PARAMETRIC STUDY ON FIBROUS CONCRETE MIXTURE MADE FROM E-WASTE PVC FIBRES
| Author(s) | : | Nidhish, Arunima S |
| Institution | : | PG Scholar, Dept. of Civil Engineering, SVNCE |
| Published In | : | Vol. 4, Issue 4 — April 2017 |
| Page No. | : | 149-159 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) is one of the most important and extensively used plastics in the world, especially inelectrical and electronic devices. Since it is extensively used, so are the waste produced, hazardous and tremendous inrate. Recycling of e-waste plastic has become a global concern. Recent researches show that concrete reinforced withshort plastic fibreslike polypropylene, PET, etc. improves performance of concrete and negates its disadvantages such aslow tensile strength and low ductility. In this paper, the outer insulation (PVC) from waste electrical cables are extractedand shredded into fibres keeping an aspect ratio of 30. The fibres were added to the concrete at 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20and 0.25% volume fraction. Appropriate tests were performed to amountworkability and mechanical properties of thefibre reinforced concrete mixture. Results reveal volume fraction of 0.2% PVC fibres as the optimal dosage. Theincreased trend in fresh concrete properties and strength make PVC fibre reinforced concrete a new alternative highstrength concrete and also reduces the amount of dumping e-wastes into the nature.
Nidhish, Arunima S, “PARAMETRIC STUDY ON FIBROUS CONCRETE MIXTURE MADE FROM E-WASTE PVC FIBRES”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 4, Issue 4, pp. 149-159, April 2017.
