Use of waste tyres and plastics for road constructions
Department of Civil Engineering, E. G. S. Pillay Engineering College, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nādu, India.
Review Article
Magna Scientia Advanced Engineering and Technology, 2022, 01(01), 030–037
Article DOI: 10.30574/msaet.2022.1.1.0057
Publication history:
Received on 14 January 2022; revised on 24 February 2022; accepted on 26 February 2022
Abstract:
The disposal of plastic waste and exhausted tyres of two wheeler, four wheeler vehicles is increasing day by day. Waste tyres and waste plastics in India are categorized as solid and hazardous waste. It is assessed that about 60% of disposed tyres and plastic wastes are through indefinite ways in the rural and urban zones. This leads to various environmental problems which include air pollution associated with open burning of tyres and plastics (particulates, odour, visual impacts and other harmful contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. Therefore, it is necessary to minimize the plastic and rubber wastes effectively in each field. To increase the mechanical characteristics of the conventional road by bitumen, bitumen was partly substituted with the waste materials of rubber and plastics. Then it is observed that the mechanical characteristics are improved for the road mix. Utilization of waste tyres and plastics to minimizes the use of conventional aggregate which is available in exhaustible quantity.
Keywords:
Waste Plastics; Waste Tyres; Shredding; Blending; Crumb Rubber.
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