The indoor thermal conductivity test, unfrozen water test, and freezing pressure test were conducted on soil mixed with waste vinyl aggregate (PE aggregate). Consequently, lower thermal conductivity, less unfrozen water, and lower freezing pressure resulted from higher PE aggregate mixing ratios. Furthermore, the plate loading test and frost penetration depth test were conducted on field model road with a sub-base of PE aggregate and crushed stone. As a result, the bearing capacity of the road mixed with 10% PE aggregate exceeded the requirement, whereas frost penetration depth was reduced by 39% compared to that of using crushed stone only.

• 김영진(한국건설기술연구원 지반연구소) | Young-Chin Kim (Geotechnical Engineering Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology) Corresponding author