PROJECT REPORT

ON

“USE WASTE PLASTIC IN ROAD

CONSTRUCTION”
A Project Report Submitted in Partial fulfillment of the Requirement for the award
of Degree of
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
In
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Dr. APJ Abdul kalam technical university, Lucknow

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF

Mr. ABHAY SINGH

Submitted By
ABHAY KUMAR (1848500001)
SAKET KUMAR RAWAT (1848500074)
RINTU NISHAD (1848500068)
SACHIN BHARTI (1848500072)
ABHISHEK MISHRA (1848500003)

S.R. INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

(Affiliated to Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University)
Sitapur Road, Lucknow - 227202

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 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the report entitled, “USE WASTE PLASTIC IN ROAD
CONSTRUCTION”submitted by Abhay Kumar, Saket Kumar Rawat, Rintu
Nishad, Sachin Bharti & Abhishek Mishra, in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for the award of Bachelor of Technology Degree in Civil Engineering at S.R. Institute
of Management and Technology Lucknow is an authentic work carried out by them
under our supervision and guidance.

To the best of our knowledge, the matter embodied in the project report has not
been submitted to any other University/Institute for the award of any Degree or
Diploma

Er. ABHAY SINGH Er. ADITYA SINGH

(Project Guide) Head of Department (Civil
Engineering) S.R. Institute of Management and
Technology Lucknow - 227202

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 S.R. INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

DECLARATION

We hereby declare that the project entitled “USE WASTE PLASTIC IN ROAD
CONSTRUCTION” submitted by us in the partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
award of the degree of Bachelor of technology S.R. Institute of Management and
Technology Lucknow,is record of our own work carried under the supervision and guidance
of Er. Abhay Singh. .

To be the best of my knowledge this project has not been submitted to any other University
or Institute for the award of any degree.

Abhay Kumar (1848500001)

Saket Kumar Rawat (1848500074)
Rintu Nishad (1848500068)
Sachin Bharti (1848500072)
Abhishek Mishra (1848500003)
B.Tech 8th Semester
(Civil Engineering)

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to make our deepest appreciation and gratitude to Er. Abhay Singh
for their invaluable guidance, constructive criticism and encouragement during the
course of this project.

I would also like to thank Er. Abhay Singh for his kind support. Grateful
acknowledgement is made to all the staff and faculty members of Civil Engineering
Department, S.R. Institute of Management and Technology, Lucknow for their
encouragement. I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to all our fellow
graduate students for their time, invaluable suggestions and help. In spite of numerous
citations above, the author accepts full responsibility for the content that follows.

Abhay Kumar (1848500001)

Saket Kumar Rawat (1848500074)
Rintu Nishad (1848500068)
Sachin Bharti (1848500072)
Abhishek Mishra (1848500003)
B.Tech 8th Semester
(Civil Engineering)

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 ABSTRACT

Roads are the Primary and basic means of transport which play a vital role in a
country’seconomy. In a country like India which has the 2 nd largest road network,
construction of durable, strong, tough and long lasting roads is certainly necessary.
Plastic being one of the revolutionary invention of humans a century ago is now one
of the biggest hindrance for the mankind. Enough plastic is throw never year to
circle earth four times. Around 8 million tons of plastic is thrown into our oceans
every year killing in numerous aquatic organisms.

Many Environmentalists, researchers, scientists and common people are working

towards plastic waste management. Using recycled plastic is cost effective means of
meetingexpenses and helps to conserve our resources. Recycled plastic can also be
used to repairhighways. Recycled plastic bottles are also being turned into drainage
filtration systems androad stabilization. Usage of waste plastic in construction of
roads is playing a significant role in both the aspects already discussed above:
Usage of plastics in road construction not only improves the properties of the road
but also creates a path to utilize the waste plastics in a productive and safe way.

The present Seminar Focuses on Plastic waste being turned into functional roads in
Variouscountries like India, Australia, Indonesia, United states. In Indonesia roads
are beingconstructed using Plastic-Asphalt mix. In India roads are being constructed
using Plastic-Bitumen mix. “Volker wessels” a European based construction company
is planning to build Pre fabric at road parts made up of 100% recycled plastic .We
are going know the salient features, advantages of Plastic roads and also look into
various hazards plastic roads may cause.

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 LIST OF CONTENTS
CONTENT PAGE NO.
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION 1-15

FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT 5

BITUMEN 7

AGGREGATE 9

PLASTIC 11

CHAPTER 2
LITERATURE REVIEW 16

CHAPTER 3
METHODOLOGY 19

MATERIALS 19

PLASTIC 21

PROCESS FOR PLASTIC 22

COLLECTION OF PLASTIC WASTE 22

CLEANING PROCESS 23

SHREDDING PROCESS 24

MIXING PROCESS 25

METHOD OF MIXING 26

DRY PROCESS 26

WET PROCESS 27

TESTING 28

PENETRATION TEST 29

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 VISCOSITY TEST 30

SOFTENING POINT TEST 33

FLASH POINT TEST 36

CHAPTER 4
RESULT 39

CHAPTER 5
CONCLUSION 50

FUTURE SCOPE 51

REFERENCES 52

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 LIST OF FIGURES
S. No. CONTENT PAGE
NO.

1 Fig.1 Plastic Waste 2

2 Fig.2 Flexible pavement 6
3 Fig.3 Indian Road Traffic 6
4 Fig.4 Bitumen 7
5 Fig.5 Flaky Aggregate 10
6 Fig.6 Rounded Aggregate 10
7 Fig.7 Garbage Dump 11
8 Fig.8 Aggregate used in lab 20
9 Fig.9 Bitumen Sample 21
10 Fig.10 Bitumen Sample 21
11 Fig.11 Collection of waste plastic 22
12 Fig.12 Collection of waste plastic 23
13 Fig.13 Cuting/Shredding of waste plastic 25
14 Fig.14 Cuting/Shredding of waste plastic 26
15 Fig.15 Flow chart of dry process 27
16 Fig.16 Flow chart of wet process 28
17 Fig.17 Penetrometer 30
18 Fig.18 Viscometer 32
19 Fig.19 Viscosity test 32
20 Fig.20 Ring Ball Apparatus 33
21 Fig.21 Softening Point test 34
22 Fig.22 Sample observation 35
23 Fig.23 Performing Flash Point Test 37
24 Fig.24 Flash point test 38

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