper ID: IJIFR/V4/E2/051.