innovations in roads

A COMPARITIVE STUDY

OF INNOVATIO

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CONTENTS 1.INDIAN INNOVATION – USE OF PLASTIC

WASTE TO MAKE ROADS WATER RESISTANT

• MAN BEHIND THE INNOVATION • BASIC PROCESSSES USED IN LAYING

PLASTIC ROADS • ADVANTAGES 2. UNITED KINGDOM INNOVATION- STARPATH

INNOVATION • ABOUT PRO-TEQ• ABOUT STARPATH • ADVANTAGES 3. COMPARISION OF THE INNOVATIONS 4. WEBIOGRAPHY

USE OF PLASTIC

WASTE TO MAKE ROADS

WATER RESISTANT

INDIAN INNOVATION

MAN BEHIND THE INNOVATION – K. AHMED KHAN

K. Ahmed Khan is an Indian scientist and businessman who made success in using plastic for road construction. He is the founder of KK Plastic Waste Management Pvt.Ltd. He along with his brother Rasool Khan, stung by protests to ban plastic, hit upon the idea of recycling plastic and mixing it with bitumen to lay roads. Thanks to their enterprising spirit, they have so far laid almost 1,000 km of roads.  K K Plastic Waste Management Private Limited buys and collects about 5 five tons of plastic waste every day

BASIC PROCESSES USED IN LAYING PLASTIC ROADS –

1. SEGREGATION -plastic waste collected from various sources must be separated from other waste.-Maximum thickness of 60 microns.

2. SHREDDING -will be shredded or cut into small piece. -the different types of plastic wastes are mixed together

  3. BLENDING  At the mixing chamber, the shredded plastics waste is to be added. It gets blended with the pre heated bitumen to form a mixture.

4. LAYING OF ROADS The plastics waste coated aggregate is mixed with got bitumen and the resulted mix is used for road construction. The road laying temperature is between 110°c to 120°c. The roller used is 8-ton capacity.

ADVANTAGES- .

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVANTAGE –The use of plastic and related materials is increasing exponentially due to tremendous growth in population, urbanization and changed life style leads to widespread littering of plastic on the landscape. Disposal of waste plastic is a serious problem globally due to their non-biodegradability and hazardous to human health, since these are not disposed scientifically and thus, create ground and water pollution.

If this curse to mankind in the form of waste plastic is used as a boon for mankind by using it as additives in road construction, it will proved to be a best solution over worst road condition

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT –The plastic disposed

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT –The increasing plastic waste in household and industrious garbage makes it difficult to dispose the waste , because the solid is not degradable. Utilising the waste in construction of roads gives a sustainable way of disposing of the waste and thus helps in waste management. BETTER ROADS-The use of plastic and bitumen in roads make roads more durable and flexible . It also makes them water resistant and protects roads from cracks during monsoon.ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE –The use of plastic increases the road life thus sparing the money to be used in frequent repairs of the damaged roads. It also saves the amount of money which is to spent on the disposal of the plastic wastes.

UNITED KINGDOM

INNOVATION STARPATH COATING

COMPANY BEHIND THE INNOVATION PRO TEQ

Pro-Teq Surfacing UK Ltd have been awarded Global Business Excellence Award for 2013 in the category Outstanding Innovation for their product: STARPATH.

Pro-Teq Surfacing UK Ltd, light the way with their innovative re-surfacing methodology demonstrating how STARPATH could help City Councils around the UK recognise the potential savings in local and national government energy bills.

STARPATH could be an alternative to street lighting and make roads water resistant and thus spare the repair .

STARPATH is currently being trialled in Christ’s Pieces, a well-known park in the east side of the centre of Cambridge by Cambridge City Council.

Engineers have developed a new water-resistant, spray-on coating that makes roads glow in the dark by absorbing UV light during the day and releasing it at night. The star path coating can adapt to the lighting conditions in its surroundings to glow accordingly. The technology is being given a test run at the Christ's Pieces park in Cambridge. It could prove to be a cost effective alternative to conventional street lighting. This spray has a plastic incorporated polymer in it which makes the roads water resistant too.

ABOUT STARPATH

ADVANTAGES – It is cost effective and easy to apply . The surface takes very less time to be coated and is ready to use only after four hours after applying the coating.

It cuts down the bills of energy by substituting the need for street lights and thus helps in saving electrical energy.

The coating also makes the roads water resistant and thus prevent it from breaking and cracking and increases its durability.

STARPATH effectively generates its own energy during the day while radically enhancing visibility at night, which assists pathway users.

A COMPARITIVE STUDY STARPATH NO DOUBT IS A MUCH MORE MODERNISED INNOVATION IT SAVES ELECTRIC ENERGY BY SUBSTITUTING THE NEED OF STREET LAMPS . IT ALSO HELPS TO MAKE THE ROADS WATER RESISTANT , AS COMPARED TO THE PLASTIC ROADS IN INDIA IT IS MORE USEFUL FOR A COUNTRY LIKE INDIA , WHERE DISPOSAL OF WASTE IS SUCH A BIG PROBLEM.

IN INDIA THE PLASTIC ROADS NOT ONLY SAVE THE COST OF MAKING REPAIRS TO THE ROADS TIME AND AGAIN BUT ALSO PROTECT THE ROADS DURING HEAVY RAINS. BOTH THE INNOVATIONS HAVE THERE OWN SIGNIFICANCE AND WILL HELP MANKIND AND ENVIRONMENT IN THERE OWN RESPECTIVE WAYS.

If we compare these two innovation s economically the cost of preparing star path coating is way more expensive then plastic roads in a country like India spending so much money on this innovation is not possible.

Disposal of waste by using it in roads is of great significance , it is of great environmental usage .

The waste which would otherwise have caused different kinds of pollution is used in making roads thus is more useful in waste disposal as compared to star path.

WEBIOGRAPHY •http://www.pro-teqsurfacing.com/pressrelease.html•http://metroindia.com/metrolifenews.aspx?id=7477•http://www.gizmag.com/pathway-sprayon-coating/29468/•http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/starpath•http://www.sadgurupublications.com/ContentPaper/2013/4_219_3(4)2013_JCCPS.pdf

•http://www.powershow.com/view/16b689-NGU0N/UTILIZATION_OF_PLASTICS_WASTE_IN_ROAD_CONSTRUCTION•http://nbmcw.com/articles/roads/930-use-of-waste-plastic-in-construction-of-flexible-pavement.html

•http://tce.edu/chemistry/process.html

•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Ahmed_Khan

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PRESENTED BY –JASRAJ TIWANA JASHANJOT CHAHALSUMER RANA MOHANTAJ DHILLON