An Investigation on the Effect of Partial Replacement of Coarse Aggregates by Pre-Treated Plastic on Concrete

Rahul Bevinagidad*, Akash Chavan**, Gurubasav Hiremath***
*-*** Department of Civil Engineering, Basaveshwar Engineering College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India.
Periodicity:June - August'2022
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jste.11.2.18969

Abstract

Earth is currently dealing with a pandemic. In a view to solve both the problems at once, replacing the major ingredient of concrete, that is, coarse aggregate, by waste plastic seems a promising prospect. Also, quarrying, the process by which stones are extracted from the earth, has devastating impacts on the local ecosystem, ground water, and even has air-polluting effects, so finding a replacement for coarse aggregate would be a boon to the construction industry as a whole. In this work, coarse aggregates were replaced with pre-treated plastic and behaviour with respect to strength was observed, and it was found that replacements up to 15% are viable and can result in strengths comparable to those of normal M20 concrete, showing a promising replacement to coarse aggregate without having adverse effects on the strength of concrete.

Keywords

Waste Plastic Bottle Caps, Shredded Plastic Bottle Caps, Compressive Strength, Flexural Strength, Coarse Aggregate Replacement.

How to Cite this Article?

Bevinagidad, R., Chavan, A., and Hiremath. G. (2022). An Investigation on the Effect of Partial Replacement of Coarse Aggregates by Pre-Treated Plastic on Concrete. i-manager’s Journal on Structural Engineering, 11(2), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.26634/jste.11.2.18969

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