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| Title: | ‘Waste to Wealth’ from use of waste plastic in bituminous road construction |
| Authors: | Sangita
Singh, M P
Choudhary, Sanjay |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2011 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Polymers are the backbone of modern day technology and
a boon to today's society. However, the disposal of polymer has always been a
serious concern of environmentalists. Waste polymer
(plastic or rubber) are burnt for apparent disposal, causing environmental
pollution. In
recent years, considerable research has been conducted
all over the world on the use of rubber and polymer in bituminous mixes. Virgin
polymers/rubber have successfully been incorporated to
enhance the property of bituminous mixes. Limited studies conducted in India have
indicated that incorporation of polymeric waste into
the bituminous mixes can solve the problem of its disposal. The process is also
cost
effective and thereby it can turn out to be "waste
to wealth" and can prove to a boon to the society at large. This paper
elaborates an
investigation on the comparative performance of various
properties of bituminous concerete (BC) mix containing 8% (By weight of
bitumen)
plastic/rubber with conventional bituminous concrete
mix (prepared with 60, 70 pen. Grade bitumen). Characterization of
plastic/rubber
waste modifier, bitumen and aggregate is carried out
prior to the production of bituminous concrete mix. Properties like Marshall
Stability,
retained stability, indirect Tensile Strength and
rutting were studied. The improvements in engineering properties of modified BC
mixes over
the conventional mixes are
discussed in detail. |
| Page(s): | 79-84 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-2412 (Online); 0771-7706 (Print) |
| Source: | BVAAP Vol.19(1) [June 2011]
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