A Study to Minimize the Disposal of Plastic Waste by Reusing It into Construction Materials

Ooi, Seow Chun (2018) A Study to Minimize the Disposal of Plastic Waste by Reusing It into Construction Materials. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

The scope of this research is to study minimizing the disposal of plastic waste by reusing it into construction materials which is the coarse aggregates. This research is to look at the compressive strength of control mix concrete as compared to different percentage of plastic waste mixture and also comparing the total costs of each plastic replacement concrete mix to control mix concrete. In this research, the technique of data analysis used is quantitative technique method is used to receive the data from the compressive strength tests of different types of concrete cube mixture. This research results are obtained from the scope of 0% plastic replacement concrete up to 15% of plastic replacement concrete with an increment of 5% for each stage with each concrete mixture cured and tested for 3 different period which is 7 days, 14 days and 28 days. Based on the result of this study shows that control mix concrete shows the highest value in compressive strength, and as amount of plastic replacement increases, the compressive strength result also decreases. In term of costing, the plastic replacement concrete also shows some saving compared to control concrete mix at the same time shows decrease in mass. This study could benefit the industry with the suitable needs in terms of compressive strength fulfillment and costs saving benefits alongside with mass reduction criteria.