FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF REINFORCED POLYMER CONCRETE MADE WITH RECYCLED PLASTIC WASTE

Investigators evaluated the flexural behavior and strength prediction of steel-reinforced polymer concrete (PC) using unsaturated polyester resins based on recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic waste. Most beams were singly reinforced with steel bars in the tensile zone. Some beams used double reinforcement with steel bars in the tensile and compression zones. Test results revealed that very good flexural strength can be obtained with reinforced PC using unsaturated polyester resins based on recycled PET. Researchers first investigated prediction of the ultimate flexural strength of steel-reinforced PC beams by using the traditional American Concrete Institute (ACI) approach developed specifically for steel-reinforced portland cement concrete. The findings of this analysis revealed that the ACI method produces conservative results when applied to reinforced PC. An alternative method of predicting the ultimate flexural strength of PC is introduced using multiple regression analysis on the experimental data.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Concrete Institute (ACI)

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  Farmington Hills, MI  United States  48331
• Authors:
  • Rebeiz, K S
  • Fowler, D W
• Publication Date: 1996-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 524-530
• Serial:
  • ACI Structural Journal
  • Volume: 93
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
  • ISSN: 0889-3241
  • Serial URL: http://www.concrete.org/PUBS/JOURNALS/SJHOME.ASP

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Esters; Flexural strength; Plastics; Polymer concrete; Polymers; Recycling; Reinforcing steel; Resins; Wastes
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Environment; Highways; Materials; Pipelines; Railroads; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00727000
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1996 12:00AM