The characteristic performance of asphalt pavement always depends on the properties of bitumen, volumetric properties of asphalt mixtures. Bitumen is visco– elastic material where the temperature and rate of load application have a great influence on its behavior. There are different solutions to reduce the pavement distress such as using Thiopave (binder extender and asphalt mixture modifier) in the mix design. Thiopave can significantly alter the performance properties of the mix and it is helpful to extend the life span of pavement. In this study, investigating use of thiopave and the change in the performance properties is dependent both on the percentage of virgin binder using VG-30 bitumen that is substituted with thiopave with different percentages. The study indicated that 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% replacement of binder was done with thiopave. The most notable impact of the addition of thiopave to a bituminous mixture is an increase in the stiffness of the mixture for better resistance to fatigue cracking and rutting. Thiopave materials can have a positive impact on laboratory mixture performance. The addition of thiopave has been shown to significantly increase Marshall Stability. From this study it is observed that thiopave can be utilized up to 30% to 40% as replacement to bitumen.
An Experimental Investigation on Strengths Characteristics of Concrete with t...IJERA Editor
The present work is directed towards developing a better understanding on strengths
characteristics of concrete using marble dust powder as a partial replacement of cement. T h e
Dissertation work is carried out with M30 grade concrete for which the marble powder is replaced by 0%,
5%, 10%, 15%, 20% by weight of cement. For all the mixes compressive, flexural and split tensile
strengths are determined at different days of curing. In addition to this, sand is replaced with stone dust (SD) by
10%, 20% and 30% along with cement is replaced with MP by 0%, 10% and 20% by weight for M30 grades of
concrete. Only 3 cubes were casted for various percentage replacements of sand with SD and cement with MP
for 7days and 28 days. The results of the present investigation indicate that marble dusts incorporation results
insignificant improvements in the compressive, flexural and split tensile strengths of concrete upto 10% of
replacement and also the results of the present investigation indicate that stone dusts and marble dust
incorporation results insignificant improvements in the compressive strengths of concrete upto 20% of SD
and 10% of MP of replacement.
Effect of sugarcane bagasse ash on strength properties of concreteeSAT Journals
Abstract The present study focuses on the utilization of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash as replacement material for cement in concrete production. Sugarcane Bagasse ash contains high amorphous silica content and aluminium ion. For experimental investigations, Sugarcane bagasse ash and its chemical properties are obtained from KCP sugar factory, Andhra Pradesh. Ordinary Portland cement was partly replaced by sugarcane bagasse ash in the ratio of 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% by weight and the influence of Sugarcane bagasse ash as a partial replacement material has been examined on fresh concrete tests by Compaction factor test and Slump cone test as well as on hardened concrete with tests for Compressive strength, Split tensile strength, Flexural strength and Modulus of Elasticity. The results indicate that inclusion of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash in concrete up to 20% level significantly enhanced the strength of concrete. The highest strength was obtained at 10% Sugarcane bagasse ash replacement level. Keywords: Sugarcane Bagasse Ash, By-Product, Amorphous Silica and Strength
Enhancement of torsional resistance in fibrous normal strength concrete beamseSAT Journals
Abstract This paper highlights the influence of thickness of concrete cover on the torsional resistance in the fibrous rectangular solid concrete beams under pure torsion. In this investigation, thickness of concrete cover vary between 18 and 53 mm. To study the influence of concrete cover in under-reinforced fibrous normal strength concrete, four fibrous concrete beams were cast and test under pure torsion. The under-reinforced concrete beams was designed based on ACI-318-14. The transverse and longitudinal reinforcement indexes are kept constant in the beams. While the aspect ratio of the beam cross section and span to depth ratio of the beams are 1.22 and 5.75, respectively. The test results were claimed that the torsional resistance provided by concrete and reinforcements plus fibre were enhanced at crack and peak loads up to 76.4% and 64.4%, respectively. In contrast, twisting angle, shear strain in concrete, strain in transverse and longitudinal reinforcements were reduced up to 57.8%, 65%, 89.3% and 95.6%, respectively. The spacing between cracks and the angle of inclination of crack at failure was increased whereas the number of cracks reduced. The dimensional analysis was used to proposed equations to predict torsional resistance at crack and peak loads including the contribution of concrete cover. In addition, the Buckingham П theorem was used for this purpose. Based on the 34 data from previous researches and the data in this research, nonlinear multiple regressions in Minitab software version 16 was used to predict the coefficients of the proposed П-groups equations. The proposed models have shown a good agreement with test results. Keywords: Fibrous Concrete, Concrete Cover, and Dimensional Analysis
An Experimental Investigation on Strengths Characteristics of Concrete with t...IJERA Editor
The present work is directed towards developing a better understanding on strengths
characteristics of concrete using marble dust powder as a partial replacement of cement. T h e
Dissertation work is carried out with M30 grade concrete for which the marble powder is replaced by 0%,
5%, 10%, 15%, 20% by weight of cement. For all the mixes compressive, flexural and split tensile
strengths are determined at different days of curing. In addition to this, sand is replaced with stone dust (SD) by
10%, 20% and 30% along with cement is replaced with MP by 0%, 10% and 20% by weight for M30 grades of
concrete. Only 3 cubes were casted for various percentage replacements of sand with SD and cement with MP
for 7days and 28 days. The results of the present investigation indicate that marble dusts incorporation results
insignificant improvements in the compressive, flexural and split tensile strengths of concrete upto 10% of
replacement and also the results of the present investigation indicate that stone dusts and marble dust
incorporation results insignificant improvements in the compressive strengths of concrete upto 20% of SD
and 10% of MP of replacement.
Effect of sugarcane bagasse ash on strength properties of concreteeSAT Journals
Abstract The present study focuses on the utilization of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash as replacement material for cement in concrete production. Sugarcane Bagasse ash contains high amorphous silica content and aluminium ion. For experimental investigations, Sugarcane bagasse ash and its chemical properties are obtained from KCP sugar factory, Andhra Pradesh. Ordinary Portland cement was partly replaced by sugarcane bagasse ash in the ratio of 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% by weight and the influence of Sugarcane bagasse ash as a partial replacement material has been examined on fresh concrete tests by Compaction factor test and Slump cone test as well as on hardened concrete with tests for Compressive strength, Split tensile strength, Flexural strength and Modulus of Elasticity. The results indicate that inclusion of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash in concrete up to 20% level significantly enhanced the strength of concrete. The highest strength was obtained at 10% Sugarcane bagasse ash replacement level. Keywords: Sugarcane Bagasse Ash, By-Product, Amorphous Silica and Strength
Enhancement of torsional resistance in fibrous normal strength concrete beamseSAT Journals
Abstract This paper highlights the influence of thickness of concrete cover on the torsional resistance in the fibrous rectangular solid concrete beams under pure torsion. In this investigation, thickness of concrete cover vary between 18 and 53 mm. To study the influence of concrete cover in under-reinforced fibrous normal strength concrete, four fibrous concrete beams were cast and test under pure torsion. The under-reinforced concrete beams was designed based on ACI-318-14. The transverse and longitudinal reinforcement indexes are kept constant in the beams. While the aspect ratio of the beam cross section and span to depth ratio of the beams are 1.22 and 5.75, respectively. The test results were claimed that the torsional resistance provided by concrete and reinforcements plus fibre were enhanced at crack and peak loads up to 76.4% and 64.4%, respectively. In contrast, twisting angle, shear strain in concrete, strain in transverse and longitudinal reinforcements were reduced up to 57.8%, 65%, 89.3% and 95.6%, respectively. The spacing between cracks and the angle of inclination of crack at failure was increased whereas the number of cracks reduced. The dimensional analysis was used to proposed equations to predict torsional resistance at crack and peak loads including the contribution of concrete cover. In addition, the Buckingham П theorem was used for this purpose. Based on the 34 data from previous researches and the data in this research, nonlinear multiple regressions in Minitab software version 16 was used to predict the coefficients of the proposed П-groups equations. The proposed models have shown a good agreement with test results. Keywords: Fibrous Concrete, Concrete Cover, and Dimensional Analysis
A study on the marshall properties of dbm mix prepared using vg 30 and crmb-5...eSAT Journals
produce a mix which is supposed to be sufficiently sturdy, long-lasting,
resistive.DBM is used as a binder course in the highway pavement. Binder is a prime material in the bituminous mix. Marshall
properties of bituminous mix varies from binder to binder. In this work an effort has been ended to evaluate the Marshall
properties of dense bituminous macadam prepared using VG-30 and CRMB-55 as binder materials. DBM mix is prepared using
2% lime as filler material and VG-30, CRMB-55 as binder material. Marshall method of bituminous mix design is adopted to
decide the optimum bitumen content (OBC )and Marshall properties were determined at optimum bitumen content. On the basis
of limited laboratory studies carried out, it is conclude that CRMB-55 is superior binder material in terms of Marshall properties.
Key Words: VG-30, CRMB-55, Lime, and DBM.
Use of Bitumen Emulsion for Flexible Road ConstructionIJERA Editor
In the present study bitumen is replaced by bitumen emulsion for the construction of flexible pavement. The conventional method of road construction involves the burning of bitumen which produces toxic gases which degrades the environment. In colder region it is difficult to maintain the paving temperature of hot mix. To overcome these problems and conserve the energy bitumen emulsion is considered as good option. Likewise emulsion can be used in the areas having higher rate of rainfall where the hot mix plant is closed most of the time because of rain. Emulsified bitumen can be used during rainy season and colder regions. To study the suitability of emulsion Marshal Test is carried out to find the stability value, flow value and optimum binder content. Experiments performed shows that bitumen emulsion (Cold Mix) have high stability value therefore it can be used as binder
Study of packing density of concrete in structural concrete using different s...habib ullah
The use of cement reasons air pollution so we can regulate it by replacing some amount of cement with marble dust.
In Pakistan budget is the key problem. Marble powder and kaolin clay are inexpensive. Marble powder is a waste.
Marble stone industry generates both solid waste and stone slurry. Leaving this waste material to the environment directly can cause environmental problem.
Strength behaviour of foundry sand on modified high strength concreteeSAT Journals
Abstract Metal foundries use a large amount of sand as part of the metal casting process. Foundry industries generally recycle and reuse the used foundry sand many times in casting process. When the sand can no longer be reused in the foundry, it is removed from the foundry and is termed as "foundry waste sand." Like many waste products, foundry sand has beneficial applications to other industries. A mixture of silica sand coated with a thin film of burnt carbon and residual binder with traces of dust is termed as foundry sand. From the previous available literature it was found that replacement of sand by foundry sand by certain initial percentages gives a marginal increase in hardened properties of normal strength concrete. In the present work, fine aggregate is replaced by foundry sand with percentages and tests were performed for hardened properties of modified high strength concrete for all replacement levels. Keywords: Waste Foundry Sand, physical properties, chemical properties, compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology.
Performance on coal bottom ash in hot mix asphalteSAT Journals
Abstract The research conducted is Performance on Coal Bottom Ash in Hot Mix Asphalt. The purpose of this research is to Performance on Coal Bottom Ash applications as aggregates in road bases, sub-bases and pavement. This study focused in three parts objectives in determining the stability of asphalt mixture that is mixed with a certain percentage of bottom ash using Marshall Method, determining physical properties of bottom ash when mixed with asphalt and determining the quality improvement of the Marshall cube in terms of appearance and texture. This study is basically conducted by experimental work and finally resulted in graphical plots. Coal Bottom Ash is obtained from Tanjung Bin Power Plant and laboratory test for this research is conducted at IKRAM Pavement laboratory. Coal Bottom Ash content specimen has high stability and has a good surface texture. Further research can be conducted to identify pavement with coal bottom ash under Tropical weathering and to increase the design life span of pavements. Of waste materials which are industrial wastes like coal ash policies Coal Bottom Ash span stone used by plants in the country to generate of electricity coal combustion is the result of coal ash policies are not used and discarded without producing any harm. The result of Marshall Test and Resilient Modulus was compared between samples. From the experimental results, the use of coal bottom ash meets the specification as stated in SPJ/JKR/rev2008 even though there is a slight difference in the parameter value. From the results obtain in this research , bottom ash can be considered as one of the alternatives to modify HMA properties but further research on the ability and reaction in mix need to be clearly determined. Index Terms: Coal Bottom Ash, Hot Mix Asphalt , and Materials
Experimental Study On Rice Husk As Fine Aggregates In Concretetheijes
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
Leaving the waste materials to the environment directly can cause environmental problem. Hence the reuse of waste material has been emphasized. Waste can be used to produce new products or can be used as admixtures so that natural resources are used more efficiently and the environment is protected from waste deposits. Marble stone industry generates both solid waste and stone slurry. Whereas solid waste results from the rejects at the mine sites or at the processing units, stone slurry is a semi liquid substance consisting of particles originating from the sawing and the polishing processes and water used to cool and lubricate the sawing and polishing machines. Stone slurry generated during processing corresponds to around 40% of the final product from stone industry. This is relevant because the stone industry presents an annual output of 68 million tonnes of processed products. Therefore the scientific and industrial community must commit towards more sustainable practices. There are several reuse and recycling solutions for this industrial by-product, both at an experimental phase and in practical applications. These industrial wastes are dumped in the nearby land and the natural fertility of the soil is spoiled. The physical, chemical and mechanical properties of the waste are analyzed.
An Experimental Investigation on Strengths Characteristics of Concrete with t...ijsrd.com
The present work is directed towards developing a better understanding on strengths characteristics of concrete using as a partial replacement of cement by marble dust powder and sand by stone dust. The Dissertation work is carried out with M30 grade concrete for which the marble powder is replaced by 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% by weight of cement. For all the mixes compressive, flexural and split tensile strengths are determined at different days of curing apart from this the beams were casted and tested under flexural, the load and deflection are noted simultaneously and also the crack pattern were observed. In addition to this, sand is replaced with stone dust (SD) by 10%, 20% and 30% along with cement is replaced with MP by 0%, 10% and 20% by weight for M30 grades of concrete. Only 3 cubes were casted for various percentage replacements of sand with SD and cement with MP for 7days and 28 days compressive strength. The results of the present investigation indicate that marble dusts incorporation results insignificant improvements in the compressive, flexural and split tensile strengths of concrete and The load carrying capacity of RMP RCC beams {mix2 and mix3} is more compared to RCC conventional beams up to 10% of replacement and also for stone dusts and marble dust incorporation results insignificant improvements in the compressive strengths of concrete up to 20% of SD and 10% of MP of replacement.
Effect of Waste Foundry Sand on Durability Properties of ConcreteIEI GSC
Presentation on Effect of Waste Foundry Sand on Durability Properties of Concrete by Tirth Doshi guided by Dr Urmil Dave & Prof Tejas Joshi at #33NCCE 33rd National Convention of Civil Engineers at #IEIGSC
A Review and study of the design technique of Microstrip Patch Antenna Techno...IJERA Editor
In this paper,study and survey of microstrip antenna elements is presented, with emphasis on theoretical and
practical design techniques and material used, as previous study have been proved that material used play
significant role in the performance such as gain ,directivity ,frequency of radiation Available substrate materials
are reviewed along with the relation between dielectric constant tolerance and resonant frequency of microstrip
patches. Several theoretical analysis techniques are summarized. Practical procedures are given for both
standard rectangular and circular patches. The quality, bandwidth, and efficiency factors of typical patch designs
are discussed.
A study on the marshall properties of dbm mix prepared using vg 30 and crmb-5...eSAT Journals
produce a mix which is supposed to be sufficiently sturdy, long-lasting,
resistive.DBM is used as a binder course in the highway pavement. Binder is a prime material in the bituminous mix. Marshall
properties of bituminous mix varies from binder to binder. In this work an effort has been ended to evaluate the Marshall
properties of dense bituminous macadam prepared using VG-30 and CRMB-55 as binder materials. DBM mix is prepared using
2% lime as filler material and VG-30, CRMB-55 as binder material. Marshall method of bituminous mix design is adopted to
decide the optimum bitumen content (OBC )and Marshall properties were determined at optimum bitumen content. On the basis
of limited laboratory studies carried out, it is conclude that CRMB-55 is superior binder material in terms of Marshall properties.
Key Words: VG-30, CRMB-55, Lime, and DBM.
Use of Bitumen Emulsion for Flexible Road ConstructionIJERA Editor
In the present study bitumen is replaced by bitumen emulsion for the construction of flexible pavement. The conventional method of road construction involves the burning of bitumen which produces toxic gases which degrades the environment. In colder region it is difficult to maintain the paving temperature of hot mix. To overcome these problems and conserve the energy bitumen emulsion is considered as good option. Likewise emulsion can be used in the areas having higher rate of rainfall where the hot mix plant is closed most of the time because of rain. Emulsified bitumen can be used during rainy season and colder regions. To study the suitability of emulsion Marshal Test is carried out to find the stability value, flow value and optimum binder content. Experiments performed shows that bitumen emulsion (Cold Mix) have high stability value therefore it can be used as binder
Study of packing density of concrete in structural concrete using different s...habib ullah
The use of cement reasons air pollution so we can regulate it by replacing some amount of cement with marble dust.
In Pakistan budget is the key problem. Marble powder and kaolin clay are inexpensive. Marble powder is a waste.
Marble stone industry generates both solid waste and stone slurry. Leaving this waste material to the environment directly can cause environmental problem.
Strength behaviour of foundry sand on modified high strength concreteeSAT Journals
Abstract Metal foundries use a large amount of sand as part of the metal casting process. Foundry industries generally recycle and reuse the used foundry sand many times in casting process. When the sand can no longer be reused in the foundry, it is removed from the foundry and is termed as "foundry waste sand." Like many waste products, foundry sand has beneficial applications to other industries. A mixture of silica sand coated with a thin film of burnt carbon and residual binder with traces of dust is termed as foundry sand. From the previous available literature it was found that replacement of sand by foundry sand by certain initial percentages gives a marginal increase in hardened properties of normal strength concrete. In the present work, fine aggregate is replaced by foundry sand with percentages and tests were performed for hardened properties of modified high strength concrete for all replacement levels. Keywords: Waste Foundry Sand, physical properties, chemical properties, compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology.
Performance on coal bottom ash in hot mix asphalteSAT Journals
Abstract The research conducted is Performance on Coal Bottom Ash in Hot Mix Asphalt. The purpose of this research is to Performance on Coal Bottom Ash applications as aggregates in road bases, sub-bases and pavement. This study focused in three parts objectives in determining the stability of asphalt mixture that is mixed with a certain percentage of bottom ash using Marshall Method, determining physical properties of bottom ash when mixed with asphalt and determining the quality improvement of the Marshall cube in terms of appearance and texture. This study is basically conducted by experimental work and finally resulted in graphical plots. Coal Bottom Ash is obtained from Tanjung Bin Power Plant and laboratory test for this research is conducted at IKRAM Pavement laboratory. Coal Bottom Ash content specimen has high stability and has a good surface texture. Further research can be conducted to identify pavement with coal bottom ash under Tropical weathering and to increase the design life span of pavements. Of waste materials which are industrial wastes like coal ash policies Coal Bottom Ash span stone used by plants in the country to generate of electricity coal combustion is the result of coal ash policies are not used and discarded without producing any harm. The result of Marshall Test and Resilient Modulus was compared between samples. From the experimental results, the use of coal bottom ash meets the specification as stated in SPJ/JKR/rev2008 even though there is a slight difference in the parameter value. From the results obtain in this research , bottom ash can be considered as one of the alternatives to modify HMA properties but further research on the ability and reaction in mix need to be clearly determined. Index Terms: Coal Bottom Ash, Hot Mix Asphalt , and Materials
Experimental Study On Rice Husk As Fine Aggregates In Concretetheijes
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
Leaving the waste materials to the environment directly can cause environmental problem. Hence the reuse of waste material has been emphasized. Waste can be used to produce new products or can be used as admixtures so that natural resources are used more efficiently and the environment is protected from waste deposits. Marble stone industry generates both solid waste and stone slurry. Whereas solid waste results from the rejects at the mine sites or at the processing units, stone slurry is a semi liquid substance consisting of particles originating from the sawing and the polishing processes and water used to cool and lubricate the sawing and polishing machines. Stone slurry generated during processing corresponds to around 40% of the final product from stone industry. This is relevant because the stone industry presents an annual output of 68 million tonnes of processed products. Therefore the scientific and industrial community must commit towards more sustainable practices. There are several reuse and recycling solutions for this industrial by-product, both at an experimental phase and in practical applications. These industrial wastes are dumped in the nearby land and the natural fertility of the soil is spoiled. The physical, chemical and mechanical properties of the waste are analyzed.
An Experimental Investigation on Strengths Characteristics of Concrete with t...ijsrd.com
The present work is directed towards developing a better understanding on strengths characteristics of concrete using as a partial replacement of cement by marble dust powder and sand by stone dust. The Dissertation work is carried out with M30 grade concrete for which the marble powder is replaced by 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% by weight of cement. For all the mixes compressive, flexural and split tensile strengths are determined at different days of curing apart from this the beams were casted and tested under flexural, the load and deflection are noted simultaneously and also the crack pattern were observed. In addition to this, sand is replaced with stone dust (SD) by 10%, 20% and 30% along with cement is replaced with MP by 0%, 10% and 20% by weight for M30 grades of concrete. Only 3 cubes were casted for various percentage replacements of sand with SD and cement with MP for 7days and 28 days compressive strength. The results of the present investigation indicate that marble dusts incorporation results insignificant improvements in the compressive, flexural and split tensile strengths of concrete and The load carrying capacity of RMP RCC beams {mix2 and mix3} is more compared to RCC conventional beams up to 10% of replacement and also for stone dusts and marble dust incorporation results insignificant improvements in the compressive strengths of concrete up to 20% of SD and 10% of MP of replacement.
Effect of Waste Foundry Sand on Durability Properties of ConcreteIEI GSC
Presentation on Effect of Waste Foundry Sand on Durability Properties of Concrete by Tirth Doshi guided by Dr Urmil Dave & Prof Tejas Joshi at #33NCCE 33rd National Convention of Civil Engineers at #IEIGSC
A Review and study of the design technique of Microstrip Patch Antenna Techno...IJERA Editor
In this paper,study and survey of microstrip antenna elements is presented, with emphasis on theoretical and
practical design techniques and material used, as previous study have been proved that material used play
significant role in the performance such as gain ,directivity ,frequency of radiation Available substrate materials
are reviewed along with the relation between dielectric constant tolerance and resonant frequency of microstrip
patches. Several theoretical analysis techniques are summarized. Practical procedures are given for both
standard rectangular and circular patches. The quality, bandwidth, and efficiency factors of typical patch designs
are discussed.
Shoe making has been an established art for at least 3500 years and the history of cowboy roots must begin somewhere there. They are mainly distinguished from shoes as extending above the ankle bone.
Investigation of various orthogonal wavelets for precise analysis of X-ray im...IJERA Editor
Now-a-days X-rays are playing very important role in medicine. One of the most important applications of Xray
is detecting fractures in bones. X-ray provides important information about the type and location of the
fracture. Sometimes it is not possible to detect the fractures in X-rays with naked eye. So it needs further
processing to detect the fractures even at minute levels. To detect minute fractures, in this paper various edge
feature extraction methods are analyzed which helps medical practitioners to study the bone structure, detects
the bone fracture, measurement of fracture treatment, and treatment planning prior to surgery. The classical
derivative edge detection operators such as Roberts, Prewitt, sobel, Laplacian of Gaussian can be used as edge
detectors, but a lot of false edge information will be extracted. Therefore a technique based on orthogonal
wavelet transforms like Haar, daubechies, coiflet, symlets are applied to detect the edges and are compared.
Among all the methods, Haar wavelet transform method performs well in detecting the edges with better
quality. The various performance metrics like Ratio of Edge pixels to size of image (REPS), peak signal to noise
ratio (PSNR) and computation time are compared for various wavelets.
A Brief Study of Video Encryption AlgorithmsIJERA Editor
Video is a set of images .Video encryption is encrypting those set of images .Thus video encryption is simply hiding your video from prying eyes .Video monitoring has always been in concerned .Multimedia security is very important for multimedia commerce on Internet such as video on demand and Real time video multicast. There are various video encryption algorithm. All have some kind of weakness .In this paper classification of various existing algorithm, its advantages and disadvantages is discussed.
Definitief programma Raedelijn 2015-2016 Raedelijn
Raedelijn werkt met een programmatische meerjarenaanpak: formulering van programmalijnen met doelstellingen op de langere termijn (2 jaar).
De overalldoelstelling van het programma is:
- De toegevoegde waarde van de eerstelijnszorg versterken in partnership vanuit de eerste lijn met ziekenhuizen, gemeenten en welzijn
- Organiseren van goede, samenhangende en doelmatige zorg dichtbij de mensen thuis
- Zorg betaalbaar houden
Global Descriptor Attributes Based Content Based Image Retrieval of Query ImagesIJERA Editor
The need for efficient content-based image retrieval system has increased hugely. Efficient and effective retrieval techniques of images are desired because of the explosive growth of digital images. Content based image retrieval (CBIR) is a promising approach because of its automatic indexing retrieval based on their semantic features and visual appearance. In this proposed system we investigate method for describing the contents of images which characterizes images by global descriptor attributes, where global features are extracted to make system more efficient by using color features which are color expectancy, color variance, skewness and texture feature correlation.
Door Misha de Sterke
van De Sterke Consultancy
Volg me via @mishadesterke
Meer informatie? Ga naar www.mishadesterke.nl of mail naar desterkeconsultancy@gmail.com
Speed Control of Induction Motor using FOC MethodIJERA Editor
An increasing number of applications in high performing electrical drive systems use nowadays, squirrel-cage induction motors. This paper describes a simplified method for the speed control of a three phase AC drive using Proportional-Integral controller. The simulation results show that the step response of the model is very fast, steady and able to work in four quadrants, and robustness and high performance is achieved.
Sachpazis:Terzaghi Bearing Capacity Estimation in simple terms with Calculati...Dr.Costas Sachpazis
Terzaghi's soil bearing capacity theory, developed by Karl Terzaghi, is a fundamental principle in geotechnical engineering used to determine the bearing capacity of shallow foundations. This theory provides a method to calculate the ultimate bearing capacity of soil, which is the maximum load per unit area that the soil can support without undergoing shear failure. The Calculation HTML Code included.
Literature Review Basics and Understanding Reference Management.pptxDr Ramhari Poudyal
Three-day training on academic research focuses on analytical tools at United Technical College, supported by the University Grant Commission, Nepal. 24-26 May 2024
Understanding Inductive Bias in Machine LearningSUTEJAS
This presentation explores the concept of inductive bias in machine learning. It explains how algorithms come with built-in assumptions and preferences that guide the learning process. You'll learn about the different types of inductive bias and how they can impact the performance and generalizability of machine learning models.
The presentation also covers the positive and negative aspects of inductive bias, along with strategies for mitigating potential drawbacks. We'll explore examples of how bias manifests in algorithms like neural networks and decision trees.
By understanding inductive bias, you can gain valuable insights into how machine learning models work and make informed decisions when building and deploying them.
Water billing management system project report.pdfKamal Acharya
Our project entitled “Water Billing Management System” aims is to generate Water bill with all the charges and penalty. Manual system that is employed is extremely laborious and quite inadequate. It only makes the process more difficult and hard.
The aim of our project is to develop a system that is meant to partially computerize the work performed in the Water Board like generating monthly Water bill, record of consuming unit of water, store record of the customer and previous unpaid record.
We used HTML/PHP as front end and MYSQL as back end for developing our project. HTML is primarily a visual design environment. We can create a android application by designing the form and that make up the user interface. Adding android application code to the form and the objects such as buttons and text boxes on them and adding any required support code in additional modular.
MySQL is free open source database that facilitates the effective management of the databases by connecting them to the software. It is a stable ,reliable and the powerful solution with the advanced features and advantages which are as follows: Data Security.MySQL is free open source database that facilitates the effective management of the databases by connecting them to the software.
Welcome to WIPAC Monthly the magazine brought to you by the LinkedIn Group Water Industry Process Automation & Control.
In this month's edition, along with this month's industry news to celebrate the 13 years since the group was created we have articles including
A case study of the used of Advanced Process Control at the Wastewater Treatment works at Lleida in Spain
A look back on an article on smart wastewater networks in order to see how the industry has measured up in the interim around the adoption of Digital Transformation in the Water Industry.
Student information management system project report ii.pdfKamal Acharya
Our project explains about the student management. This project mainly explains the various actions related to student details. This project shows some ease in adding, editing and deleting the student details. It also provides a less time consuming process for viewing, adding, editing and deleting the marks of the students.
An Approach to Detecting Writing Styles Based on Clustering Techniquesambekarshweta25
An Approach to Detecting Writing Styles Based on Clustering Techniques
Authors:
-Devkinandan Jagtap
-Shweta Ambekar
-Harshit Singh
-Nakul Sharma (Assistant Professor)
Institution:
VIIT Pune, India
Abstract:
This paper proposes a system to differentiate between human-generated and AI-generated texts using stylometric analysis. The system analyzes text files and classifies writing styles by employing various clustering algorithms, such as k-means, k-means++, hierarchical, and DBSCAN. The effectiveness of these algorithms is measured using silhouette scores. The system successfully identifies distinct writing styles within documents, demonstrating its potential for plagiarism detection.
Introduction:
Stylometry, the study of linguistic and structural features in texts, is used for tasks like plagiarism detection, genre separation, and author verification. This paper leverages stylometric analysis to identify different writing styles and improve plagiarism detection methods.
Methodology:
The system includes data collection, preprocessing, feature extraction, dimensional reduction, machine learning models for clustering, and performance comparison using silhouette scores. Feature extraction focuses on lexical features, vocabulary richness, and readability scores. The study uses a small dataset of texts from various authors and employs algorithms like k-means, k-means++, hierarchical clustering, and DBSCAN for clustering.
Results:
Experiments show that the system effectively identifies writing styles, with silhouette scores indicating reasonable to strong clustering when k=2. As the number of clusters increases, the silhouette scores decrease, indicating a drop in accuracy. K-means and k-means++ perform similarly, while hierarchical clustering is less optimized.
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The system works well for distinguishing writing styles with two clusters but becomes less accurate as the number of clusters increases. Future research could focus on adding more parameters and optimizing the methodology to improve accuracy with higher cluster values. This system can enhance existing plagiarism detection tools, especially in academic settings.
Laboratory Investigation of Conventional Asphalt Mix Using Shell Thiopave for Indian Roads
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Laboratory Investigation of Conventional Asphalt Mix Using
Shell Thiopave for Indian Roads
Jayaprakash B*, Maneeth P D**, Brijbhushan S**
*(Post graduate student, Department of Construction Technology, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Post
graduation Centre, Regional Centre, Gulbarga-585105, Karnataka)
** (Assistant Professor, Department of Construction Technology, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Post
graduation Centre, Regional Centre, Gulbarga-585105, Karnataka)
ABSTRACT
The characteristic performance of asphalt pavement always depends on the properties of bitumen, volumetric
properties of asphalt mixtures. Bitumen is visco– elastic material where the temperature and rate of load
application have a great influence on its behavior. There are different solutions to reduce the pavement distress
such as using Thiopave (binder extender and asphalt mixture modifier) in the mix design. Thiopave can
significantly alter the performance properties of the mix and it is helpful to extend the life span of pavement. In
this study, investigating use of thiopave and the change in the performance properties is dependent both on the
percentage of virgin binder using VG-30 bitumen that is substituted with thiopave with different percentages.
The study indicated that 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% replacement of binder was done with thiopave. The most
notable impact of the addition of thiopave to a bituminous mixture is an increase in the stiffness of the mixture
for better resistance to fatigue cracking and rutting. Thiopave materials can have a positive impact on laboratory
mixture performance. The addition of thiopave has been shown to significantly increase Marshall Stability.
From this study it is observed that thiopave can be utilized up to 30% to 40% as replacement to bitumen.
Keywords - Aggregates; Filler; Bitumen; Shell Thiopave
I. INTRODUCTION
The surface layer is made of bituminous
combination with aggregate and filler material. The
material for the base coarse is typically base course
of wet mix macadam, crusher run macadam
aggregates or unbound granular layers. The aggregate
base could also be bound layer mixed with Bitumen.
The sub-base is mostly a local aggregate material.
Also, the top of the sub grade is sometimes stabilized
with lime.
In India, the bitumen grading is provided on
basis of viscosity test, which is conducted to know
the viscosity of bitumen by measuring the time
required for a fixed quantity of material to flow at a
temperature of 135°C temperature. A huge amount of
money is invested in highway construction to reach
excellent pavement performance. But the pavement
shows distress due to change in climatic condition
and high traffic loads, which are directly affect the
durability and pavement performance. The most
common problem associated with the performance of
bituminous pavements is fatigue cracking during cold
climate and rutting during hot summer.
Therefore, pavement distress needs urgent
solutions which is very necessary and does not accept
any delay. The typical road surface temperature on a
hot summer day is 60°C to 70°C. At this temperature
the bitumen becomes soft and starts to penetrate and
shove under loaded truck tyres which lead to rutting
and corrugations under the wheel tracks of the
highway pavement. But when temperature falls or in
the cold climate, bituminous pavements become too
brittle and fatigue cracks occur when excessively
loaded. Fatigue is the process of cumulative damage
resulting from repeated traffic loading. There are
several ways to minimize the distress of asphalt
pavements, which could improve the service and
extent the pavement life such as:
• By producing new asphalt additives in the
conventional mix which improved physical,
chemical and mechanical properties.
• By improving pavements and mix design.
• By improving the construction methods and
maintenance techniques.
The most important solutions for pavement
distress are to develop a new binder with the help of
additives. Has also been used a common method to
extend bitumen (conventional mix) properties and is
found to have wide range of application and potential
for use.
A. Advantages of Thiopave into Conventional
Asphalt Mix
1. It replaced up to 30 to 40 % of the bitumen in a
conventional bituminous mixture with all
equivalent volume of Thiopave as well as an
asphalt mixture modifier, which can lower the
compaction temperatures of paving mixtures.
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2. Thiopave pallet contains up to 3% carbon black
which acts as a plasticizer for improved
dispersion in the mixture and mixture
workability.
3. Thiopave reduces emissions of Hydrogen
sulphide (H2S) entrained in the sulphur.
Workability additive allows the asphalt mixture
to be mixed at lower temperature than
conventional asphalt, which limits H2S
generation and saves energy in asphalt
production.
4. Thiopave dispersed in the bitumen eventually
precipitates to form sulphur crystals and lattices,
which stiffens the asphalt paving mixture at high
service temperature and under slow or stationary
loads.
B. Aim of the Study
The aims of present study are
1. The Study of this work is to explore use of
thiopave into conventional mix Grade-I
(dense bituminous macadam) to improve the
performance of flexible pavements.
2. To study the marshall properties of dense
bituminous macadam Grade –I mixes using
VG- 30 and thiopave.
3. To study the marshall stability retained in
saturated condition.
4. To study the aggregate coating with VG-30
and thiopave material.
5. To study the effects of thiopave on dense
bituminous macadam mix with VG-30 in
terms of flow.
6. To study the Retained stability in saturated
condition.
7. To compare the experimental tests results of
dense bituminous macadam mix with that of
thiopave for 10, 20, 30 and 40 different
percentages.
II. MATERIALS AND THIER
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
A. Bitumen
The Bitumen used was VG-30(50 -70 Grade)
bitumen with supplied by Mangalore Refineries
Petroleum Limited, Karnataka. Paving bitumen
conforming to IS:73:2006. The various properties of
Bitumen were in accordance with results are
tabulated in Table 1.
Table 1: Properties of Bitumen – VG-30
SL.
No
Test Results
IS: 73-2006
(III
Revision)
requirement
1
Specific Gravity
(gms/cc)
1.02 0.99 min
2
Thin Film Oven
test (%)
0.928 2% max
3
Ductility test
(cm)
46.5 40 min
4
Softening Point
test (o
C)
48.8 47 min
5
Penetration test
(mm)
57 50 -70
6
Flash Point test
(o
C)
246 220 min
7
Kinematic
Viscosity test
378.13 350 min
B. Aggregate (Coarse and Fine Aggregate)
In this investigation, the Aggregate locally
available stone were used as coarse aggregates and
fine aggregate. The aggregates were collected from
the Vastrad Crushers near Hire Bagewadi village,
Belgaum, Karnataka. The aggregates were tested as
per relevant IS specification IS: 2386-1963.
Table 2: Individual Sieve Analysis of 40mm, 20
mm, 10 mm, 5mm Aggregate and filler for dense
bituminous macadam:
Table 3: Aggregate blending gradation for dense
bituminous macadam
Sieve
Size
in
mm
Aggregate
blending
gradation
adopted
(25: 16: 20:39)
Specified
gradation
Limits As
per
MoRT&H
Mid
Limit
45 100 100 100
37.5 99.57 95 – 100 97.5
26.5 89.97 63 – 93 78
13.2 61.81 55 – 75 65
Sieve
Size in
mm
% Weight passing
40 mm 20 mm 10 mm 5 mm
45 100 100 100 100
37.5 98.28 100 100 100
26.5 59.88 100 100 100
13.2 0.50 22.70 95.26 100
4.75 0.00 3.22 12.13 96.59
2.36 0.00 2.57 4.05 75.78
0.300 0.00 0.00 1.47 30.79
0.075 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.68
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4.75 40.61 38 – 54 46
2.36 30.78 28 - 42 35
0.300 12.30 7 – 21 14
0.075 4.56 2 - 8 5
Table 4: Permissible Variation Limits for Job Mix
Table 5: Blending Dry Gradation for Dense
bituminous macadam of ratios 25:16:20:39 of
total weight = 20000kg (40 mm = 5000 kg, 20 mm
= 3200 kg, 10 mm= 4000 kg and 5 mm = 7800 kg)
SieveSize
mm
Weight
Retained
(gms)
Weightof
Cumulative
Retained
(gms)
%of
Weight
Retained
%of
Passing
45 0 0 0 100
37.5 132 132 0.66 99.34
26.5 2062 2194 10.97 89.03
13.2 5379 7573 37.87 62.14
4.75 4013 11586 57.93 42.07
2.36 2014 13600 68.00 32.00
0.300 3834 17434 87.17 12.83
0.075 1667 19101 95.51 4.50
Graph -1: Shows Blending Dry Gradation Limits
for Dense bituminous macadam of ratios
25:16:20:39
Table 6: Physical Properties of Aggregate
SL.
No.
Tests Results
Specification
1
Specific
gravity
(gm/cc)
40 mm = 2.849
20 mm = 2.904
10 mm = 2.916
Fine(Dust) =
2.775
2
Water
absorption
test (%)
40 mm = 1.45
20 mm = 1.55
10 mm = 1.60
Fine(Dust) =
1.90 2%
(maximum)
3
Impact
value test
(%)
10.19
27%
(maximum)
4
Los
angeles
abrasion
test (%)
3.71
35%
(maximum)
5
FI and EI
test
combined
(%)
40 mm = 25.75
20 mm = 27.55
10 mm = 28.06
30%
(maximum)
6
Stripping
value test
(%)
96.33
95%
(minimum)
IS:6241
Sieve
Size
mm
%of
Passing
Permissible
Variation
Limits As
per
MoRT&H
JMF
Lower
Limit
JMF
Upper
Limit
45
100 (+/-) 8 100 100
37.5 99.57 (+/-) 8 95 100
26.5 89.97 (+/-) 8 82 93
13.2 61.81 (+/-) 7 55 69
4.75 40.61 (+/-) 6 38 47
2.36 30.78 (+/-) 5 28 36
0.300 12.30 (+/-) 4 8 16
0.075 4.56 (+/-) 2 3 7
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III. Methodology
A. Introduction
The present investigation the use of thiopave, the
change in the performance properties is dependent
both on the % of virgin binder using VG-30 bitumen
that is substituted with thiopave with different
percentages. The standard tests of all materials have
been carried out in the laboratory as per the relevant
codes.
B. Equipment Used
The following apparatus are used in the present
investigation.
1. Marshall Testing machine.
2. Compaction Pedestal.
3. Oven and hot plates.
4. Water bath with thermostatically controlled.
5. Compaction mold, Compaction Hammer,
paper disks, steel specimen extractor.
6. Containers, Flat bottom metal pans, Round
metal pans, trowels, spatula, weighing
balance, thermometers etc.
7. Glass flask, vacuum pump,
C. Determination of design asphalt content
After getting the results of stability, flow values
and void data:
1) Measured stability values for specimens that
depart from the standard 95.2 mm (3.75 Inch) value
by means of a conversion factor. Applicable
correlation ratio to convert the measured values as
per 5.16 from (MS-2). Note that the conversion may
be made on the basis of either measured volume.
2) Average the flow values and the final converted
stability values for all specimens of given asphalt
content.
3) Prepare a separate graphical plot for these values
and connect plotted points with a smooth curve that
obtains the best fit to determine the design asphalt
content of the mix.
D. Selection of final mix design –
The design asphalt content should be a
compromise selected to balance all of the mix
properties. The mix design criteria will produce a
narrow range of acceptable asphalt contents that pass
all of the guidelines and selection of asphalt can be
adjusted within the narrow range to achieve a mix
property that will satisfy a requirement of a specific
project.
E. Retain stability -
Marshall Stability of compacted specimens was
determined after conditioning them by keeping in
water bath maintained at 60°C for 24 hours prior to
testing.
Table 7: Batch Weight of Mix With 100%
Aggregates Of Ratios 25:16:20:39 and Bitumen
3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0 Percentages.
ISSieve(mm)
Percentage
WeightRetained
Pin(%)
BITUMEN CONTENT (VG-30)
3.0%
3.5%
4.0%
4.5%
5.0%
P-45
and
R -37.5
0.43
17.52
17.43
17.34
17.25
17.16
P -37.5
and
R -26.5
9.60
391.10
389.09
387.07
385.06
383.04
P-26.5
and
R-1 3.2
28.16
1147.24
1141.32
1135.41
1129.50
1123.58
P-13.2
and
R-4.75
21.20
863.69
859.24
854.78
850.33
845.88
P-4.75
and
R -2.36
9.83
400.47
398.41
396.35
394.28
392.22
P-2.36
and
R- 0.300
18.48
752.88
748.99
745.11
741.23
737.35
P- 0.300
and
R -0.075
7.74
315.33
313.70
312.08
310.45
308.83P -0.075
and
R - Pan
4.56
185.77
184.82
183.86
182.90
181.94
Bitumen (VG-30)
126.0
147.0
168.0
189.0
210.0
Total Weight of
Aggregate
4074.0
4053.0
4032.0
4011.0
3990.0
Total Weight of
Mix
4200
4200
4200
4200
4200
Note: P- Passing and R- Retained
Table 7: Maximum Specific Gravity Of Mix Of
Ratios 25:16:20:39 and Bitumen 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5
And 5.0 Percentages.
Sl.
No
Bitumen
Content
(%)
Maximum Specific
Gravity of Paving Mix
1 3.0 2.732
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2 3.5 2.709
3 4.0 2.686
4 4.5 2.663
5 5.0 2.641
Table 8: Marshall Properties For Determining
The Optimum Binder Content For Dense
Bituminous Macadam Grade-I.
Sl.No.
BitumenContent
(%)
AvgBulkDensity
(g/cc)
AvgStability
(KN)
AirVoids(%)
AvgFlow(mm)
VoidsinMineral
Aggregate(%)
VoidsFilledby
bitumen(%)
1
3.0
2.540
21.37
7.02
2.40
13.26
47.06
2
3.5
2.551
23.66
5.84
2.97
13.36
56.31
3
4.0
2.572
25.95
4.25
3.73
13.10
67.58
4
4.5
2.565
24.87
3.67
3.83
13.76
73.32
5
5.0
2.555
23.12
3.25
4.53
14.56
77.68
From the above table results we know the
optimum binder content is 4.3%. (From graph and
Narrow range of acceptable)
Table 9: Batch Weight of Mix for Marshall
Stability and Maximum Specific Gravity With
100% Aggregates Of Ratios 25:16:20:39 and
Bitumen 4.3%.
IS Sieve
(mm)
Percentage
Weight
Retained
P in (%)
Bitumen Content
(VG-30)
4.3%
Mould
4.3%
Gmm
P -45 and
R -37.5
0.43 17.28 20.58
P -37.5 and
R -26.5
9.60 385.86 459.36
P -26.5 and
R-1 3.2
28.16 1131.86 1347.46
P -13.2 and
R- 4.75
21.20 852.11 1014.42
P -4.75 and
R -2.36
9.83 395.51 470.84
P- 2.36 and
R -0.300
18.48 742.79 884.27
P -0.30 and R
-0.075
7.74 311.10 370.36
P- 0.075 and
R -Pan
4.56 183.28 218.20
Bitumen (VG-30) 180.60 215
Total Weight of Aggregate 4019.40 4785
Total Weight of Mix 4200 5000
Note: P- Passing and R- Retained
Maximum Specific gravity for 4.3% Bitumen = 2.677
Table 10: Marshall Properties and Retained
Stability for Binder Content 4.3% for Dense
Bituminous Macadam Grade-I.
Sl.No.
BitumenContent
(%)
AvgBulkDensity
(g/cc)
AvgStability
(KN)
AirVoids(%)
AvgFlow(mm)
VoidsinMineral
Aggregate(%)
VoidsFilledby
bitumen(%)
1
4.3
2.569
25.74
4.05
3.88
13.48
69.94
2
4.3(30
minutes
Soaking
at60o
C)
2.568
26.35
4.08
4.00
13.50
69.79
3
4.3(24
Hoursin.
Soaking
at60o
C)
2.566
22.85
4.16
-
13.58
69.36
Retained stability = (22.85/ 26.35) X100 = 86.73 %
minimum required 80 % as per MoRT&H
III: Thiopave as a Additive Used In The Dense
Bituminous Mix
Thiopave is patented product developed by shell
sulphur solutions for use in bituminous paving
mixture as an additive. The thiopave is an odorless
pellet containing sulphur, plasticizer and compaction
additives to improve workability of bituminous
mixture during paving operation. Melting point of
thiopave is approximately 130°C. The thiopave is
added directly into the aggregates and bitumen
mixture during the mixing process. The thiopave
helps in replacing the bitumen by 10 to 40% in the
bituminous mixture (Bituminous macadam and
Dense bituminous macadam).
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A: Method for Calculation of Thiopave and
Bitumen for Dense Bituminous Macadam Mixture
Marshall Mix design method was adopted for
design of both conventional and Thiopave dense
bituminous macadam mixtures. The optimum
bitumen content obtained for conventional dense
bituminous macadam mixture with VG-30 grade
bitumen was 4.3% .In this section the Thiopave to
bitumen ratio considered was 10:90, 20: 80, 30:70,
and 40:60 respective ratios. The specific gravity of
Thiopave (2.0) is higher than the specific gravity of
bitumen, the total quantity of binder, the mixture of
thiopave + bitumen required was calculated using
equation,
Thiopave +
Bitumen weight % = A X [100 R / 100 R – Ps (R – G
bitumen)]
Where,
A = Percent bitumen by mass (optimum
binder content) in conventional mixture design.
Ps = Mass % Thiopave in binder
G = Specific gravity of bitumen
R = Thiopave to bitumen substitution ratio
for equivalent binder volume.
R = G Thiopave / G bitumen = G Th / G Bit
Consider A = 4.3%
Ps = 40 % (i.e. 40 % Thiopave and 60%
Bitumen blend by mass)
G Thiopave = 2.0
Gbit = 1.02
= 100 [(40 / 2) + 60/1.02)]
GB = 1.269 (Combined specific gravity)
= 2.0/1.02 = 1.96
Thiopave + Bitumen weight %
= 4.3 x [100 x 1.96 / 100(1.96) – (40) (1.96 – 1.02)]
= 4.3 x 196 / 196-37.6
= 4.3 x 1.23
Bitumen Content (VG-30 + Thiopave) = 5.32%
Therefore, PTH = 2.12% and PBit = 3.2%
Table 11: Batch Weight of Thiopave and bitumen
ratios 10:90, 20: 80, 30:70, and 40:60 respectively
ISSieve
(mm)
Weight
Retained
Pin(%)
Thiopave : Bitumen
10:90
20:80
30:70
40:60
P- 45 &
R -37.5
0.43
17.20
17.20
17.20
17.20
P-37.5 &
R -26.5
9.60
384.00
384.00
384.00
384.00
P-26.5 &
R-1 3.2
28.16
1126.40
1126.40
1126.40
1126.40
P-13.2 &
R-4.75
21.20
848.00
848.00
848.00
848.00
P-4.75 &
R-2.36
9.83
393.60
393.60
393.60
393.60
P-2.36 &
R- 0.300
18.48
739.20
739.20
739.20
739.20
P-0.300
&R-0.075
7.74
309.60
309.60
309.60
309.60
P-0.075
& R - Pan
4.56
182.40
182.40
182.40
182.40
Bitumen (VG-30)
in %
171.73
(4.10%)
159.66
(3.80%)
147.37
(3.5%)
135.16
(3.2%)
Total Weight of
Aggregate
4000
4000
4000
4000
Weight of
Thiopave in %
18.85
(0.45%)
40.34
(0.96%)
63.16
(1.5%)
89.55
(2.12%)
Weight of
Compaction
Additive in %
0.84
(0.02%)
0.84
(0.02%)
0.84
(0.02%)
0.84
(0.02%)
Total Weight of
Mix
4191.42
4200.84
4211.37
4225.55
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B: Comparison of Marshall Properties with
Bitumen VG-30 and different % of Thiopave +
Bitumen.
Table 12: Marshall Density of Asphalt Mix with
VG-30 Bitumen and Different % of Thiopave +
Bitumen
Content
VG-
30 %
Bitumen + Thiopave %
Percentage 4.3%
10%+
90%
20%+
80%
30%+
70%
40%+
60%
Density
(g/cc)
2.569
2.568
2.575
2.586
2.593
Fig-1: Variation of Marshall Density of Asphalt
with VG-30 and Different % of Thiopave +
Bitumen
2.55
2.56
2.57
2.58
2.59
2.6
Bitumen Thiopave
It shows that a higher density value is with 60%
Bitumen + 40% Thiopave i.e. 2.593 g/cc and lower
density value is with 90% Bitumen + 10% Thiopave.
Table 13: Stability of Asphalt Mix with VG-30
Bitumen and Different % of Thiopave + Bitumen
Content
VG -
30 %
Bitumen + Thiopave %
Percentage 4.3%
10%+
90%
20%+
80%
30%+
70%
40%+
60%
Stability
(KN)
25.74
21.48
23.78
26.47
28.60
Fig-2: Variation of Stability of Asphalt with VG-
30 and Different % of Thiopave + Bitumen
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Bitumen Thiopave
It shows that a higher stability value is with 60%
Bitumen + 40% Thiopave i.e. 28.60 KN and lower
stability value is with 90% Bitumen + 10% Thiopave.
Table 14: Air Voids of Asphalt Mix with VG-30
Bitumen and Different % of Thiopave + Bitumen
Content
VG -
30 %
Bitumen + Thiopave %
Percentage 4.3%
10%+
90%
20%+
80%
30%+
70%
40%+
60%
Air Voids
(%)
4.05
5.55
4.79
4.2
3.6
Fig-3: Variation of Air Voids of Asphalt with VG-
30 and Different % of Thiopave + Bitumen
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Bitumen Thiopave
It shows that a high percentage of air voids
is with 90% Bitumen + 10% Thiopave i.e. 5.55% and
less percentage of air voids is with 60% Bitumen +
40% Thiopave.
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Table 15: Voids in Mineral Aggregate of Asphalt
Mix with VG-30 Bitumen and Different % of
Thiopave + Bitumen
Content
VG -
30 %
Bitumen + Thiopave
%
Percentage 4.3%
10%+
90%
20%+
80%
30%+
70%
40%+
60%
Voids in
Mineral
Aggregate
(%)
13.48
13.67
13.70
13.54
13.56
Fig-4: Variation of Voids in Mineral Aggregate of
Asphalt with VG-30 and Different % of Thiopave
+ Bitumen
13.3
13.4
13.5
13.6
13.7
13.8
Bitumen Thiopave
It shows that a high percentage of voids in
mineral aggregate is with 80% Bitumen + 20%
Thiopave i.e. 13.70% and less percentage of voids in
mineral aggregate is with VG-30 Bitumen.
Table 16: Voids filled by Bitumen of Asphalt Mix
with VG-30 Bitumen and Different % of Thiopave
+ Bitumen
Content
VG -
30 %
Bitumen + Thiopave
%
Percentage 4.3%
10%+
90%
20%+
80%
30%+
70%
40%+
60%
Voids Filled
by Bitumen
(%)
69.94
59.43
65.03
68.96
73.44
Fig-5: Variation of Voids Filled by Bitumen of
Asphalt with VG-30 and Different % of Thiopave
+ Bitumen
0
20
40
60
80
Bitumen Thiopave
It shows that a high percentage of voids filled by
bitumen are with 60% Bitumen + 40% Thiopave i.e.
73.44% and less percentage of voids filled by
bitumen is with 90% Bitumen + 10% Thiopave.
Table 17: Flow of Asphalt Mix with VG-30
Bitumen and Different % of Thiopave + Bitumen
Content
VG -
30 %
Bitumen + Thiopave %
Percentage 4.3% 10%+
90%
20%+
80%
30%+
70%
40%+
60%
Flow (mm) 3.88
5.77
5.33
4.4
3.98
Fig-6: Flow of Asphalt with VG-30 and Different
% of Thiopave + Bitumen
0
2
4
6
8
Bitumen Thiopave
It shows that a higher value of flow is with
90% Bitumen + 10% Thiopave i.e. 5.77 mm and less
flow is with VG-30 Bitumen.
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Table 18: Retained Stability of Asphalt Mix with
VG-30 Bitumen and Different % of Thiopave +
Bitumen
Content
VG -
30 %
Bitumen + Thiopave %
Percentage 4.3% 10%+
90%
20%+
80%
30%+
70%
40%+
60%
Retained
Stability (%)
86.73
84.28
89.53
91.29
95.16Fig-7: Retained Stability of Asphalt with VG-30
and Different % of Thiopave + Bitumen
75
80
85
90
95
100
Bitumen Thiopave
It shows that a higher % of retained stability
is with 60% Bitumen + 40% Thiopave i.e. 95.16 %
and less retained stability is with 90% Bitumen +
10% Thiopave.
IV. RESULTS
Results: Physical Properties
1. Results of physical properties of the paving
grade (VG-30) bitumen used for this study were
tested and presented respectively and the test
results are satisfactory the requirements as per
IS: 73-2006.
2. Results of physical properties of the aggregates
used for present study are presented and the tests
results are almost meeting the requirements as
per table: 500-8 of MoRT&H specifications
(Fourth Revision).
Marshall Properties
1. The marshall properties of DBM grade –I using
original paving grade (vg-30) and different % of
replacement of bitumen with thiopave satisfies
requirements of MoRT&H specification
Revision IV.
2. From graphs, it is found that optimum binder
content for DBM grade- I is 4.3% with VG-30
bitumen.
3. Results and chart shows the marshall test
indicate that density is gradually increasing with
increase in thiopave replacing bitumen
percentage in the DBM mix. For VG-30 – 2.569
and Bitumen a thiopave mix (60+40) % is 2.593.
4. Marshall Stability of VG-30 bitumen for DBM is
25.74 KN and with bitumen and thiopave mix
(70:30 and 60:40) is 26.47 KN and 28.60 KN
respectively.
5. Marshall Flow of VG-30 IN DBM is decreases
compared to thiopave and bitumen mix. VG-30
is 3.88 mm and bitumen and thiopave mix are
increases.
6. Air voids in VG-30 was 4.05% is less, compared
to bitumen and thiopave mix percentages.
7. Voids filled with mineral aggregates in VG-30
are 13.48% is lesser than the bitumen and
thiopave mix percentages.
8. Voids filled with bitumen with VG-30 was
69.94% is less, compared to bitumen and
thiopave mix of 60 +40 ratio. Laboratory
Investigation of Conventional Asphalt mix using
Shell Thiopave for Indian Roads.
Retained Marshall Stability
1. Retained Marshall Stability of bitumen VG-30
was 86.73% is lesser, compared to bitumen and
thiopave % values of ratios 80:20, 70:30 and
60:40 respectively
V. CONCLUSION
1. With the help of this study is concluded that
thiopave can be a most effective for replacement
for bitumen at 30 to 40 %.
2. The Thiopave dense bituminous mixtures have
higher Marshall Stability value indicating that it
is a rutting resistant mixture. The Marshall
Stability values were increased higher with
thiopave dense bituminous macadam mixtures
when compared with conventional DBM.
3. The maximum stability and density will increase
in the % of mix with thiopave bitumen is 70:30
and 60:40 ratios.
4. The maximum Air voids and voids in mineral
aggregate will increase in the % of mix with
thiopave and bitumen is 90:10 and 80:20 ratios.
5. The maximum flow will be increases in the % of
mix with thiopave and bitumen is 90:10 and
80:20 ratios. And flow will increased stability
and density will be decreases.
6. The voids filled is increases in the % of mix with
thiopave and bitumen is 60:40 ratio. The density
and stability also increases.
7. Retained stability will be increases in the % of
mix of thiopave and bitumen 70:30, 80:20 and
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90:10 ratios. The increased in stability pavement
life will be more.
8. Compared to normal hot mix asphalt with
bitumen and thiopave the cost reduction of about
20 to 30 % can be saved.
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