Impact Performance of Recycled Plastic-based Concrete

This paper reports an experimental study on recycled plastic concrete (RPC) which uses recycled Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene/Polycarbonate copolymer (ABS/PC) plastic particles to replace 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% (in volume) of fine aggregate sand. The plastic particles used in this research were recycled from waste plastic. The static and dynamic mechanical properties of specimens made of 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% plastic aggregate in volume were measured on MATEST24048 testing machine. The cube strength, axial compressive strength and static stress-strain relationship of the RPC specimens with different plastic content was obtained. The ultimate compressive strength, ultimate strain and dynamic stress-strain relationship of these specimens were measured by the device of Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) under four different strain rates. The stress-strain curves and energy absorption of the RPC specimens with different plastic content was obtained under the four different strain rate levels respectively. The influences of plastic content and strain rates on the mechanical property of RPC were analyzed. The results showed that the energy absorption capability of RPC was higher than that of normal concrete (NC) and increased with the plastic content. The impact resistance performance of RPC materials was superior to that of NC.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000989
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Copyright © 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers
• Authors:
  • Liu, Feng
  • Yan, Yong
  • Li, Lijuan
  • Lan, Cheng
  • Chen, Gongfa
• Publication Date: 2015-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Serial:
  • Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0899-1561
  • EISSN: 1943-5533
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jmcee7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compressive strength; Deformation curve; Fine aggregates; Mechanical properties; Polycarbonates; Polymer concrete; Recycled materials
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01501841
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Dec 23 2013 7:52AM