| Title | Mechanical Performance of Concrete Made with the Addition of Recycled Macro Plastic Fibres |
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| ID_Doc | 27269 |
| Authors | Vaccaro, PA; Galvín, AP; Ayuso, J; Barbudo, A; López-Uceda, A |
| Title | Mechanical Performance of Concrete Made with the Addition of Recycled Macro Plastic Fibres |
| Year | 2021 |
| Published | Applied Sciences-Basel, 11.0, 21 |
| Abstract | For many decades, researchers have been working on finding innovative and sustainable solutions to address the enormous quantities of plastic waste that are produced every year which, after being collected, are transformed into energy, recycled, or sent to landfills. Giving a second life to plastic waste as a material to be incorporated, in the form of macro-fibres, into concrete, could be one such solution. The purpose of this study was to analyse the mechanical and physical behaviour of the hardened concrete reinforced with macro plastic fibres (RPFs) obtained from food packaging waste (FPW) discarded during the packaging phase. By varying the quantity of macro-fibres used, physical and mechanical properties such as compressive strength, modulus of elasticity, flexural strength, and toughness were evaluated. It was observed that, although the presence of macro plastic fibres reduced the mechanical resistance capacity compared to that of traditional concrete, their contribution proved to be of some importance in terms of toughness, bringing an improvement in the post-crack resistance of the composite material. This innovative mixture provides a further impulse to the circular economy. |
| https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/21/9862/pdf?version=1636417654 |
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