Replacement of Sand with Shredded Plastic in Cement Concrete

Replacement of Sand with Shredded Plastic in Cement Concrete

1 Aditya Mourya, B.Tech , Department of Civil Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Indore

2 Ankur Verma, B.Tech , Department of Civil Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Indore

3Rajesh Tarole, B.Tech , Department of Civil Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Indore

4 Nansingh Narve, B.Tech , Department of Civil Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Indore

5 Prof. Ashish Jain, Department of Civil Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, Madhya Pradesh , India

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Abstract - the increasing demand for plastic materials due to population growth, leading to a rise in plastic waste generation. Simultaneously, the construction of buildings is increasing, causing a shortage of natural aggregates. To address both issues, the idea of using plastic waste in building construction by partially substituting natural aggregates with plastic waste is proposed. Various percentages of replacement (10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, and 50%) were examined, as complete replacement of natural fine aggregate with plastic fine aggregate is not feasible. The compressive strength and workability of concrete prepared with these different percentages of plastic fine aggregates was tested.

Key Words: fine aggregate , natural aggregates, compressive strength, workability.