Performance of Asphalt Concrete Pavement Reinforced with High-Density Polyethylene Plastic Waste

Cherdsak Suksiripattanapong; Khanet Uraikhot; Sermsak Tiyasangthong; Nattiya Wonglakorn; Wisitsak Tabyang; Sajjakaj Jomnonkwao; Chayakrit Phetchuay

doi:10.3390/infrastructures7050072

Infrastructures (May 2022)

Performance of Asphalt Concrete Pavement Reinforced with High-Density Polyethylene Plastic Waste

Cherdsak Suksiripattanapong,
Khanet Uraikhot,
Sermsak Tiyasangthong,
Nattiya Wonglakorn,
Wisitsak Tabyang,
Sajjakaj Jomnonkwao,
Chayakrit Phetchuay

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Cherdsak Suksiripattanapong: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand
Khanet Uraikhot: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand
Sermsak Tiyasangthong: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand
Nattiya Wonglakorn: Department of Information and Communication Technology, Faculty of Sciences and Liberal Arts, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand
Wisitsak Tabyang: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Songkhla 90000, Thailand
Sajjakaj Jomnonkwao: School of Transportation Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand
Chayakrit Phetchuay: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures7050072
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 5
p. 72

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This research investigates the possibility of using high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic waste to improve the properties of asphalt concrete pavement. HDPE plastic waste contents of 1, 3, 5, and 7% by aggregate weight were used. HDPE plastic waste=stabilized asphalt concrete pavement (HDPE-ACP) was evaluated by performance testing for stability, indirect tensile strength, resilient modulus (MR), and indirect tensile fatigue (ITF). In addition, microstructure, pavement age, and CO2 emissions savings analyses were conducted. The performance test results of the HDPE-ACP were better than those without HDPE plastic waste. The optimum HDPE plastic waste content was 5%, offering the maximum MR, ITF, and pavement age. Scanning electron microscope images showed that the excessive HDPE plastic waste content of 7% caused a surface rupture of the sample. Improvements in the pavement age of the HDPE-ACP samples were observed compared with the samples with no HDPE plastic waste. The highest pavement age of the HDPE-ACP sample was found at an HDPE plastic waste content of 5% by aggregate weight. The CO2 emissions savings of the sample was 67.85 kg CO2-e/m3 at the optimum HDPE plastic waste content.

Published in Infrastructures

ISSN: 2412-3811 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/infrastructures

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