Harvesting the unexplored potential of European waste materials for road construction

LD Poulikakos, C Papadaskalopoulou, B Hofko… - Resources …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper demonstrates how a considerable amount of waste produced in the urban and
peri-urban environment can be recycled in asphalt roads. The example presented is from …

A study on the suitability of solid waste materials in pavement construction: A review

TB Vishnu, KL Singh - International Journal of Pavement Research and …, 2021 - Springer
This paper describes the various ways in which huge volumes of waste formed from urban
and semi-urban areas can be optimally reutilized as an additive in the construction of …

[HTML][HTML] Rheological properties of asphalt binder modified with waste polyethylene: An interlaboratory research from the RILEM TC WMR

D Wang, A Baliello, L Poulikakos… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
Significant volumes of waste materials such as plastics is generated every year worldwide
with a potentially harmful impact on the environment. At the same time, the demand for …

Performance evaluation of utilization of waste Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in stone mastic asphalt

E Ahmadinia, M Zargar, MR Karim, M Abdelaziz… - … and Building Materials, 2012 - Elsevier
In order to improve the properties of asphalt mixture and reduce the negative impact of the
waste materials on nature and the environment, it seems to be logical to propose a means of …

Using waste plastic bottles as additive for stone mastic asphalt

E Ahmadinia, M Zargar, MR Karim, M Abdelaziz… - Materials & …, 2011 - Elsevier
Currently, polymer modified asphalt mixture is a relatively costly mixture for paving roads.
One way to reduce the cost of such constructions and rendering them more convenient is by …

Upcycling of plastic waste in bituminous mixes using dry process: review of laboratory to field performance

A Singh, A Gupta - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper comprehensively reviews present research on the potential for repurposing
primary categories of waste plastics. These include Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETE) …

Utilization of plastic waste in construction industry in India–A review

S Bansal, SS Kushwah, A Garg, K Sharma - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Globally, 8,300 million tons of virgin plastics had been manufactured as of 2017.
Only approximately 9% of material is recycled, and only about 12% is burned, leaving 79 …

A sustainable approach: Utilization of waste PVC in asphalting of roads

A Behl, G Sharma, G Kumar - Construction and Building Materials, 2014 - Elsevier
The most problematic plastic produced today is polyvinylchloride (PVC). For years throw-
away products made of PVC have been a leading cause of dioxin pollution in incinerators …

Plastic bag waste modified bitumen a possible solution to the Algerian road pavements

M Nouali, Z Derriche, E Ghorbel… - Road Materials and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Many Algerian road and highway pavements suffer from severe premature degradations that
appear in the first years of their in-service life because of the insufficient performance of the …

[PDF][PDF] Performance evaluation of waste polyethylene and PVC on hot asphalt mixtures

MN Rahman, M Ahmeduzzaman… - American Journal of …, 2013 - academia.edu
Since the forefront invention of Polyethylene and Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), it has been
spasmodically used in every possible purpose which is biologically non-degradable and …