Feasibility of Waste Polythene Bags in Concrete
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International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT) | 
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| © 2015 by IJETT Journal | ||
| Volume-23 Number-6 |
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| Year of Publication : 2015 | ||
| Authors : Mohd. Usman, Azher Javaid, Sandeep Panchal |
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| DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V23P259 |
Citation
Mohd. Usman, Azher Javaid, Sandeep Panchal"Feasibility of Waste Polythene Bags in Concrete", International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), V23(6),317-319 May 2015. ISSN:2231-5381. www.ijettjournal.org. published by seventh sense research group
Abstract
Disposal of waste material like plastic bags is a big
problem in a developing country like India. The polythene waste
is a kind of non-degradable material. It does not degrade with
time. If the polythene bags are brunt, then these cause air
pollution. If these are buried in the land these make the land
infertile. So, it is a very challenging task to handle the polythene
waste in a harmless way. The only way to tackle this problem is
to recycle the waste and use it for fruitful purposes. The
polythene waste can be used to replace the coarse aggregate of
the concrete. In the present study, the polythene bags are used to
replace the coarse aggregates in the concrete. The effect of
mixing of polythene bags on the strength of the concrete mix is
observed and it is found that there is increase in the strength of
the cubes as the amount of polythene waste is increased upto
certain limit but decreases thereafter. The 7 day strength of the
mix is found sufficient and within the permissible limit if the
polythene waste mixed is taken upto 5% by weight of coarse
aggregates. The weight of concrete becomes about 8% less on
mixing about 2% of the polythene mix.
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Keywords
recycled waste, polythene, concrete, coarse
aggregates, compression strength