B.V.M.

Engineering College
M. Tech CE&M (III SEM)

SEMINAR ON
PLASTIC ROAD

Prepared by :
Pranav M. Chovatiya
M. Tech (CE&M),
ID No:15CM812
BVM Engineering College, Anand.
 CONTENT
Introduction
Need Of Study
Plastic Road
Material Used
Method Of Mixing
Comparison Bet. Plastic & Bitumen Road
Cost Analysis
Advantages & Disadvantages
Conclusion
Reference
 INTRODUCTION
Plastics are polymers, large molecules made of
repeating units of smaller molecules (monomers) that
are chemically bound together.
Plastics can be divided in to two major categories:
1) Thermoset
2) Thermoplastics.
plastic waste is increasing due to increase in
population, urbanization and development.
The disposal of waste plastic has become a serious
problem globally due to their non-biodegradability.
Burning of these waste plastic bags causes
environmental pollution.
 IMPACT
IMPACT OFOF PLASTIC
PLASTIC WASTEON
WASTES ONOUR
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIROMENT
WHY NEED USE OF PLASTIC WASTE IN ROAD

use of
Plastic
plastic waste
waste
Poor quality with bitumen
causes
of road mix enhance
environment
the quality
problems but
road&
has superior
disposal of
property.
plastic waste
 PLASTIC ROAD

Plastic road mainly use plastic carry-bags, disposable

cups and plastic bottles that are melted to form an oily
coat over the aggregate and the mixture is laid on the
road surface like a normal tar road.
Laboratory studies proved that waste plastic enhances
the property of the mix .
 MATERIAL USED IN PLASTIC ROAD

Aggregates Bitumen

Plastic bags, plastic bottles,

protective packing
 METHOD OF MIXING

1. DRY PROCESS

2. WET PROCESS
 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 170C. and then

it is transferred to mixing chamber.

Similarly the bitumen is to be heated up to a

maximum of 160C.

At the mixing chamber, the shredded plastics

waste is added over the hot aggregate.

The plastics waste coated aggregate is mixed

with hot bitumen
 WET PROCESS

Waste plastics by direct mixing with hot bitumen

at 160C.

Mechanical stirrer is needed.

Since the wet process require a lot of

investment and bigger plants ,so not commonly
used.
COMPARISON BETWEEN PLASTIC & ORDINARY
ROAD
S.N Properties Plastic Road Ordinary
o. Road
1. MARSHALL STABILITY MORE LESS
VALUE
2. BINDING PROPERTY BETTER GOOD
3. SOFTENING POINT LESS MORE
4. PENETRATION VALUE MORE LESS
5. TENSILE STRENGTH HIGH LESS
6. RUTTING LESS MORE
7. STRIPPING(POT HOLES) NO MORE
8. SEEPAGE OF WATER NO YES
9. DURABILITY OF THE BETTER GOOD
ROADS
COST OF PAVEMENT LESS NORMAL
10.
MAINTENANCE COST ALMOST NIL MORE
11.
 COST ANALYSIS

Generally roads in India are constructed in basic

width of 3.75 m
Bitumen road Plastic road
Cost per kg 50rs Cost per kg 5rs
Per km 10tons required Per km 9tons bitumen
and 1 ton plastic
required
Total cost = 500000 Total cost = 450000 +
5000 =455000

Total saving = 45000

per km

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 ADVANTAGES
1) The load withstanding property increases.
2) Better resistance towards rain water and cold weather.
3) No stripping and no potholes.
4) Increase binding and better bonding of the mix.
5) No leaching of plastics.
6) For 1km road, 1 ton of plastic (10 lakh carry bags) is used
and 1 ton of bitumen is saved.
7) The maintenance cost of road is almost nil.
8) Disposal of waste plastic will no longer be a problem.
 DISADVANTAGES

1. Cleaning process
Toxics present in the co-mingled plastic waste would start
leaching.
2. During the road laying process
In the presence of chlorine will definitely release noxious
HCL gas.
3.After the road laying
The components of the road, once it has been laid, are
not inert.
 DEVELOPMENTS
In a first in the state Madhya Pradesh Rural Road Development
Authority (MPRRDA) has put to constructive use plastic waste to
lay 22 roads.
The office of the chief minister, New Delhi has a given a green
signal to a private company for supply of bitumen mixed with
plastic which is used for construction of roads.
The company has already constructed a 2 km road in Bangalore
with bitumen mixed with plastic.
The government of Karnataka was pleased by the success of
the experiment and the state chief minister himself inaugurated
the field test of construction 500 m of road in three places in and
around Bangalore with the help of PWD using the innovative
technology.
The municipal corporation of Ahmedabad foresees the array of
benefits of using plastic waste in road construction.(nagari
hospital to NCC chowk)
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 CONCLUSION

Roads laid with plastic waste mix are found to be better

than the conventional ones.
Plastic will increase the melting point of the bitumen.
Rainwater will not seep through because of the plastic in
the tar. So, this technology will result in lesser road repairs.
Use of the innovative technology not only strengthened the
road construction but also increased the road life.
Plastic road would be a boon for Indias hot and extremely
humid climate where durable and eco-friendly road is
required.
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