EFFECT OF E- FIBRE ADDITION ON E- PLASTIC INCORPORATED CONCRETE

Civil Engineering

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN ENGINEERING

E-waste and plastic waste are the major problem in present scenario as these are non- biodegradable. Electronic Waste, abbreviated as E- Waste, consists of discarded old computers, TVs, radios can be defined as any electrical or electronic appliance which has reached its end of life. With the invention of LCD and LEDs, it displaces the old CRT based TVs and computers available in the market and hence these become obsolete and huge amount of these are dumped as E-wastes. The Utilization of e plastic waste materials in concrete can solve the environmental and ecological problems caused by e- wastes to an extent. In this paper a study of concrete was made with 15% coarse aggregate as e-plastics and the incorporation of e-plastic as fibre at 0.6%, 0.8% and 1%. The electronic plastics used as coarse aggregate was shredded into small pieces and sieved through 20 mm sieve. The insulation wires found on the casing of the electronic device were made into the form of fibre and its effect on the concrete on the strength characteristics was studied. The Specimens were casted to study the compressive strength and tensile strength. The optimum percentage of E- fibre and E- plastic incorporated concrete was found as 15% e-plastic and 0.8% E- fibre by testing compressive strength of concrete cubes. Use of E- plastic waste and E- fibre in cement, concrete and other construction materials will reduce the landfill cost, saves energy, reduce the cost of concrete and will protect the environment from possible pollution effects.

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