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@article{182477,
        author = {Dr. G. Vijayakumar and D. Tulasi Ram},
        title = {PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF BITUMEN MIXTURES CONTAINING WASTE PLASTIC AND RECLAIMED ASPHALT PAVEMENT (RAP)},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {2},
        pages = {2113-2115},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=182477},
        abstract = {Waste materials transfer including plastic sacks waste has turned into a noteworthy issue and plastic wastes are singed for transfer which makes extreme harms the earth Utilization of waste plastic in bituminous blends has demonstrated that these enhance the properties of blend notwithstanding diminishing transfer issues. Plastic waste which is isolated and cleaned is sliced with the end goal that it goes through the sieve having 2 mm 3 mm site utilizing shredding machine. Plastic roads would be an advantage for India’s hot and sticky atmosphere. In our examination work we have done an intensive review on the technique of utilizing waste plastic in bitumen and with aggregates and exhibited the different tests performed on bitumen and aggregates This waste plastic changed bitumen blend demonstrate better restricting property, strength, thickness and show more imperviousness to water. Since the vast majority of the streets in India are of adaptable sort, the utilization of such techniques is effortlessly versatile on an extensive scale. Using of reclaimed asphalt pavement materials is a sustainable option of road construction which can result in considerable reduction in consumption of natural resources. It also disposal issue of RAP material and thereby saving huge landfill spaces. The coating of plastic changed bitumen and aggregates enhanced the fundamental properties of both aggregates and bitumen to an advantage.},
        keywords = {},
        month = {July},
        }