UTILISATION OF PLASTIC WASTES IN MASONARY BLOCKS CONSTRUCTION

Civil Engineering

In the era of energy crisis and resource exhaustion, availability of conventional materials and resources throughout whole year in proper amount is very difficult and hectic problem for the builders. The demand of these materials are increasing day by day , since the housing requirements exponentially increase time to time. There is an international concern over this problem and researchers are finding solution for this crisis. The concept of construction with green material is the solution to the problem and that’s what well conceived in the research so that marginal materials and unskilled labour can employed for mass production of building blocks. Solid waste management is one of the concerns in our country. One of the suitable method to get rid of solid waste is to use the waste in some form (as fibers) . In this way we can satisfactorily address the solid wastes and environmental issues and also the blocks made from these fibers posses great strength. One of the major advantages for the addition of fibers is that it can increase the tensile strength. It also improved the ductile property of block.

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