Experimental and numerical investigation of roll pave blended with Atactic Polypropylene
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Author |
B. Ranjith Babu, K. Ramesh, M. Nagarajan and D. Saseetharan |
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e-ISSN |
1819-6608 |
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1-7
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Volume No. |
18
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Issue No. |
01
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Issue Date |
February 10, 2023
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.59018/012314
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Keywords |
atactic poly propylene, prefabricated roll pave, deflection, skid resistance, finite element analysis, ABAQUS.
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Abstract
In this study, the asphalt mix is modified by using Atactic PolyPropylene (APP)and made as a roll pave in the form of a prefabricated single unit of 300 mm x 300 mm x 20 mm. A four different roll pave is made by varying the APP content starting from 0 %, 6.5 %, 10 %, and 15 %. This roll pave is tested for density, deflection, and skid resistance for the varying APP contents. The 6.5 % APP content in the roll pave gives optimum. In general addition of APP in asphalt mixes increase the performance of roll pavement rather and it should be tested before it reaches road application. The roll pave is the best concept for repair works rather than laying of the new road. The numerical model created for the roll pave using ABAQUS gives a good agreement with experimental failure patterns.
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