“EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON PROPERTIE OF BITUMEN

USING WITH HDPE OR WITH OUT HDPE FOR FLEXIBLE

PAVEMENT”
A Dissertation
Submitted
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Degree
Of
Master of Technology
In
Construction Technology & Management
By
Singh Brijesh kumar Shivshankar
(Enrollment No.: -0540CE15MT18)

Under the Guidance of

Prof. Pratiksha Malviya
H.O.D
To
Department of Civil Engineering

MILLENNIUM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BHOPAL

Affiliated to
RAJIV GANDHI PROUDYOGIKI VISHWAVIDHYALAYA, BHOPAL
OCTOBER-2018
 Millennium Institute of Technology, Bhopal
Near Neelbad Square, Nathu Barkheda Road, Bhopal-462044
Affiliated to
Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal
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DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the work is being presented in the dissertation entitled
“EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON PROPERTIE OF BITUMEN USING
WITH HDPE OR WITH OUT HDPE FOR FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT” in the partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the award of degree of Master of Technology in
Construction Technology & Management submitted in Millennium Institute of
Technology, Bhopal is an authentic record of my own work carried under the guidance of
Prof. Pratiksha Malviya (H.O.D. CE). I have not submitted the matter embodied in this report
for award of any other degree.

I also declare that “A check for plagiarism has been carried out on the dissertation and is
found within the acceptable limit and report of which is enclosed here with”.

Prof. Pratiksha Malviya Singh Brijesh kumar Shivshankar

Guide (H.O.D. CE) Enrollment No. 0540CE15MT18

Dr. Rajneesh Kumar Karn

Principal MIT

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 CANDIDATE’S DECLARATION

Certified that this dissertation “EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON PROPERTIE

OF BITUMEN USING WITH HDPE OR WITH OUT HDPE FOR FLEXIBLE
PAVEMENT” which is submitted by me in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
award of the degree of Master of Technology in Construction Technology &
Management to Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal comprises my
original work and due acknowledgments have been made in the text and all other material
used. This is also certified that the matter embodied in this dissertation in full or in part has
not been submitted to any other University or Institute for the award of any degree / diploma
/certificate.

Place: Singh Brijesh kumar Shivshankar

Date: Enrollment No. 0540CE15MT18

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 Millennium Institute of Technology, Bhopal
Near Neelbad Square, Nathu Barkheda Road, Bhopal-462044
Affiliated to
Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal
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CERTIFICATE

Certified that this dissertation “EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON PROPERTIE

OF BITUMEN USING WITH HDPE OR WITH OUT HDPE FOR FLEXIBLE
PAVEMENT” “submitted by Singh Brijesh kumar Shivshankar (Enrolment Number-
0540CE15MT18) in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Technology in Construction Technology& Management is a record of the
candidate’s own work carried out under our supervision at Millennium Institute of
Technology, Bhopal during the session 2015-2017.

Prof. Pratiksha Malviya Dr. Rajneesh Kumar Karn Dr. R.N.S Yadav
Guide & HOD of Principal MIT Group Director MGI
Civil Engineering

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 Millennium Institute of Technology, Bhopal
Near Neelbad Square, Nathu Barkheda Road, Bhopal-462044
Affiliated to
Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal
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APPROVAL CERTIFICATE

Certified that this dissertation “EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON PROPERTIE

OF BITUMEN USING WITH HDPE OR WITH OUT HDPE FOR FLEXIBLE
PAVEMENT” submitted by Singh Brijesh kumar Shivshankar (Enrolment Number-
0540CE15MT18) in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Technology in Construction Technology & Management is a record of the
candidate’s own work carried out under my supervision at Millennium Institute of
Technology, Bhopal during the session 2015-2017.

Internal Examiner External Examiner

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

With deep reference and profound gratitude, I express my sincere thanks to Prof. Pratiksha
Malviya Guide (CE) and H.O.D. (CE), for giving me an opportunity to gain hand on
experience on the dissertation work.

Prof. Subhadra Yadav (Dean) of Student Welfare MGI for her encouragement. Prof. R.S.
Yadav, Chief Administrative Officer and Prof. Shishir Nigam, CEO for their support.

I am thankful to Principal MIT Dr. Rajneesh Kumar Karn for providing the platform to
complete my dissertation work.

My special thanks to Dr. R. N. S. Yadav, Group Director MGI, for overall guidance to
complete dissertation work by providing me immense opportunities and support for
completion of the dissertation work on time.

I am very much grateful to Er Vinod Yadav, Chairman MGI for providing me a platform.

At last but not least, I would like to convey my thanks to all the faculty members of Civil
Engineering Department, MGI, Bhopal who helped me in completion of the dissertation at
every stage

I am obliged to my parents for continuous encouragement and blessings for the completion of
the dissertation work. I am also thankful to all those who were involved directly and
indirectly with me for my thesis work.
.

Singh Brijesh kumar Shivshankar

Enrollment No.: 0540CE15MT18
MIT, Bhopal
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 ABSTRACT

HDPE (High density Poly-ethylene), in bitumen and bitumen mixes for DBC (Dens
Bituminous Concrete). Modification of bitumen by the addition of polymers can lead to
significant changes in the mechanical properties of the bitumen. To utilize the non-
biodegradable material which is otherwise a threat to the environment, In highway
bituminous mixes substantially improving the stability or strength, fatigue life and other
desirable properties of bituminous concrete mix, even under adverse water-logging
conditions. Therefore the life of the pavement surfacing course using the modified bitumen is
also expected to increase substantially in comparison to the use of ordinary bitumen.

In India, bituminous surfaced flexible pavements comprise majority of the roads over rigid
pavements. Distress symptoms, such as cracking, rutting and others. Are being increasingly
caused at earlier stages due to high traffic intensity, over loading of vehicles and significant
variations in daily and seasonal temperature of the pavement. Investigations have revealed
that modifiers can be used to improve properties of bitumen and bituminous mixes to make it
more suitable for road construction. Bituminous-mix design involves mixing various sizes of
aggregate and bitumen contents in optimum proportions. The modified bitumen shows better
properties desired for road construction. The waste plastic bags for HDPEwere heated to 160-
180oC and added to the aggregate, for adding to bitumen (60/70) at 120-140oC. The LDPE-
aggregate mix was then combined to get the sample for dense bituminous concrete (DBC).

In HDPEmodified bitumen the higher marshal stability value is obtained when 8% HDPEis
added to the mix. The Optimum binder content reduces in case of HDPE(5%) in comparison
to ordinary bituminous mix (5.5%).In this study it was also observed that with the addition of
modifier Percentage Air Voids were decreased but Flow Value & Voids filled with bitumen
(VFB) are increased. The study indicate that use of HDPEas mix to bitumen gives sufficient
strengths to the road surface, saves cost and economics use of bitumen.

KEYWORDS: HDPE, DBC, BITUMEN, MODIFIERS, PAVEMENTS, DURABILITY,

MARSHAL STABILITY, VMA, VFB, AIR VOIDS, DENSITY.

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 CONTENTS

S NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE NO.

1 TITLE
2 DECLARATION I
3 CANDIDATE’S DECLARATION II
4 CERTIFICATE III
5 APPROVAL CERTIFICATE IV
6 PRAPTRA V
7 SAPATH VI
8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VIII
9 ABSTRACT IX
10 CONTENTS X
11 LIST OF FIGURES XIII
12 LIST OF TABLES XIV
13 ABBREVIATIONS XIV

CHAPTER-1

INTRODUCTION 1-7
1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Bituminous Streets Roads 1

1.3 Modified Bitumen 2

1.3.1 Polymer (LDPE) Modified Bitumen 3
1.4 Bituminous Blend / Mix 4

1.5 Plastic Waste Scenario 5

1.6 Scope 6
1.7 Need of the study 6

1.8 Thesis Structure 7

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CHAPTER-2 8-16
LITERATURE REVIEW 8
2.1 General 8
2.2 Problem identification 13
2.3 Objective 16

CHAPTER-3 17-29
METHODOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM 17
3.1 Methodology Adopted 17
3.2 Experimental Procedure 18
3.2.1 Penetration Test 18
3.2.2 Ductility Test 19
3.2.3 Flash And Fire Point Test 20
3.2.4 Specific Gravity Test 21
3.2.5 Marshall Stability test 21
3.3 Binder Modification 22
3.4 Experimental Set up 22
3.5 Sample Preparation 25
3.5.1 Aggregate 25
3.5.2 60/70 Grade Bitumen 25
3.5.3 HDPEModified Bitumen 25
3.6 Blending Processes 27
3.6.1 Dry process 27

CHAPTER-4 30-39
RESULT AND DISCUSION 30
4.1 Introduction 30
4.2 MORTH specification for DBM 30
4.3 Results 31
4.3.1 Results with Ordinary Bitumen 31
4.3.1.1 Physical Properties of Aggregate 31
4.3.1.2 Physical properties of 60/70 grade bitumen 32
4.3.1.3 Physical Properties of 60/70 grade Modified Bitumen 32

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4.3.1.4 Results of Marshal Mix Design for DBM with ordinary 32
bitumen (60/70 grade)
4.3.2 Results of DBM with LDPE 35

CHAPTER-5 40
CONCLUSION AND FUTURE SCOPE 40
5.1CONCLUSION 40
5.2FUTURE SCOPE OF WORK 40

CHAPTER-6 41-43
REFERENCES 42
PUBLICATIONS 45
PLAGRISM REPORT 45

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 LIST OF FIGURES

Page No

Figure -1.1
Figure -3.1
Figure -3.2
Figure -3.3
Figure -3.4
Figure -3.5
Figure – 3.6
Figure – 3.7
Figure – 3.8
Figure 4.1
Figure 4.2
Figure 4.3
Figure 4.4
Figure -4.5
Figure 4.6
Figure 4.7
Figure 4.8
Figure 4.9

Figure 4.10

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 LIST OF TABLES

Table No. Description Page No.

 ABBREVIATIONS
Bvs Bulk volume of sample
BC Bituminous concrete
Gsb Bulk specific gravity of aggregates
Gse Effective specific gravity of aggregates in mix
Ga Apparent specific gravity of aggregates
Gmm Theoretical maximum specific gravity of the mix
Gmb Bulk Specific gravity of the mix
MoRTH Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
OBC Optimum Bitumen content
VMA Voids in mineral aggregates

VA Air void

VFB Voids filled with bitumen