<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The rutting and cracking of pavements has become very common problem in India. Also the quantity of plastic waste has significantly increased in the recent year due to industrialization and population growth. Improper disposal of these plastic wastes has caused various environmental problems, hence the alternative use of waste plastic in bituminous concrete for road construction has been encouraged by the community. In the present study the Indirect Tensile Strength Test has been carried out on Marshall Samples confirming to ASTM D6931-12. Three different processes (dry process, wet process and combined process) of mixing of waste plastic were used during experimentation. It was found that the indirect tensile strength (ITS) and tensile strength ratio (TSR) of sample significantly increase up to 8%, 6% and 12% for dry process, wet process and combined process respectively for LDPE and HDPE type of waste plastic.</p></abstract>

The rutting and cracking of pavements has become very common problem in India. Also the quantity of plastic waste has significantly increased in the recent year due to industrialization and population growth. Improper disposal of these plastic wastes has caused various environmental problems, hence the alternative use of waste plastic in bituminous concrete for road construction has been encouraged by the community. In the present study the Indirect Tensile Strength Test has been carried out on Marshall Samples confirming to ASTM D6931-12. Three different processes (dry process, wet process and combined process) of mixing of waste plastic were used during experimentation. It was found that the indirect tensile strength (ITS) and tensile strength ratio (TSR) of sample significantly increase up to 8%, 6% and 12% for dry process, wet process and combined process respectively for LDPE and HDPE type of waste plastic.

Study on Indirect Tensile Strength of Plastic Waste Bituminous Concrete for Road Construction

Department of Civil Engineering, Sipna College of Engineering and Technology

Romanian Journal of Transport Infrastructure

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The rutting and cracking of pavements has become very common problem in India. Also the quantity of plastic waste has significantly increased in the recent...

Study on Indirect Tensile Strength of Plastic Waste Bituminous Concrete for Road Construction

Published Online: Aug 29, 2018

Page range: 93 - 106

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjti-2018-0006

Keywords
Plastic Waste, Waste reuse, Road construction, Asphalt concrete, Indirect tensile strength test

© 2018 Anurag V. Tiwari et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Study on Indirect Tensile Strength of Plastic Waste Bituminous Concrete for Road Construction

Published Online: Aug 29, 2018

Page range: 93 - 106

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjti-2018-0006

KeywordsPlastic Waste, Waste reuse, Road construction, Asphalt concrete, Indirect tensile strength test

© 2018 Anurag V. Tiwari et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Plastic Waste, Waste reuse, Road construction, Asphalt concrete, Indirect tensile strength test