• Burhan Ud Din
• Er.Mohit Dagar

Plastic waste threat is gradually developing into a serious disaster. From polluting of seashores to Landfills, Pollution due to Plastic is increasing at a very high rate. Every day a large amount of Plastic is being fed into the environment through use in hospitals, construction companies, food processing, Packaging Industry etc. An effective methodology to dispose off this threat is the need of the hour. One such method can be use of plastic in Construction. Due to enormous increase in construction activities large scale consumption of basic materials is employed in road making. Huge amount of work has been already done in modification of mixes which are in relevance to the hotter climates of the country which pertains to nearly 90% of the total area. But a very low amount of work has been focused on the colder regions of the country which face harsh sub zero climatic conditions. This study presents a brief description on the modification of mixes which can be successful in cold climatic conditions and also provide a suitable and sustainable way for development by disposing of plastic waste. In the present work bitumen samples were cast as per relevant Indian standard. The plastic waste was used in various proportions, i.e., 6%, 7%. Also antistripping agent was included in various proportions as 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5%. Marshall Stability test were conducted to determine various quotients such as air voids, stability, density, and flow value. For freezing and thawing the temperature was kept not less than -10°C at interval of 3, 7, 14 days. This study came to the conclusion that In future waste Plastic can form an essential part of BC pavements. The optimum amount of WPB for mix in BC was found to be 6% at a bitumen content of 5.61%.Mixes with 6% WPB and 7% WPB show good results. After comparing the results of the mixes prepared by the addition of anti stripping material and WPB, and the mixes containing WPB are seen to have better strength, flow and other Desirable properties. In this Study a comparison was made on various properties of the samples (such as control mix, Mix with 6% WPB and Mix with varying percentages of anti stripping chemical) after subjecting them to 3, 7 & 14 Freeze Thaw cycles. It was observed that the mixes with 6% WPB exhibit greater durability and Strength as compared to the mixes with Anti stripping chemical and also control mix. Further in control mix, Freeze Thaw cycles lead to the loss of nearly 50% of its original strength. Thus Mixes modified with 6% WPB can be an alternative or may even be considered as first choice for use in cold climatic areas of the country since they can withstand high number of freeze thaw cycles and provide Strength and Durability parameters in excess of that exhibited by a control mix. The exact values in a control mix after subjection to repetitive freeze thaw cycles may be lower than as Per the requirements i.e. 9KN.Thus WPB mix provide with an alternative and an effective way for increasing the Strength, Durability and Life span of our Pavements and also provide a cost effective and a pollution free methodology for disposal of waste plastic.

Bituminous, Pavements, Waste Plastic, Marshall Stability, Freeze Thaw, Anti Stripping, Durability, etc.

"EFFECT OF WASTE PLASTIC ON THE DETERIORATION OF BLACK TOP PAVEMENTS IN COLD CLIMATE: A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.491-493, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906L70.pdf

"EFFECT OF WASTE PLASTIC ON THE DETERIORATION OF BLACK TOP PAVEMENTS IN COLD CLIMATE: A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp491-493, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906L70.pdf