Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 2.30
(continued)
Reference
Types of composite
Types and amounts of
substitution
Origin of plastic waste
Kan and Demirbo ˘a
(
2009
)
Concrete
Fine and coarse aggregate
Waste packaging materials composed of expanded polystyrene foams
25, 50, 75, 100 vol.%
Mounanga et al. (
2008
)
Mortar
Fine aggregate
Waste polyurethane foam collected after destruction of insulation panels
used in the building industry
13.1-33.7 vol.% of
concrete
Akcaozoglu et al.
(
2010
)
Mortar
Fine aggregate
PET-bottle
50 and 100 wt%
Choi et al. (
2005
,
2009
)
Mortar and concrete
Fine aggregate
PET-bottle
25, 50, 75, 100 vol. %
