Numerical Approach to Investigate the Settlement in RCC Road Using Plaxis 2D and Its Remedial Measures

Abstract

In present scenario, the Indian Ministry Road Transport and Highways has been relentlessly promoting sustainable development to achieve both economic growth and a good living environment for future generations. Given that the provision of infrastructure and buildings is indispensable to support local economic development, the construction industry will increasingly play a vital role in shaping a sustainable environment for the residents of India, especially Nagpur. However, the construction industry has long been confronted with its adverse impacts on the environment by generating many waste materials and consuming substantial quantities of natural resources. Moreover, the lack of natural resources has resulted in a strong dependency on importing natural aggregates from overseas. Thus, there is an urgency regarding the divergence of waste materials away from the Landfill area and to source alternative materials to replace natural aggregates. As an important component of the sustainable development trend, the use of recycled waste materials in construction applications is a method to enhance resource efficiency.To realize the beneficial use of C & D material, an in-depth study was conducted to evaluate its use in road construction using PLAXIS 2D. This software accomplishes to analyse the effect of cyclic loading on construction and demolished waste underneath the rigid pavement in static, dynamic and applying geogrid as well. This dissertation report paraphrases the inclusion of sub base material as C&D waste beneath the rigid pavement to dwindle the settlement of it. The static and dynamic analysis of rigid pavement incorporating geogrid has been studied to find the effect over it with the help of PLAXIS 2D. Several models have been analysed in PLAXIS 2D with various loading from IRC 58:2002 and IRC Class AA Loading. The temperature check is also studied for the existing ongoing Roads in Nagpur Region. The result from study shows that the stresses developed at higher temperature