the Asphal Concrete – Wearing Course (AC-WC)
(Putrawirawan, Ibayasid, 2020).
2
MATERIAL AND METHOD
2.1 Asphalt Concrete
Asphalt concrete is a layer on highway construction
consisting of a mixture of hard asphalt and well
graded aggregate, mixed, spread out in a hot state and
compacted at a certain temperature (Sukirman, 2003).
As a surface layer of road pavement, Asphalt concrete
(AC) has structural value, is waterproof and has high
stability. Another characteristic is that it has few
voids in its aggregate structure, interlocking with
each other, therefore asphalt concrete has high
stability and is relatively rigid.
2.2 Asphalt Concrete - Wearing Course
(AC-WC)
Asphalt Concrete - Wearing Course (AC-WC) is the
topmost pavement layer and functions as a wear layer.
Even though it is non-structural, AC-WC can increase
pavement resistance to quality degradation so that
overall it increases the service life of the pavement
construction. AC-WC has the smoothest texture
compared to other types of Asphalt Concrete.
2.3 Laterite Stone
Laterite stones is a hardened soil formed naturally
resembling rock from the deposition of substances
such as nickel and iron. Laterite itself is naturally
formed in which there are many elements and
nutrients that make up the soil layer hardened like
stone. Laterite stones are commonly found in hot and
humid tropical climates. As a result of the content of
iron and nickel oxides are so much that the lateritic
soil hardens to resemble rock. The mineral and
chemical composition of laterite stones is very
influential on the parent rock, laterites generally
contain large amounts of quartz and oxides of
titanium, zircon, iron, tin, manganese and aluminum,
which are left behind from wear and tear. In some
countries, the presence of laterite is abundant, but
laterite has a few properties and characteristics
different from some other place. This makes
their
performance diverse and unpredictable
(Gidigasu,
1976). These varied properties have
limited their use
in some construction sites,
especially road
construction. these limitations,
many have been
overcome, namely by adding
stabilizers to improve
its properties or in various
other ways to improve soil,
especially road
construction (Oluyemi, Ayibiowu,
2016). The term
Laterite is derived from the Latin word- later, meaning
brick. It was first used in 1807 by
Buchanan to
describe a red iron-rich material found in
the southern
parts of India. Laterites are widely
distributed
throughout the world in the regions with
high
rainfall, but especially in the inter-tropical regions
of
Africa, Australia, India, South-East Asia and South
America, where they generally occur just below the
surface of grasslands or forest clearings. Their
extension indicates that conditions were favorable for
their formation at some point in time in the history of
the world, but not necessarily simultaneously in all
regions (Maignien, 1966). Alexander et al., (1962)
(West, Jenbarimiema, Nyebuchi, & Azeruibe, 2020)
compiled the physical, chemical and morphological
definitions from various researchers and then redefined
laterite as a highly weathered material, rich in
secondary oxides of iron, aluminum, or both, it is nearly
void of bases and primary silicates, but it may contain
large amounts of quartz and kaolinite, and it is either
hard or capable of hardening on exposure to wetting and
drying (West, Jenbarimiema, Nyebuchi, & Azeruibe,
2020).
Figure 1: Laterite stone.
2.4
Plastic
Plastic is a polymer which has unique and
extraordinary properties. PET materials such as plastic
bottles and plastic cups were used. Plastic waste was
collected from houses and schools. The collected PET
materials were chosen with a maximum thickness of 60
micron. This would facilitate mixing them with asphalt
at the laboratory under its softening point. Also, in order
to provide appropriate plastic particles, the bottles and
cups were cleaned then slashed into small pieces then
crushed and sieved such that it passes through 3-5 mm
sieve using shredding machine (
Naghawi H
. at al,
2018). Asphalt and plastic waste coated aggregates
caused by the intermolecular bonding which improves