The Study of the Efficiency of Producing Concrete Mix by Using Used Plastic Water Bottles
Keywords:
concrete mixed used plastic water bottles, cost of concrete, used plastic water bottlesAbstract
This research has studied the effectiveness of concrete that mixes discarded and used plastic water bottles, and then substitutes the total coarse mass (rock) for construction by the ratio of the plastic volume used in the sample concrete mixture with a value of 5, 10, 15 and 17 percent by the weight of cement. The result found that the amount of plastic in concrete to replace the coarse aggregate affects the lower compressive strength of concrete. The ratio of 5% mixed plastics water bottles by the weight of cement, with a maximum compression capacity is 225 kiss, after 28 days of curing and a minimum compression capacity is 117 ksc. after 28 days of curing for the ratio of 17% mixed plastics water bottles by the weight of the cement. The mixing and forming ability of concrete depends on the ratio of the plastic water bottles mixture in the concrete, which should not exceed 15% of the weight of the cement. The use of concrete mixed plastic water bottles can determine the compressive strength when it is tested according to the compressive strength of the type of construction that does not require a very high compressive strength. The cost of making concrete when mixing plastic water bottles increases due to higher compressive strength but reduces plastic bottle removal process for environmental conservation.
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