Ankur Verma
Neha Dixit
- Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engineering, Corporate Institute of Science & Technology (CIST), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Research Scholar Department of Civil Engineering, Corporate Institute of Science & Technology (CIST), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Abstract
The study of this research paper deals with the effectiveness of waste plastics used in concrete construction. The M20 concrete specimens were mixed with waste plastic material like polystyrene as cubes of different sizes such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 cm and were tested for their compressive strength. The standard size of waste plastic concrete specimens was 15 cm × 15 cm × 15 cm with the water-cement ratio taken as 0.5, and the specimens were tested on 28 days of casting in a compression testing machine. An average compressive strength of three concrete specimens for each waste plastic cube in the M20 concrete mix was taken. The effectiveness of different sizes of waste plastic cubes in the M20 concrete mix was compared and their compressive strength was evaluated. In conclusion, the findings of this study demonstrate a significant impact on the compressive strength of M20 concrete when incorporating waste plastics. Through this research, we seek to strike a balance between the convenience of waste plastic material and the sustainable concrete mix.
Keywords: Concrete, polystyrene, compressive strength, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate
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Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 01 |
| Received | February 17, 2024 |
| Accepted | April 23, 2024 |
| Published | April 23, 2024 |