Utilization of Plastic Waste and Foundry Waste in Flexible Pavements
J. Premlatha1, G. L. Sathyamoorthy2, S. Anita3
1Dr. J. Premlatha, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India.
2Dr. G. L. Sathyamoorthy, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India.
3Ms. S. Anita, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 12 December 2018 | Revised Manuscript received on 23 December 2018 | Manuscript Published on 09 January 2019 | PP: 231-233 | Volume-7 Issue-4S November 2018 | Retrieval Number: E2039017519/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: The materials used for pavement is bitumen, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate and soil, concerned about this throughout the globe research works are under progress to find alternative materials for pavement construction and obviously the plastic waste from municipal solid waste and foundry sand from industrial waste materials are one such category. Plastic is a toxic and persistent material. The municipal solid waste which is a major environmental threat contains about 16 to 25% of plastic. Another environmental threat is foundry sand which is the waste product from casting industries. The foundry sand can be used in various engineering applications. This will solve the depletion of regular use materials and also disposal of foundry waste. There is a need for bulk use of plastic waste from municipal solid waste and foundry sand from foundry industrial wastes in our country. This paper elaborates about the materials and its suitability for flexible pavement construction that is economically feasible. Industrial waste replaced from cumulative weight of aggregate to understand the load carrying capacity of the flexible pavement.
Keywords: Plastic Waste, Foundry Sand, Bitumen.
Scope of the Article: Civil and Environmental Engineering