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dc.contributor.advisorPacheco Crosetti, Gustavo E.
dc.contributor.authorMeléndez Santana, Tanayshalí
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-30T16:22:02Z
dc.date.available2019-10-30T16:22:02Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationMeléndez Santana, T. (2019). Use of plastic as a replacement of fine aggregates in concrete admixtures [Research Poster]. Undergraduate Research Program For Honor Students HSI STEM Grant, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12475/106
dc.descriptionFinal Research Poster for the Undergraduate Research Program for Honor Students
dc.description.abstractAlthough current legislation established that 35% of plastic waste must be recycled on Puerto Rico (PR), actual figures are far below this target (ADS, 2017). Plastic materials have a great impact on the environment since they have no biodegradable properties (Rodriguez, 2010). This research studied the feasibility of using type 5 industrially shredded plastic, currently not recycled in PR, as a replacement of fine aggregate in concrete admixtures, in order to provide a recycling alternative that may reduce their disposal. A normal resistance admixture was designed as a control sample, and several admixtures replacing 0% to 30% by volume of fine aggregate were developed. The materials were characterized, the fresh admixture properties were measured, and the samples were cured and tested in compression and tension (split test) at different ages in accordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards. The results were very promising, and demonstrated that, in terms of capacity, shredded plastic type 5 could be a suitable replacement for a significant part of the fine aggregate in concrete admixtures, since the resistance obtained was similar or better than the control sample. By reducing the disposal of this material, one may contribute not only to the reduction of the impact of the plastic on landfills, but also to the reduction of the impact that plastic carried out from landfills has in the environment, wildlife, and domestic animals; and one may also contribute to the reduction of the extraction of fine aggregates from rivers and borrow pits.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research project was supported by the Title V STEM Grant “Bridges to STEM Success” P 0031 C 160141
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPolytechnic University Of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofCivil Engineering Program
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUndergraduate Research Program For Honor Students HSI STEM Grant 2018-2019
dc.relation.haspartSan Juan Campus
dc.subject.lcshConcrete--Additives
dc.subject.lcshConcrete--Mixing
dc.subject.lcshPlastics--Additives
dc.subject.lcshPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Undergraduates--Posters
dc.titleUse of Plastic as a Replacement of Fine Aggregates in Concrete Admixturesen_US
dc.typePosteren_US
dc.rights.holderPolytechnic University Of Puerto RIco, Undergraduate Research Program For Honor Students HSI STEM Grant


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