Strength Properties of Concrete Including Waste Plastic Boxes

International Conference on Materials Engineering and Science

Hussein, Ammar A.^1 ; Breesem, Khalid M.^1 ; Jassam, Salim H.^1 ; Heil, Suad M.^1

Al-Mussaib Technical Institute, Al-furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Babylon

51009, Iraq^1

关键词: Coarse aggregates;    Concrete properties;    Construction sectors;    Fresh and hardened properties;    Fruits and vegetables;    Plastic wastes;    Strength property;    Waste plastic;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/454/1/012044/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/454/1/012044

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Iraq beside other countries generates tonnes of waste plastic boxes delivered from fruits and vegetable plastic boxes. In the construction sector, an alternative disposal is required for sustainable development of this material. The reducing of this plastic waste can be achieved by adding it in concrete as replacement of coarse aggregate. The investigations of this study carried out at the age of 7, 28, 56 days by testing concrete with and without of plastic coarse aggregate. Five sets of concrete mixtures were cast with percentages of 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, and 80% of waste plastic boxes as replacement of gravel. Fresh and hardened Properties were tested at a specific age and compared with reference concrete (RC). Concrete with plastic considerably enhanced concrete properties. Results of the study indicated that depending on the quantity of plastic replaced gravel, plastic may effect on strengths. However, the test results demonstrated that this replacement in concrete is promising by comparing results with reference mixtures concrete.