PLASTIC ROADS

PRESENTED BY:

SUNILKUMAR B T
USN : 3BR21CV413
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF

Mr. Praveen Ashok M. Mtech (TE&M) Mr. Shiva Kumar K. Mtech (Structures)
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Department Of Civil Engineering, BITM, Bellary Department Of Civil Engineering, BITM, Bellary
 CONTENTS
• Introduction
• What are plastic roads?
• Why Plastic?
• Materials used
• Basic process
• Construction of plastic roads
• Field trials
• Advantages of plastic roads
• Disadvantages of plastic roads
• Case study
• Conclusion
• References
INTRODUCTION
• Disposal of waste plastic is a major problem. It is non- biodegradable and it mainly consists of
low density polyethylene.
• Burning of these waste plastic bags causes environmental pollution.
• To find its utility in bituminous mixes for road construction, laboratory performance studies were
conducted on bituminous mixes.
• Laboratory studies proved that waste plastic enhances the property of the mix.
• Plastic roads mainly use plastic carry bags, disposable cups and bottles that are collected from
garbage dumps as an important ingredient of the construction material.
• Improvement in properties of bituminous mix provides the solution for disposal in an useful way.
• When mixed with hot bitumen, plastics melt to form an oily coat over the aggregate and the
mixture is laid on the road surface like a normal tar roads.
WHAT ARE WASTE PLASTIC ROADS?
• The roads constructed using waste plastic, popularly known as plastic roads, are found to
perform better compared to these constructed with conventional bitumen.
WHY PLASTIC?
• Resistance to water, wear and tear.
• Durability.
• Available at low cost.
• Disposal issues.
• Environmental and ecological issues.
• Properties enhanced.
MATERIALS USED
Aggregate :-
• Aggregate of 10mm to 20mm.
• Stone, dust, and lime as filler.
Bitumen:-
• 60/70/80/100 grade bitumen.
Waste plastics:-
• It should be used in shredded form.
BASIC PROCESS
1. Segregation:-
• Plastic waste collected from various sources
must be separated from other
waste.
• Maximum thickness of 60 microns.

2. Cleaning Process:-
• Plastic waste get cleaned and dried.

3. Shredding Process:-
• Different types of plastic waste are mixed together
and plastics gets shredded or cut into small pieces.

4. Collection Process:-
• Then plastic waste retaining in 2.36mm is collected.
CONSTRUCTION OF PLASTIC ROAD
1.Plastic waste- cleaning process 2.Shredding to required size

3.Aggregate heated(170˚c)
4. Aggregate transferred to pudding chamber

5. Waste plastic mixed with hot aggregate

6. Bitumen added 7.Aggregate –Plastic-Bitumen mix

8.Laying of Plastic Tar Road

FIELD TRIALS
1. Wet process.
2. Dry process.
WET PROCESS:-
• Waste plastics by direct mixing with hot bitumen at 160°C.
• Mechanical stirrer is needed.
• Since the wet process require a lot of investment and bigger plants so not commonly used.
DRY PROCESS:-
• Plastics waste like bags, bottles etc are cut into a size between 2.36 mm and 4.75mm using
shredding machine.
• The aggregate mix is heated to 170°C. and then it is transferred to mixing chamber.
• Similarly the bitumen is to be heated up to a maximum of 160°C.
• At the mixing chamber, the shredded plastics waste is added over the hot aggregate.
• The plastics waste coated aggregate is mixed with hot bitumen.
 165˚ c Waste plastic
Aggregates Hot aggregate Polyceratid

Hot Bitumen
160˚c

110˚c to 120˚c
Polymer bitumen
Road laying
mixture
ADVANTAGES OF PLASTIC ROADS
• Better resistance towards rain water and water stagnation.
• No stripping and no potholes.
• The strength of the road is increased by 100%.
• The cost of road construction is also decreased.
• The maintenance cost of road is almost nil.
• Use higher percentage of plastic reduces the disposal problem of waste Plastic.
• Reduce the need of bitumen by around 10%.
DISADVANTAGES OF PLASTIC ROADS
• Cleaning process: Toxics present in the co-mingled plastic waste would start leaching.
• During the road laying process: In the presence of chlorine will definitely release HCL gas.
• After the road laying: It is opined that the first rain will trigger leaching, as the plastic will
merely from a sticky layer, (mechanical abrasion).
CASE STUDY
• Location: Bengaluru.
• Company : BBMP & KK Plastic Waste Management.
• Year: 2003-04.
• Method: By dry process mixed asphalt with 8% of recycled plastic waste.
• Used: Used 50ton of plastic waste and laid 250km road.
CONCLUSION
• Use of innovative technology not only strengthened the road construction but also increased the
road life.
• Help to improve the environment.
• Plastic road would be a boon for India's hot and extremely humid climate where durable and
eco-friendly roads which will relive the earth from all type of plastic waste.
REFERENCES
• Bhogayata, "Feasibility of waste metalized polyethylene used as constituent" April 2010.
• Bindhu C.S and Dr. K.S.Beena., "Waste plastic as additive in stonemastic asphalt" September
2012.
• Konin a, "Effect of plastic waste content on mechanical property of flexible pavements"
December 2012.
• Mercy Joseph Poweth, Solly George, Jessy Paul, "Study on use of plastic waste in road
construction" March 2013.
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