Ede, A. N. and Gideon, Praise O and Akpabot, Akpabot Ifiok and Oyebisi, S.O and Olofinnade, O. M. and Nduka, David (2021) Review of the Properties of Lightweight Aggregate Concrete Produced from Recycled Plastic Waste and Periwinkle Shells. Key Engineering Materials, 876. pp. 83-87.
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Abstract
As the world population continues to increase, so does the demand for raw materials to produce basic needs of human race. One of the areas where this pressing demand for means of production is evident is in the production of concrete materials for building construction and infrastructure. The source of constitutive materials for concrete production, such as cement and aggregates are fast shrinking across the nations of the earth and there is an urgent need for substitutes that will guarantee the availability of this essential material to the built environment sector of the economy. One of the trending approach is the adoption of waste materials as replacement for some of the constitutive materials of concrete. This research reviews past works on the use of recycled plastic waste and periwinkle shells for the production of lightweight aggregate concrete. The results of this review showed that the adoption of reduced percentage of waste plastic in concrete leads to acceptable strengths for lightweight concrete, economy, efficient energy and good crack resistance. The use of periwinkle shell is beneficial for satisfactory strengths for normal aggregate concrete and for lightweight aggregate concrete, good resistance to heat and economy. This approach is sustainable as a means of recycling and will facilitate the actualization of the sustainable development goal “Responsible Production and Consumption”, (SDGs 12). There is a prospective that combining these two waste materials will lead to improvement towards achieving sustainable concrete.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Compressive strength, Concrete, Lightweight concrete, Periwinkle shells, Recycled plastic waste (PET) |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TH Building construction |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment |
| Depositing User: | Dr Oluwarotimi Michael Olofinnade |
| Date Deposited: | 24 May 2021 11:13 |
| Last Modified: | 24 May 2021 11:13 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/14127 |
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