PLASTIC MODIFIED BITUMEN
ROADS
PRESENTED BY:
BIKASH MUDULI
DEPT. CIVIL ENGG
RAAJDHANI ENGINEERING
COLLEGE
GUIDED BY:
MR.MADAN MOHAN MOHAPATRA
HOD. CIVIL DEPARTMENT
RAAJDHANI ENGINEERING COLLEGE
CONTENTS
 WHAT IS PLASTIC ?
 TYPES OF PLASTIC ?
 STEPS FOR USING PLASTIC IN ROADS
 ON SITE EXECUTION
 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PLASTIC ROADS
 CONCLUSION
WHAT IS PLASTIC
 A PLASTIC MATERIAL IS ANY OF A WIDE RANGE OF SYNTHETIC OR SEMI-
SYNTHETIC ORGANIC SOLIDS THAT ARE MALLEABLE.
 THEY ARE USUALLY SYNTHETIC, MOST COMMONLY DERIVED FROM
PETROCHEMICALS.
TYPES OF PLASTICS
 ELASTOMERS THERMOSETS THERMOPLASTICS
STEPS FOR USING PLASTIC IN ROADS
 SEGREGATION
 CLEANING PROCESS
 SHREDDING PROCESS
 COLLECTION PROCESS
SEGREGATIO
N
 PLASTIC WASTE COLLECTED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES MUST BE SEPARATED
FROM OTHER WASTE.
 MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF 60 MICRONS.
CLEANING PROCESS
 PLASTIC WASTE GET CLEANED AND DRIED.
SHREDDING PROCESS
 PLASTICS WILL BE SHREDDED OR CUT INTO SMALL PIECES.
 THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLASTIC WASTES ARE MIXED TOGETHER.
COLLECTION PROCESS
 THE PLASTIC WASTE REMAINING IN 1.5 TO 2 mm ARE COLLECTED AT ONE PLACE.
ON SITE EXECUTION
 THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF EXECUTION PROCESS OF PLASTICS.
• WET PROCESS
• DRY PROCESS
WET PROCESS
 BLENDING OF WASTE PLASTICS BY DIRECT MIXING OF SHREDDED PLASTICS
WITH HOT BITUMEN AT 160°C.
 MECHANICAL STIRRER IS NEEDED AS THE MIXING IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF
DIFFERENCE IN VISCOSITIES OF MOLTEN POLYMER AND BITUMEN.
 ADDITION OF STABILIZERS AND PROPER COOLING ARE REQUIRED.
 SINCE THE WET PROCESS REQUIRE A LOT OF INVESTMENT AND BIGGER
PLANTS.
 NOT COMMONLY USED.
DRY
PROCES
S
 THIS PROCESS IS DEVELOPED BY
prof. R.VASUDEVAN.
 HE IS THE DEAN OF DEPT. OF CHEMISTRY IN
THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING.
 THE AGGREGATE IS HEATED UP TO 170°C IN THE MINI HOT MIX PLANT.
MINI HOT MIX PLANT
AGGREGATE TRANSFERRED TO
PUDDLING CHAMBER
 THE SHREDDED PLASTICS IS ADDED TO THE HOT AGGREGATE IN EQUAL
PROPORTION.
WASTE PLASTICS MIXED WITH THE HOT AGGREGATES
 THIS PLASTIC GET COATED OVER THE AGGREGATE UNIFORMLY.
COATED AGGREGATE PLAIN AGGREGATE
 IMMIDIATELY THE HOT BITUMEN WITH 160°C IS ADDED WITH THE MIXTURE.
BEFORE BITUMEN MIX
BITUMEN IS ADDED WITH
COATED AGGREGATE
 THE MIXTURE IS TRANSFERRED TO THE ROAD AND THE ROAD IS LAID.
Road is being laid
CHARACTERISTIC OF PLASTIC COATED
AGGREGATE
 LOS ANGEL’S ABRASION TEST –
 WEAR AND TEAR VALUES OF PLASTIC COATED AGGREGATE IF FOUND
TO BE DECREASING WHILE USING PLASTICS.
 EG. 37% WITHOUT PLASTIC, 32% WITH 1% PLASTIC, 29% WITH 2%
PLASTIC.
 SOUNDNESS TEST-
 THE PLASTIC COATED AGGREGATE, DID NOT SHOW ANY WEIGHT
LOSS, HENCE IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE AGGREGATE.
 Aggregate Impact Value
 Plastics Improves Aggregate Impact Value.
 Helps To Improve The Quality Of Flexible Pavement
Aggregate impact value
% of plastic coating over
aggregate
Compressive strength
(MPa)
Bending strength
(MPa)
10% 250 325
20% 270 335
30% 290 350
40% 320 390
BINDING PROPERTY
ADVANTAGES OF PLASTIC ROAD
 SIMPLE PROCESS, NO NEW MECHINARY IS REQUIRED.
 USE HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF PLASTIC WASTE.
 REDUSE THE NEED OF THE BITUMEN BY AROUND 10%.
 INCREASE THE STRENGTH AND PERFORMANCE OF THE ROAD.
 REDUSE THE COST AROUND Rs.5000/KM OF SINGLE LANE ROAD.
 GENERATE JOBS FOR RAG PICKERS.
 UP TO 10,00,000 CARRY BAGS DISSAPEARED IN ONLY 10Mtr.
 NO POT HOLES.
DISADVANTAGES
 TOXICS PRESENT IN THE PLASTICS WOULD START LEACHING AFTER SOME
YEARS.
 ONCE THE ROAD STARTED TO USE,IT WILL REALESE THE FINE PARTCELS OF
POLYMER.
Bangalore
BANGALORE MYSORE ROAD
PLASTIC ROAD IN KARNATAKA PLASTIC ROAD IN
THAMBARAM
CONCLUSION
 PLASTIC WILL INCREASE THE ADHESSIVE
NATURE OF THE BITUMEN.
 NOT ONLY STRENGTHEND THE ROAD BUT
ALSO THE ROAD LIFE.
 ECONOMICAL.
 INCREASED DURABILITY.
 ECO-FRIENDLY.

plastic modified roads by BIKASH

  • 1.
    PLASTIC MODIFIED BITUMEN ROADS PRESENTEDBY: BIKASH MUDULI DEPT. CIVIL ENGG RAAJDHANI ENGINEERING COLLEGE GUIDED BY: MR.MADAN MOHAN MOHAPATRA HOD. CIVIL DEPARTMENT RAAJDHANI ENGINEERING COLLEGE
  • 2.
    CONTENTS  WHAT ISPLASTIC ?  TYPES OF PLASTIC ?  STEPS FOR USING PLASTIC IN ROADS  ON SITE EXECUTION  ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PLASTIC ROADS  CONCLUSION
  • 3.
    WHAT IS PLASTIC A PLASTIC MATERIAL IS ANY OF A WIDE RANGE OF SYNTHETIC OR SEMI- SYNTHETIC ORGANIC SOLIDS THAT ARE MALLEABLE.  THEY ARE USUALLY SYNTHETIC, MOST COMMONLY DERIVED FROM PETROCHEMICALS.
  • 4.
    TYPES OF PLASTICS ELASTOMERS THERMOSETS THERMOPLASTICS
  • 5.
    STEPS FOR USINGPLASTIC IN ROADS  SEGREGATION  CLEANING PROCESS  SHREDDING PROCESS  COLLECTION PROCESS
  • 6.
    SEGREGATIO N  PLASTIC WASTECOLLECTED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES MUST BE SEPARATED FROM OTHER WASTE.  MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF 60 MICRONS.
  • 7.
    CLEANING PROCESS  PLASTICWASTE GET CLEANED AND DRIED.
  • 8.
    SHREDDING PROCESS  PLASTICSWILL BE SHREDDED OR CUT INTO SMALL PIECES.  THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLASTIC WASTES ARE MIXED TOGETHER.
  • 9.
    COLLECTION PROCESS  THEPLASTIC WASTE REMAINING IN 1.5 TO 2 mm ARE COLLECTED AT ONE PLACE.
  • 10.
    ON SITE EXECUTION THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF EXECUTION PROCESS OF PLASTICS. • WET PROCESS • DRY PROCESS
  • 11.
    WET PROCESS  BLENDINGOF WASTE PLASTICS BY DIRECT MIXING OF SHREDDED PLASTICS WITH HOT BITUMEN AT 160°C.  MECHANICAL STIRRER IS NEEDED AS THE MIXING IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF DIFFERENCE IN VISCOSITIES OF MOLTEN POLYMER AND BITUMEN.  ADDITION OF STABILIZERS AND PROPER COOLING ARE REQUIRED.  SINCE THE WET PROCESS REQUIRE A LOT OF INVESTMENT AND BIGGER PLANTS.  NOT COMMONLY USED.
  • 12.
    DRY PROCES S  THIS PROCESSIS DEVELOPED BY prof. R.VASUDEVAN.  HE IS THE DEAN OF DEPT. OF CHEMISTRY IN THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING.
  • 13.
     THE AGGREGATEIS HEATED UP TO 170°C IN THE MINI HOT MIX PLANT. MINI HOT MIX PLANT AGGREGATE TRANSFERRED TO PUDDLING CHAMBER
  • 14.
     THE SHREDDEDPLASTICS IS ADDED TO THE HOT AGGREGATE IN EQUAL PROPORTION. WASTE PLASTICS MIXED WITH THE HOT AGGREGATES
  • 15.
     THIS PLASTICGET COATED OVER THE AGGREGATE UNIFORMLY. COATED AGGREGATE PLAIN AGGREGATE
  • 16.
     IMMIDIATELY THEHOT BITUMEN WITH 160°C IS ADDED WITH THE MIXTURE. BEFORE BITUMEN MIX BITUMEN IS ADDED WITH COATED AGGREGATE
  • 17.
     THE MIXTUREIS TRANSFERRED TO THE ROAD AND THE ROAD IS LAID. Road is being laid
  • 18.
    CHARACTERISTIC OF PLASTICCOATED AGGREGATE  LOS ANGEL’S ABRASION TEST –  WEAR AND TEAR VALUES OF PLASTIC COATED AGGREGATE IF FOUND TO BE DECREASING WHILE USING PLASTICS.  EG. 37% WITHOUT PLASTIC, 32% WITH 1% PLASTIC, 29% WITH 2% PLASTIC.  SOUNDNESS TEST-  THE PLASTIC COATED AGGREGATE, DID NOT SHOW ANY WEIGHT LOSS, HENCE IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE AGGREGATE.
  • 19.
     Aggregate ImpactValue  Plastics Improves Aggregate Impact Value.  Helps To Improve The Quality Of Flexible Pavement Aggregate impact value % of plastic coating over aggregate Compressive strength (MPa) Bending strength (MPa) 10% 250 325 20% 270 335 30% 290 350 40% 320 390 BINDING PROPERTY
  • 20.
    ADVANTAGES OF PLASTICROAD  SIMPLE PROCESS, NO NEW MECHINARY IS REQUIRED.  USE HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF PLASTIC WASTE.  REDUSE THE NEED OF THE BITUMEN BY AROUND 10%.  INCREASE THE STRENGTH AND PERFORMANCE OF THE ROAD.  REDUSE THE COST AROUND Rs.5000/KM OF SINGLE LANE ROAD.  GENERATE JOBS FOR RAG PICKERS.  UP TO 10,00,000 CARRY BAGS DISSAPEARED IN ONLY 10Mtr.  NO POT HOLES.
  • 21.
    DISADVANTAGES  TOXICS PRESENTIN THE PLASTICS WOULD START LEACHING AFTER SOME YEARS.  ONCE THE ROAD STARTED TO USE,IT WILL REALESE THE FINE PARTCELS OF POLYMER.
  • 23.
    Bangalore BANGALORE MYSORE ROAD PLASTICROAD IN KARNATAKA PLASTIC ROAD IN THAMBARAM
  • 24.
    CONCLUSION  PLASTIC WILLINCREASE THE ADHESSIVE NATURE OF THE BITUMEN.  NOT ONLY STRENGTHEND THE ROAD BUT ALSO THE ROAD LIFE.  ECONOMICAL.  INCREASED DURABILITY.  ECO-FRIENDLY.