One of the practical ways to overcome the adverse environmental effects of plastic bottle waste is to implement bottles into concrete, one of the most widely used materials in the …
SK Parhi, SK Patro - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study focuses on evaluating the optimal mix-design parameters of waste PET- fiber reinforced concrete (PFRC), aiming to enhance its fracture toughness. This study is …
TP Huynh, THM Le, NVC Ngan - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This study addressed the issue of recycling waste plastic bottles as recycled plastic fiber (RPF) into sustainable waste plastic fiber-reinforced concrete (WPFRC). Thus, the effects of …
The world is facing a major challenge on ways to manage the waste synthetic materials that are potentially polluting the environment. So, by 2040 it is estimated from the total synthetic …
The growth of post-consumed plastic waste needs recycling for new products. One of the methods of recycling is the use of plastic waste in concrete in the form of shredded …
Studies have explored the engineering properties of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) fiber- reinforced concrete, including mechanical strength, crack control, and durability. However, a …
MM Mwonga, C Kabubo, N Gathimba - Civil Engineering Journal, 2022 - researchgate.net
Conventional techniques of improving the bond properties of virgin Polyethylene Terephthalate Fibres reduce the mechanical strength of the fibres, are labour intensive, and …
The limited availability of natural resources, such as sand, and the need to reduce CO2 emissions, which are produced in large quantities in the production of binding materials …
J Szpetulski, B Stawiski, P Witkowski - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Currently, waste generation is a huge problem all over the world. The largest source of generated waste is plastics from plastic packaging made of polyethylene and polypropylene …