Open AccessFabrication and Testing of Plastic Sand Bricks
Author(s) -
Shailendra Chauhan,
B.Sunil Kumar,
Prabhakar Singh,
Abuzaid Khan,
Hritik Goyal,
Shivank Goyal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/691/1/012083
Subject(s) - efflorescence , masonry , absorption of water , plastic waste , materials science , compressive strength , brick , mixing (physics) , plastic bag , geotechnical engineering , composite material , waste management , environmental science , geology , engineering , civil engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
In this study, the use of plastic bottles and plastic waste in the making of plastic sand bricks is examined. Plastic apart from being one of the highly generated waste is also one of the most easily recyclable materials. Using this property of recyclability, plastic waste in the form of PET bottles will be used to create masonry units that may be able to replace conventional bricks which are made up of clay and sand only. Sand will be mixed with plastic in different ratios and tests such as compressive strength test, water absorption test, efflorescence test and fire resistance test will be done. Results from this study are expected to help determine the appropriate mixing ratios of sand and plastic in order to obtain optimum strength and other properties.