UTILIZATION OF PLASTIC WASTE IN CONCRETE

Mayuri Chandak *1, Pallavi Gaydhane *2, Yash Ramteke*3 Aditya Meshram* 4 Abhishek
Bramhankar*5
*1
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Priyadarshini College Of
Engineering, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
*2,3,4,5
,Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Priyadarshini College Of
Engineering, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

waste produced in Nagpur alone.96 tons per day.

Therefore, the problem of disposal of these wastes is
ABSTRACT increasing day by day. The solution to this problem is
Due to the rapid economic growth and to transform waste products into useful products.
development of the country, many infrastructure While the development continues day by day, the
projects have been implemented. This process construction and maintenance of the building is in
creates questions for people to solve the problems good condition. That's why we're looking for new
created by this development. The problems ideas on how to use waste in cement concrete.
mentioned are mainly material shortage, waste
generation and other things. This project uses METHODOLOGY
M20 grade waste plastic instead. The amount of
The main aim of the project is to produce concrete
waste transfer involved in this project is 0.05%,
0.10%, 0.15%. All of the test items are different made from recycled materials. Since plastic waste
is not easy to dispose of, it can affect the
from our example.Tests are made for the
environment. Reusing plastic waste in the
materials used in the concrete mix. The results of
the data analysis show that the compressive concrete industry is considered the most practical
application. It reduces environmental pollution
strength is simultaneously affected as the plastic
and lowers equipment costs. 1 Materials 2.
waste material changes. As the percentage of
plastic added increases, the compressive strength Cement 3. Aggregate (Coarse and Fine) 4. Water
5. Plastic Granules
decreases.
1.Material: Use concrete mix: each mix contains
Keywords: - Plastic Waste, Compressive strength.
sand, aggregate, cement and water-cement ratio.
INTRODUCTION This composition has 0% waste plastic content
As the world population increases, many types of and a curing time of 7, 14 and 28 days.
waste are produced. The production of non- 2. Sample preparation: Concrete sample is
biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes has prepared in appropriate proportions, three parts
brought along the problem of waste disposal along are 12 cubes with the dimensions of 45. (150 X
with the increasing number of users. One solution to 150 X 150) mm will be poured. A total of samples
this crisis is to turn waste into useful products. Many of the cube will be stored during the 7, 14 and 28
government agencies, private organizations and day curing period prior to testing.
individuals have completed or have completed many
I. ANALYSIS
studies and research on the effectiveness,
environmental design and performance of waste
management. world from environmental pollution. Cement: Ordinary Portland Cement
According to research, there are 45 types of plastic Fine Aggregate: Local water sand Coarse
Aggregate: Local crushed blue granite
Plastic: Plastic waste
Water: drinking water.
Tests
1. Standard Consistency Test IS 12269: MIX DESIGN :
1987 Observations: - showed 34
Requirements for mixing materials Concrete
cement consistency. had a standard
Grade - M20 Cement Type OPC 53 Grade &
consistency of 32-35. Test start time
IS8112 Maximum Nominal Size of Aggregate -
and cement reading end time: Start
20mm. Minimum cement content - 300kg/m3. (IS
time - 30 minutes End time - 600
456:2000) Maximum Water Cement Ratio:- (IS
minutes Maintenance: - Cement -
456:2000) Workability = 75 mm to 100 mm
500 gr Water - 131 gr Final
Exposure Conditions - Medium Concreting
appointment time 40 minutes 43 -
Method - - Manual Control Degree. Aggregate
345 minute
Type - Ground angular aggregate Maximum
2. Cement: - OPC (Class 53) Sand Test
cement content: - 450kg/m3. (456 2000 ml)
for Alluvial Content. Water - 50ml
Sand - 100ml Determination - 3 Test data. Cement used: OPC 53 grade conforming
hours Volume 1 = 55ml Volume 2 = IS 8412 Cement Specific Gravity - 3.15 Specific
85-90ml Specific gravity of fine Gravity: coarse Aggregate - 2.90. by Fine
aggregate. 3.Sand - 300 g dry. g = Aggregate -2.65 water absorption:- Coarse
2.65 Aggregate - Nil Fine Aggregate - 1.00% Free
3. Fineness modulus of sand Sand- Surface Moisture: - Coarse Aggregate - N/A Fine
4000 gm Storage - Fine-2.1-2.6 Aggregate - N/A Sieve Analysis: - Coarse
Medium -2.6-2.9 Coarse-2.9-3. Aggregate - Fine Aggregate - Zone II.
fineness modulus = 2.94. coarse Proportioning target strength : Average Force f”ck
aggregrate-FM = 2.9-4.2 = fck + 1.65 x s = 20 +1-65x4 = 26.6 N/mm²
From Table I (IS 10262: 2004 Standard deviation
= 4 N/mm²
Choose W/C ratio IS 456 from Table 6 Maximum
W/C ratio=0.48 Use w/c ratio empirically=0.40
Select water content. From Table 2 (10262
12009), the highest water level of is 20mm
aggregate = 186 lit.Estimated water content of
100 mm slums = 186X6/100 X 18 = 197 · 16 lit.
Calculate cement content w/c ratio = 0.48
Cement content / 410 kg = 197 kg. .42 < 450
kg/min
Volume of coarse and fine aggregate. from IRC:
Made for 4.2.6 in IRC:SP46-2013 Fine aggregate
content should be 46-68% of the total aggregate
Depending on the maximum coarse aggregate
amount So as a general rule, take Aggregate
volume = 0.50 So of course aggregate volume =
0.50 Fine aggregate = 0.50
Mixture calculation [w/c Ratio = 0,48] Concrete
volume = 1m^3 Cement volume = Cement
mass/Sp.Gravity X1000 = 410.42/3.15 * 1000 =
0.130 m^3 Water Volume = Water RESULTS
Mass/Sp.gravityX1000 = 197/1 * 100 197m^3
7 Day Compressive strength
total aggregate volume = [1-(0.130+0.197)] = 0.67
m² coarse aggregate mass = 5*coarse aggregate
% of plastic 1 2 3
volume* Sp. Gravity of coarse aggregrate*1000 N/mm2 N/mm2 N/mm2
=0.665 X 0.50 X 2.90 X 1000 = 964.27 kg 0% 13.33 13.46 13.20
Size = 15x15x15 cm. ratio 2.36 1.1.5:3 water = 15. 0.05% 12.21 12.26 12.18
539X0.48 = 7.458 8 kg For 9 cubes = 0,15X0-15 0.10% 9.16 10.63 10.26
X0 (5X9X 1.15) = 0,0349 m3 = 0,0349 X2400 = 0.15% 8.87 9.95 9.23
88.76kg Sand for 9 cubes = 1 + 203 + 2,36 =
15,539 kg 9 küp = 83.76 / 1 + 2.03+2.03 = 31.54
kg 9 cubic meters of coarse aggregate =
(83.76/(1+2.03 12.36)) X2.36 = 36.67 kg 20 mm
adds (%40) = 25 Kg 10 mm adds (%30) = 11 Kg

Sr. Quantity Proportion

No.
1. Cement 411kg/m^3 1
2. W/C Ratio 0.08 0.08
3. Water 197kg/m^3
4. Fine 837kg/m^3
Aggregate
5. Coarse 972kg/m^3
Aggregate
6. 20mm 292kg/m^3
(30%)
7. 10mm 680kg/m^3
(70%)
8. Waste 4.1kg/m^3
plastic

Fig. 7 days compressive strength of 3 specimens

Plastic Gradient for each specimen
14 Day Compressive strength
Sr. Plastic Specimen
no. Gradient for each
Variations Variation % of 1 2 3
plastic N/mm2 N/mm2 N/mm2
1. 0 3
2. 0.5 3 0% 16.12 16.36 16.29
3. 0.10 3 0.05% 13.96 15.64 15.36
4. 0.15 3 0.10% 12.68 14.56 13.61
Total - 12 0.15% 12.89 12.39 13.60
 Average compressive strength

Grade W/C % of Avg = 7 Avg = Avg =

of Ratio Plast Day 14 Day 28 Day
Concre ic Compre Compr Compr
te Wast ssive essive essive
e Strength Strengt Strengt
h h
M20 0.48 0% 13.33 16.25 20.21
M20 0.48 0.05 12.21 14.98 19.61
%
M20 0.48 0.10 10.01 13.61 18.20
%
M20 0.48 0.15 9.35 12.98 17.88
%

Fig. 14 days compressive strength of 3 specimens

28 Days Compressive strength

% of 1 2 3
plastic N/mm2 N/mm2 N/mm2
0% 19.94 20.02 20.69
0.05% 19.83 19.61 19.41
0.10% 18.73 18.36 18.51
0.15% 17.77 17.96 17.91

Fig. average compressive strength

CONCLUSION
The compressive strength of waste plastic mix
concrete is optimal upto 0.10% after there was a
slight reduction in strength was observed. The
utilization of plastic waste will greatly reduce the
environmental pollution which leads to the
cleaner environment. Workability of concrete has
been reduced with the increase in percentage of
plastic. it is important to carefully consider the
potential risks and limitations before using it in
construction projects

Fig. 28 days compressive strength of 3 specimens

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