Characteristics of Asphalt Concrete Mixed with Polyethylene Aggregate

The 19 mm-sized aggregate was produced by melting vinyl waste (waste polyethylene film) generated from vinyl greenhouses in rural areas. It was mixed with As'cone at various weight ratios, and then insulation effect test, tension test after repeated freezing and thawing, ice pull-out strength test and field density test were conducted for the mixtures. These results demonstrated that as the mixing ratio of polyethylene aggregate increased, the insulation effect increased, due to the many pore spaces that existed in the polyethylene aggregate. After repeatedly freezing and thawing As'cone, the tensile strength significantly increased at 2.5% of the polyethylene aggregate content rather than 0% of polyethylene aggregate content but it also slightly decreased at 5% and 10% of polyethylene aggregate content in comparison to 2.5% of its polyethylene aggregate content. As'cone added with polyethylene aggregate by 2.5% resulted in lower ice pull-out strength than that of normal As'cone. As a result of the porosity test for the samples taken at the site, porosity of the As'cone, which added polyethylene aggregate, was smaller than that of the general As'cone.

폐비닐 골재 혼합 아스콘의 성질

농촌 비닐하우스에서 배출되는 폐비닐을 녹여 19mm 크기의 골재를 만들었다. 이것을 아스콘에 몇몇 중량비로 혼합한 후 단열효과시험, 동결융해 후 인장강도시험, 빙착인장강도시험 그리고 현장 밀도시험을 각각 실시하였다. 그 결과 폐비닐골재는 내부에 공극을 다수 포함하고 있는 관계로 폐비닐골재 혼합율이 증가할수록 단열효과가 증가하였다. 아스콘의 동결융해 후 인장강도는 폐비닐골재 혼합율 0%일 때보다 혼합율 2.5%일 경우 크게 증가하였지만, 혼합율 5%, 10%에서는 혼합율 2.5%일 때보다 다소 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 빙착인장강도는 일반아스콘에 비해 폐비닐골재를 2.5% 추가한 아스콘에서 더 작게 나타났다. 현장 채취시료에 대한 공극률시험 결과 폐비닐골재를 추가한 아스콘의 공극률이 일반 아스콘의 그것보다 작았다.