This briefing paper presents results from an experimental investigation on the shear strength of concrete with E-waste plastic (high-impact polystyrene) as coarse aggregate. The coarse aggregate is partially replaced with different percentages of high-impact polystyrene by volume (10, 20, 30, 40 and 50%). It is found that the shear strength is decreased with the increase of high-impact polystyrene in concrete. Even though a reduction in strength is observed, however, the high-impact polystyrene aggregate alters the brittle behaviour of concrete into ductile behaviour. At 50% replacement, 50% of strength retention in the concrete is observed. Therefore, high-impact polystyrene aggregate can be used as a partial replacement for coarse aggregate up to a certain percentage; this represents one possible solution to the E-waste problem and an alternative to using natural aggregate.
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December 09 2014
Briefing: Shear strength of concrete with E-waste plastic
Kaliyavaradhan Senthil Kumar, ME;
Kaliyavaradhan Senthil Kumar, ME
PhD Student, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
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Kaliyamoorthy Baskar, ME, PhD
Kaliyamoorthy Baskar, ME, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Received:
September 03 2014
Accepted:
September 08 2014
Online ISSN: 1747-6518
Print ISSN: 1747-650X
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2015
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Construction Materials (2015) 168 (2): 53–56.
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Received:
September 03 2014
Accepted:
September 08 2014
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Senthil Kumar K, Baskar K (2015), "Briefing: Shear strength of concrete with E-waste plastic". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Construction Materials, Vol. 168 No. 2 pp. 53–56, doi: https://doi.org/10.1680/coma.14.00044
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