Reducing Plastic Waste as Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate in Cement Bricks
Keywords:
Compressive strength, Fine aggregate, Plastic, Non-biodegradable material, Water absorptionAbstract
Plastic materials are natural polymers of high sub-atomic mass and regularly contain other
substances. They are typically engineered, for the most part, from the petrochemicals. Plastic is
utilized for numerous reasons at various scales, such as ease of assembly, flexibility, nondestructiveness,
and impenetrability to water. We cannot prevent plastic from reaching the soil or
water. We are using plastic as one of the construction materials. Plastic replacement is done as a
fine aggregate in bricks by mixing the plastic powder in 0%, 2.5%, 5%, 7.5%, and 10%. It is
observed that both the test results have high compressive strength and less water absorption
compared to the IS standards of IS: 3495 (Part I to IV) 1992.
