Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 3(1), pp. 1 - 3
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2015.030101
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Upgrading of Rheological Properties of Bitumen with Waste Plastic

Muhammad Ayoub ^*, Syed Nasir , Ahmed Bilal , Syed Zafarullah , Badar Amjad , Ehsanullah Kakar
Department of Civil Engineering, BUITEMS, Quetta, Pakistan

ABSTRACT

Usually plastics are disposed in land filling and are burnt in free atmosphere which are detrimental to health. Land filling may affect water recharge, diminishing soil microbial activity, water line and drainage clogging. If waste plastic reaches to its ignition temperature, it evolves nontoxic gases which can cause abnormality in human beings. Thus its disposal is really a hard problem due to its non-biodegradability and unaesthetic view. Eventually Engineers have come across the point to use waste plastic as a binder material in its melt condition. This method has helped us a safe disposal of plastics junk, with operative rheological properties in the construction of pavement. Plastic bottles, packing containers and shopping bags production is increasing gradually, these results in the increase of waste plastic. Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) with different percentage by weight of bitumen was mixed with 60/70 grade bitumen. Standard Tests on bitumen were conducted for this purpose i.e. Penetration Test, Flash Point and fire point Test, Softening Point and Binder Density. Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) was mixed with bitumen that showed better result for the tests.

KEYWORDS
Low Density Polyethylene, Rheological Properties, Non-biodegradability

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Muhammad Ayoub , Syed Nasir , Ahmed Bilal , Syed Zafarullah , Badar Amjad , Ehsanullah Kakar , "Upgrading of Rheological Properties of Bitumen with Waste Plastic," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 1 - 3, 2015. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2015.030101.

(b). APA Format:
Muhammad Ayoub , Syed Nasir , Ahmed Bilal , Syed Zafarullah , Badar Amjad , Ehsanullah Kakar (2015). Upgrading of Rheological Properties of Bitumen with Waste Plastic. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 3(1), 1 - 3. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2015.030101.