Civil Engineering Reference
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Table 2.31
Properties of the types of plastic used as aggregate in concrete
Reference
Type of plastic
Particle size/shape
Density/specific gravity*/
apparent bulk density#
Water
absorption
Other properties
Albano et al.
(
2009
)
PET
0.26 and 1.14 cm
(average size of two
fractions)
-
-
MP: 248 C Initial degradation
temperature: 412 C MFI: 70 g/
10 min
Batayneh et al.
(
2007
)
Waste plastic (PET?)
0.15-4.75 mm
-
-
-
#386.7 kg/m
3
Ismail and Al-
Hashmi
(
2008
)
80 % polyethylene
? 20 % polystyrene
Length: 0.15-12 mm;
Width: 0.15-4 mm;
Fibre-shaped
0.02 %
CS: poor; TS: 5,000 psi
Type A:#326 kg/m
3
;
Type C: #345 kg/m
3
; Type D:
#408 kg/m
3
Marzouk et al.
(
2007
)
PET
Type A: B0.5 cm; Type
C: B0.2 cm; Type
D: B0.1 cm
-
-
#327 kg/m
3
Remadnia et al.
(
2009
)
PET
B4 mm/Thin
0
TS: 75 MPa MP: 249-271 C TC:
0.13 W/m K MHC: 1.1-1.3 kJ/
kg K
*1.27 g/cm
3
Akcaozoglu et al.
(
2010
)
PET
0.25-4 mm
#547 kg/m
3
/*1.36
Hannawi et al.
(
2010
)
PET
1.6-10 mm
Colour: white; MP: 255; YM: 1,700-
2,510 MPa
#646 kg/m
3
/*1.24
Hannawi et al.
(
2010
)
PC
B5 mm
-
Colour: transparent; MP: 230-250;
YM: 2,700 MPa
1.39/#844 kg/m
3
Choi et al.
(
2005
)
PET (coated with slag)
Round and smooth
0
FM: 4.11
1.39/#844 kg/m
3
Choi et al.
(
2009
)
PET (coated with sand)
0.15-4.75 mm/round
and smooth
-
FM: 4.11
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