This document discusses using plastic waste in road construction. It begins by introducing plastic waste as a hazard to the environment and how it can be used to construct flexible pavement. The objectives are to increase road strength, reduce road fatigue, and decrease the amount of plastic waste. The basic processes involved are segregating, cleaning, shredding, and collecting shredded plastic less than 2.36mm. Advantages include using more plastic waste, reducing bitumen needs, increasing road strength and performance while lowering costs. Comparisons are made between plastic and bitumen roads showing plastic roads require less bitumen and cost. The document concludes that plastic waste can improve bitumen road properties and provide an environmentally friendly solution for plastic disposal.
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1. USES OF PLASTIC WASTES IN ROAD
CONSTRUCTION
SUBMITTED BY:
04- Shejal Atakare
13- Samruddhi Dhadsul
2. INTRODUCTION
Plastic waste - hazard to the environment.
Plastic waste - construction of flexible pavement.
3. WHAT IS PLASTIC
A material that contains one or more organic
polymers of large molecular weight soild in this
finished state and at some state while
manufacturing or processing into finishing articles,
can be shaped by its flow.
4. OBJECTIVES
Plastic waste helps increase the strength of the
road.
Reducing road fatigue.
Large amount of plastic waste is required for a
small stretch of road, the amount of waste plastic
strewn around will definitely reduce.
11. ADVANTAGES OF PLASTIC ROAD
Use higher percentage of plastic waste.
Reduce the need of bitumen by around 10%
Increase the strength and performance of the road.
Reduce the cost to around Rs. 5000/km of single
lane road.
Generate jobs for rag pickers.
Develop a technology, which is eco-friendly.
A lightweight prefabricated construction.
Faster construction and less maintenance time.
Higher quality and a longer lifespan.
12. DISADVANTAGE OF PLASTIC ROADS
Cleaning process
During the road laying process
After the road laying
13. COMPARISON BETWEEN PLASTIC ROAD &
BITUMEN ROAD
Plastic roads consist of
6-8 percent plastic
The construction of
every kilometer of road
required one tonne of
plastic waste this
means for every
kilometer of road, one
tonne bitumen is saved,
which costs about Rs.
30,000
Bitumen road consist
92-94 percent bitumen
The construction of
every kilometer of road
required nine tonne of
plastic waste
Plastic Road Bitumen Road
15. MATERIALS:-
Bitumen:-The binder utilized in this study is one
type of neat asphalt binder graded
60/70penetration.
Aggregate :- The fine and course aggregate
utilized in this study was obtained from quarries in
south of Vietnam.
Plastic :- The waste plastic polythene bags we are
going to use in this project which having thickness
less than 0.5 micron
16. NECESSITY:-
Disposal of waste plastic is a major problem.
It is non-biodegradable.
Burning of these waste plastic bags causes
environment pollution.
It mainly consists of low-density polyethylene.
To find its utility in bituminous mixes for road
construction.
Laboratory performance studies were conducted on
bituminous mixes.
Laboratory studies proved that waste plastic
enhances the property of the mix.
Improvement in properties of bituminous mix provides
the solution for disposal in an useful way.
17. CONCLUSION
Plastic will increase the melting point of the bitumen
Use of the innovative technology not only
strengthened the road construction but also
increased the road life
Help to improve the environment
Plastic road would be a boon for Indias hot and
extremely humid climate where durable and eco-
friendly roads which will relive the earth form all
type of plastic waste