Utilization of LDPE Plastic Waste for Mixed AC-WC Asphalt

Sutandar, F. Juniardy, A. Supriyadi, G. Setyabudi, H. Azwansyah and Aryanto

Abstract

Road infrastructure development in Kabupaten Ketapang necessitates asphalt as a building material to support the acceleration of growth. Innovations are required to reduce the consumption of materials derived from nature to conserve diminishing natural resources. Plastic is an element that requires between 500 billion and one trillion years to decompose. With the addition of plastic to asphalt, the permanent deformation value of the mixture decreased and its dynamic stability increased, as determined by the wheel track test. Marshall tests on asphalt mixtures containing plastic revealed that the addition of up to 3% plastic increased the HRA mixture’s stability, bulk density, compacted aggregate density (CAD), and Marshall Quotient. This study evaluated the Marshall value of the modified AC-WC asphalt layer by adding a mixture of Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) plastic waste with a variety of mixed properties. Each of the four variations of the AC- WC mixture (0%, 2%, 4%, and 6% LDPE) that met the specifications yielded stability values. LDPE at 6% has the highest stability value, while LDPE at 0% has the lowest stability value.

Keywords

low density polyethylene (LDPE) plastic; AC-WC mixture; ketapang regency plastic waste; plastic waste asphalt

Cite This Article

Sutandar, E., Juniardy, F., Supriyadi, A., Setyabudi, G., Azwansyah, H., Aryanto. (2022). Utilization of LDPE Plastic Waste for Mixed AC-WC Asphalt. International Journal of Scientific Advances (IJSCIA), Volume 3| Issue 5: Sep-Oct 2022, Pages 699-704, URL: https://www.ijscia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Volume3-Issue5-Sep-Oct-No.335-699-704.pdf

Volume 3 | Issue 5: Sep-Oct 2022