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Mechanical and Durability Assessment of Recycled Waste Plastic (Resin8 & PET) Eco-Aggregate Concrete

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  • Adewumi John Babafemi

    (Department of Civil Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa)

  • Nina Sirba

    (Department of Civil Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa)

  • Suvash Chandra Paul

    (Department of Civil Engineering, International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka 1230, Bangladesh)

  • Md Jihad Miah

    (Division of Architecture and Urban Design, Urban Science Institute, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Korea)

Abstract

The massive amount of plastic waste in our natural environment is a global concern. In this study, recycling plastic waste to partially replace natural sand in concrete is investigated. The performance of Resin8, a unique combination of all types of plastics and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in concrete, has also been investigated. Replacement contents of 5%, 10%, and 15% for sand by volume were performed. The concrete mixes incorporating recycled plastic waste were tested against a reference concrete mix without plastic. The workability, compressive strength, tensile strength, oxygen permeability index (OPI), and effect of temperature were assessed. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis was conducted on the plastics and plastic concretes, pre- and post-temperature exposure. PET at a replacement content of 10% slightly increased the compressive strength by 2.4%. Regarding the OPI test, all the mixes incorporating recycled plastic waste are classified as “good”. When exposed to a temperature of 250 °C, no significant change in compressive strength was observed for the concrete mixes incorporating Resin8 at a replacement content of 15%, and the mixes incorporating PET at a replacement content of 5%, 10%, and 15%. It was clear from the results that both Resin8 and PET are suitable as a partial replacement for sand in concrete.

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  • Adewumi John Babafemi & Nina Sirba & Suvash Chandra Paul & Md Jihad Miah, 2022. "Mechanical and Durability Assessment of Recycled Waste Plastic (Resin8 & PET) Eco-Aggregate Concrete," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-15, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:9:p:5725-:d:811545
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    1. Adewumi John Babafemi & Branko Šavija & Suvash Chandra Paul & Vivi Anggraini, 2018. "Engineering Properties of Concrete with Waste Recycled Plastic: A Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-26, October.
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