Use of plastic waste as aggregate in cement mortar and concrete preparation: A review
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Different types of plastic waste as aggregates can improve permeability of concrete, leading to enhanced durability against aggressive attacks and frost resistance.
“However, Saikia and de Brito [116] highlighted the opposite behavior, reviewing many works where the authors found that different types of plastic waste as aggregates can improve the permeability of concrete, leading to enhanced durability against aggressive attacks and frost resistance.”
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- Authors
- Saikia, N., & de Brito, J.
- Affiliations
- Instituto Superior Técnico (PT)
- ORCID
- Saikia, Nabajyoti
- Venue
- Construction and Building Materials
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-09
- Volume
- 34
- Pages
- 385-401
- ISSN
- 0950-0618 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2120484638
- Cited by
- 709
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 28.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Construction and Building Materials (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Materials Engineering and Processing
- Keywords
- plastic waste, plastic aggregate, cement mortar, concrete, plastic recycling, plastic waste disposal, plastic types, fresh concrete properties, hardened concrete properties, fiber-reinforced concrete
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