Open AccessPhysical and Mechanical Properties of High Strength Concrete containing PVC Waste as a Sand Replacement
Author(s) -
Towhid Mohammad,
Azad A. Mohammed
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mağallaẗ al-sulaymāniyyaẗ li-l-ʿulūm al-handasiyyaẗ/sulaimani journal for engineering sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2415-6655
pISSN - 2410-1699
DOI - 10.17656/sjes.10139
Subject(s) - materials science , ultimate tensile strength , compressive strength , flexural strength , aggregate (composite) , properties of concrete , composite material , absorption of water
In this research, physical and mechanical properties of high strength concrete containing PVC waste have been investigated. The fine aggregate was replaced with PVC waste with two different gradings (fine grading and coarse grading) at dosages of 0%, 5%, 10%, 20%, and 40% by the volume of aggregate. The properties include physical properties of density and water absorption, mechanical properties of compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength. Results show that in general, using 5% PVC replacement in high strength concrete has no appreciable effect to damage the physical and mechanical properties of concrete. With increasing PVC aggregate content, the deterioration of the concrete properties was observed. The coarse graded PVC aggregate has some more effect on the deterioration of concrete properties compared to the fine graded PVC aggregate.