Experimental Insight into the Containment of Plastic Waste in Cement-Stabilised Soil as a Road Pavement Layer Material

Plastic waste (PW) constitutes a nuisance to our environment despite several efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle it. This study experimentally explores the possibility of storing plastic waste within a cement-stabilised soil that can be used as a road pavement layer material without adversely affec...

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Published in:Infrastructures (Basel) 2022-12, Vol.7 (12), p.172
Main Authors: Akinwumi, Isaac, Soladoye, Oluwatomisin, Ajayi, Victor, Epelle, Promise
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Additives
Biodegradation
California bearing ratio
Carbon dioxide
Cement
Cementing
Chemicals
Climate change
Compressive strength
Consumption
Design and construction
Developing countries
environment
Environmental economics
geotechnics
Landfill
LDCs
Materials
pavement
Pavement construction
Pavements
PCB
Penetration tests
Plastic pollution
Plastic scrap
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Recycling
Soil classification
Soil compaction
Soil layers
soil stabilisation
Soil stabilization
Soil strength
Soils
wastes
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Summary:Plastic waste (PW) constitutes a nuisance to our environment despite several efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle it. This study experimentally explores the possibility of storing plastic waste within a cement-stabilised soil that can be used as a road pavement layer material without adversely affecting the geotechnical characteristics of the stabilised soil. The soil is an A-2-6 soil, according to classification by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). Compaction characteristics, the California bearing ratio (CBR) and the unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of soil with 10% cement were determined for the 0, 2, 5, 10 and 15% addition of PW. The cementing of soil particles, which played a vital role in enhancing its strength on the addition of cement, may have been activated by the pozzolanic reaction between cement and soil particles. However, the addition of PW to this cement-stabilised mix led to a decrease in strength parameters at all variations. The soil with 10% cement and 2% PW yielded higher strength when compared to other mix ratios with PW and is suitable for use as a layer material in road pavement construction. As a sustainable strategy for PW management in developing nations, the usage of PW in cement-stabilised soil layer is recommended.
ISSN:2412-3811
2412-3811
DOI:10.3390/infrastructures7120172