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Use of Recycled Plastics in Eco-efficient Concrete
- 1st Edition - November 21, 2018
- Editors: F. Pacheco-Torgal, Jamal Khatib, Francesco Colangelo, Rabin Tuladhar
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 2 6 7 6 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 2 7 3 3 - 2
Use of Recycled Plastics in Eco-efficient Concrete looks at the processing of plastic waste, including techniques for separation, the production of plastic aggregates, the produ… Read more
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Request a sales quoteUse of Recycled Plastics in Eco-efficient Concrete looks at the processing of plastic waste, including techniques for separation, the production of plastic aggregates, the production of concrete with recycled plastic as an aggregate or binder, the fresh properties of concrete with plastic aggregates, the shrinkage of concrete with plastic aggregates, the mechanical properties of concrete with plastic aggregates, toughness of concrete with plastic aggregates, modulus of elasticity of concrete with plastic aggregates, durability of concrete with plastic aggregates, concrete plastic waste powder with enhanced neutron radiation shielding, and more, thus making it a valuable reference for academics and industrial researchers.
- Describes the main types of recycled plastics that can be applied in concrete manufacturing
- Presents, for the first time, state-of-the art knowledge on the properties of conventional concrete with recycled plastics
- Discusses the technological challenges for concrete manufactures for mass production of recycled concrete from plastic waste
Academic and industrial researchers who are working with use of plastics in concrete, civil and structural engineers, polymer production technologists, practicing engineers in construction industry, concrete manufacturers
1. Introduction to the use of recycled plastics in eco-efficient concrete
F. Pacheco-Torgal
2.Techniques for separation of plastic wastes
Silvia Serranti and Giuseppe Bonifazi
3. Hydraulic separation of plastic wastes
Monica Moroni, Emanuela Lupo and Floriana La Marca
4. Production of recycled polypropylene (PP) fibers from industrial plastic waste through melt spinning process
Rabin Tuladhar and Shi Yin
5. Fresh properties of concrete containing plastic aggregate
Sheelan M. Hama and Nahla N. Hilal
6. Mechanical strength of concrete with PVC aggregates
A.A. Mohammed
7. Characteristics of concrete containing EPS
J.M. Khatib, B.A. Herki and A. Elkordi
8. Lightweight concrete with polyolefins as aggregates
Francesco Colangelo and Ilenia Farina
9. Properties of concrete with plastic polypropylene aggregates
Z. Pavlík, M. Pavlíkovalez
16. Concrete reinforced with metalized plastic waste fibers
Ankur C. Bhogayata
17. Performance of concrete with PVC fibres
Senthil Kumar Kaliyavaradhan and Tung-Chai Ling
18. Recycled waste PET for sustainable fiber-reinforced concrete
Dora Foti
19. Properties of recycled carpet fiber reinforced concrete
Hamid Reza Pakravan, Ali Asghar Asgharian Jeddi, Masoud Jamshidi, Farnaz Memarian and Amir Masoud Saghafi
20. Performance of asphalt concrete with plastic fibres
Nura Usman and Mohd Idrus Mohd Masirin
21. Sustainability of using recycled plastic fiber in concrete
Rabin Tuladhar and Shi Yin
- No. of pages: 492
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 21, 2018
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780081026762
- eBook ISBN: 9780081027332
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F. Pacheco-Torgal
Dr. F. Pacheco Torgal is a Principal Investigator at the University of Minho in Portugal. He holds the title of Counsellor at the Portuguese Engineers Association. He is a member of the editorial boards for nine international journals. Over the last 10 years he has participated in the research decision for more than 460 papers and has also acted as a Foreign Expert on the evaluation of 22 PhD thesis. Over the last 10 years he has also been a Member of the Scientific Committees for more than 60 conferences, most of them held in Asian countries. He is also a grant assessor for several scientific institutions in 15 countries, including the UK, US, Netherlands, China, France, Australia, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Spain, Czech Republic, Chile, Saudi Arabia, UA. Emirates, Croatia, Poland, and the EU Commission. In the last 10 years, he reviewed more than 70 research projects.
Affiliations and expertise
C-TAC Research Centre, University of Minho, Guimaraes, PortugalJK
Jamal Khatib
Professor Jamal Khatib is Chair of Civil Engineering at the Beirut Arab University, in the Lebanon and Emeritus Professor at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. His research interests are sustainable construction materials,
structural materials; using waste in construction, lightweight aggregates, admixtures and novel materials in construction applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Civil Engineering at the Beirut Arab University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UKFC
Francesco Colangelo
Francesco Colangelo is a Full Professor of Materials Science and Technology at the Parthenope University of Naples in Italy. His main research work covers the recycling of waste materials in concrete especially for geo-environmental and civil engineering applications and the application of life cycle assessment methodology in the preparation of innovative building materials.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Engineering, University Parthenope of Naples Research Unit Parthenope - INSTM - National Interuniversity, Consortium of Materials Science and TechnologyCentro Direzionale, Isola Naples, ItalyRT
Rabin Tuladhar
Dr. Rabin Tuladhar is an Associate Professor and Head of Engineering in the College of Science and Engineering at James Cook University, Australia. He served as Director of Engineering Studies (2018-2020) and Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching (ADLT) (2012-2018) for the College of Science and Engineering.
He is a Civil Engineer, with specialization in Concrete and Structure Engineering. He has established close collaborations with local industries to conduct translational research in the areas of sustainable and innovative construction materials, durability of structures, rehabilitation of aged infrastructure and structural health monitoring.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor and Head of Engineering in the College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, AustraliaRead Use of Recycled Plastics in Eco-efficient Concrete on ScienceDirect