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

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

By: Anurag V. Tiwari and  Y R M Rao  
Open Access
|Aug 2018

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.

Language: English
Page range: 93 - 106
Published on: Aug 29, 2018
Published by: Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2018 Anurag V. Tiwari, Y R M Rao, published by Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest
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