Utilization of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in Bituminous Mixture for Improved Performance of Roads

Plastic bottle for recycling can be found from the household waste stream, and most of them are made from Polyethylene Terephthalate. In this research, PET is utilized to explore the potential prospects to upgrade asphalt mixture properties. The objectives include deciding the best measure of PET to...

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Main Authors:	A. F., Ahmad, A. R., Razali, I. S. M., Razelan, S. S. A., Jalil, M. S. M., Noh, A. A., Idris
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Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2017
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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spelling	ump-179622018-01-10T01:59:45Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17962/ Utilization of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in Bituminous Mixture for Improved Performance of Roads A. F., Ahmad A. R., Razali I. S. M., Razelan S. S. A., Jalil M. S. M., Noh A. A., Idris TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Plastic bottle for recycling can be found from the household waste stream, and most of them are made from Polyethylene Terephthalate. In this research, PET is utilized to explore the potential prospects to upgrade asphalt mixture properties. The objectives include deciding the best measure of PET to be used. For experimental, Marshall mix design was utilized to determine the ideal bitumen binder content and to test the modified mixture properties. The samples were created per the requirement for aggregate course wearing (ACW14) using the Standard Specification of Road Work (SSRW) in Malaysia. 20 samples were utilized to determine the binder content, and 30 samples were used to research the impact of modifying asphalt mixtures. 2%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% of PET by weight of the optimum binder content (4.8%) were tested. Optimum PET content is 10%, and the result shows a good stability with 16.824kN, 2.32g/cm3 bulk density, void filled with bitumen (VFB) with 71.35%, flow with 3.2248mm, air void (AV) with 4.53%, and void of mineral aggregate (VMA) with 15.15%. The outcomes showed that PET modifier gives better engineering properties. Therefore, 10% of PET by the weight of binder content was suggested as the best amount of the modifier IOP Publishing 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17962/1/fkm-2017-hana-Utilization%20of%20polyethylene%20terephthalate%20%28PET%29%20in%20bituminous%20mixture%20for%20improved%20performance%20of%20roads.pdf A. F., Ahmad and A. R., Razali and I. S. M., Razelan and S. S. A., Jalil and M. S. M., Noh and A. A., Idris (2017) Utilization of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in Bituminous Mixture for Improved Performance of Roads. In: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Science and Tech nology International Conference, 19-20 April 2017 , Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. pp. 1-11., 203 (012005). ISSN 1757-8981 (Print), 1757-899X (Online) https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/203/1/012005
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spellingShingle	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery A. F., Ahmad A. R., Razali I. S. M., Razelan S. S. A., Jalil M. S. M., Noh A. A., Idris Utilization of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in Bituminous Mixture for Improved Performance of Roads
description	Plastic bottle for recycling can be found from the household waste stream, and most of them are made from Polyethylene Terephthalate. In this research, PET is utilized to explore the potential prospects to upgrade asphalt mixture properties. The objectives include deciding the best measure of PET to be used. For experimental, Marshall mix design was utilized to determine the ideal bitumen binder content and to test the modified mixture properties. The samples were created per the requirement for aggregate course wearing (ACW14) using the Standard Specification of Road Work (SSRW) in Malaysia. 20 samples were utilized to determine the binder content, and 30 samples were used to research the impact of modifying asphalt mixtures. 2%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% of PET by weight of the optimum binder content (4.8%) were tested. Optimum PET content is 10%, and the result shows a good stability with 16.824kN, 2.32g/cm3 bulk density, void filled with bitumen (VFB) with 71.35%, flow with 3.2248mm, air void (AV) with 4.53%, and void of mineral aggregate (VMA) with 15.15%. The outcomes showed that PET modifier gives better engineering properties. Therefore, 10% of PET by the weight of binder content was suggested as the best amount of the modifier
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	A. F., Ahmad A. R., Razali I. S. M., Razelan S. S. A., Jalil M. S. M., Noh A. A., Idris
author_facet	A. F., Ahmad A. R., Razali I. S. M., Razelan S. S. A., Jalil M. S. M., Noh A. A., Idris
author_sort	A. F., Ahmad
title	Utilization of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in Bituminous Mixture for Improved Performance of Roads
title_short	Utilization of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in Bituminous Mixture for Improved Performance of Roads
title_full	Utilization of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in Bituminous Mixture for Improved Performance of Roads
title_fullStr	Utilization of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in Bituminous Mixture for Improved Performance of Roads
title_full_unstemmed	Utilization of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in Bituminous Mixture for Improved Performance of Roads
title_sort	utilization of polyethylene terephthalate (pet) in bituminous mixture for improved performance of roads
publisher	IOP Publishing
publishDate	2017
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