USE OF PLASTIC IN DESIGN OF ROAD PAVEMENT BLOCK

The waste generated from plastic and its disposal is a major trouble to our environment, resulting in pollution and global warming. Block paving, also known as brick paving, is a commonly used decorative method of creating a pavement or hard standing. The main benefit of bricks over other materials is that individual bricks can later be lifted up and replaced. Cement concrete tiles and paving blocks are precast solid products made out of cement concrete. The product is made in various sizes and shapes viz. rectangular, square and round blocks of different dimensions with designs for interlocking of adjacent tiles blocks. he wastes plastic and its disposal is a major threat to the environment, which results in pollution and global warming. The utilization of plastic waste in bituminous mixes enhances its properties and also its strength. In addition, it will also be a solution to plastic disposal & various defects in pavement viz., pot holes, corrugation, ruts, etc. the waste plastic used are poly-ethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene. The waste plastic is shredded & coated over aggregate & mixed with hot bitumen and resulted mix is used for pavement construction.