• Panchal Darshan Yogeshbhai
• Prof. Vijay J. Chitaria
• Prof. Amit R. Singh

India has the second-largest road network in the world and the major part of this consists of flexible pavement. There is a huge amount of natural aggregate and bitumen required in reconstruction and rehabilitation, which are non-renewable sources. To replace these, studies on various wastes have been conducted. But, the application of the same is complex due to the lower ease of access. However, an enormous amount of recycled flexible pavement material has been recorded to be recovered and is available all over the world. At the same time, Indian ceramic production is 100 million tons per year, and about 15% to 30% of waste material is generated from the total production. The Gujarat state accounts for around 70% of total ceramic production in India and out of total production 30% goes as waste and dumped in the open spaces. In the present study, laboratory evaluation of the mechanical performance of dense bituminous macadam mixes using simultaneously RAP (15%, 20%, 25%) and ceramic waste (5%, 10%, 15%) as natural aggregate replacements and ceramic waste powder (3%, 5%) as a filler was carried out. It was found that the optimum binder content of the modified mix decreased with an increase in RAP %. All properties of the modified mix were within the range given by MoRT&H. maximum reduction in the cost of material found in the modified mix was 8.91%.

Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement, Ceramic Waste Aggregate, Dense Bituminous Macadam

"Simultaneous Effect of RAP and Ceramic Waste on DBM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no.e751-e758, May-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2205589.pdf

"Simultaneous Effect of RAP and Ceramic Waste on DBM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no. ppe751-e758, May-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2205589.pdf