Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 2.31
(continued)
Reference
Type of plastic
Particle size/shape
Density/specific gravity*/
apparent bulk density#
Water
absorption
Other properties
Frigione
(
2010
)
PET
Thickness: 1-1.5 mm
Size: 0.1-5 mm
-
-
-
1,400/#546 kg/m
3
Kou et al.
(
2009
)
PVC
B5 mm/granular
-
CS: 65 MPa
Panyakapo and
Panyakapo
(
2008
)
Melamine waste
\10 mm
*1.48
5.6 %
TS: 60 MPa temperature resistance:
300 C
*45/#21 kg/m
3
Fraj et al. (
2010
)
Rigid polyurethane
foam
8-20 mm
13.9 %
Porosity: 98 %; CS: 174 kPa; YM:
5.6 MPa
45 ± 2 kg/m
3
(apparent
density)/2,191 kg/m
3
(density without porosity)
Mounanga et al.
(
2008
)
Rigid polyurethane
foam
\10 mm
-
Porosity: 98 %
#Coarse: 220 kg/m
3
; #Fine:
162 kg/m
3
;
Kan and
Demirbo ˘a
(
2009
)
CS: 1.76-8.22 MPa; TC: 0.037-
0.052 W/m K; SGF: 0.22-0.24
(coarse) 0.31-0.34 (fine)
MP melting point; MFI melt flow index; CS compressive strength; TS tensile strength; TC thermal conductivity; MHC mass heat capacity; YM Young
modulus; FM fineness modulus; SGF specific gravity factor
*: specific gravity; #: apparent bulk density
Treated polystyrene
foam
Coarse: 4-8 mm; Fine:
0-4 mm
4.1 % (w/
w)
