1st International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology (ICAET-2018)

Volumetric Substitution of Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate PET Coarse Aggregate as Clone of Natural Coarse Aggregate in Concrete.

Not scheduled

15m

BUITEMS, Quetta, Pakistan

Poster Presenter Civil & Construction Engineering

Speaker

Mr SHAYAN SAMI (Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences)

Description

• Plastics (including Polyethylene Terephthalate PET), being user friendly, is outrageously increasing, creating a huge amount of solid waste, which is quite dangerous to the environment. It needs to be managed and disposed properly, so new techniques of the proper disposal other than landfill and incineration are being studied and adopted. While concrete technology is focusing on the sustainability with the possible way of utilizing lesser natural resources and self-weight of the concrete is also the major concern. In this study replica PET coarse aggregates were volumetrically substituted having (7%, 14%, 20%, 22%, 24%, 30%) replacement ratios. PETCA were manufactured keeping granulometry in view. ASTM standards were followed to manufacture concrete cylinders having mix ratio of (1:2.1:2.7), which were casted and cured for 13 days. Then different comparisons were done mainly focusing the compressive strength and modulus of elasticity. The final results showed that replica PETCA can be substituted up to 7%-14% for structural and comparatively light weight concrete.

Key-Words: - Granulometry, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Coarse aggregates, Light weight Concrete, Incineration, Landfill.