Effect of Zycosoil as an Additive on VG30 Bitumenous Concrete

The expansion of urban population with the industrial revolution, increasing the high demand for vehicles coupled with highly efficient roads, unable to sustain extreme pressures of heavy traffic loads safely. India, the second pre-eminent country, in terms of, the largest road network of 55 lakh Km length in the world, having 98% of flexible and just 2% of rigid pavements with diverse climatic conditions that affect the properties of natural bitumen as a binder content in the flexible pavement, undergo failure and cause serious problems. In order to ameliorate this complication, bitumen modification is required to enhance its properties for better serviceability with regards to the pavement surface. Recently invented Nanomaterial namely Zycosoil a chemically reactive anti strip additive used to check the strength characteristic of bitumen. The present paper, hence, exhibits the studies of effects of Zycosoil on the physical properties of modified and unmodified bitumen (VG 30). An optimum bitumen content by Marshal Mix Design which attained maximum stability was evaluated, without and with required dosages of Nanotechnology Zycosoil chemical such as 0.03%, 0.04%, 0.06% and 0.07%. Further, comparisons were made between neat bitumen (VG 30) and Zycosoil modified bitumen for physical and Marshall properties. As per result of this study, even though Zycosoil modified bitumen when put to penetration, softening point and ductility tests showed altered properties but overall, Zycosoil inclusion had an insignificant effect on physical properties. Next to this, Marshall results in exhibits that incorporation of Zycosoil with bitumen imparts marginal strength as compared to the neat bitumen, albeit at small scale as per dosage. From mixtures, modified bitumen containing 0.07% Zycosoil demonstrated the utmost stability value. Therefore, 0.07% Zycosoil cooperation with bitumen at 5.3% optimum binder content exhibits the improved upgraded results for the mix that can be suggested for the construction of flexible pavement.