Performance of structural concrete with recycled plastic waste as a partial replacement for sand
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The most effective plastic aggregates for concrete should have a rough surface, an irregular shape, be small enough to avoid significant failure surfaces, and possess a grading similar to the sand they replace.
“The study found that the most effective plastic aggregates for application in concrete should have a rough surface, an irregular shape, be small enough to avoid significant failure surfaces, and possess a grading similar to the sand they replace.”
From Transforming Plastic Waste into Value: A Review of Management Strategies and Innovative Applications in Sustainable Construction (2025) · cites this paper as [102]
Recycled plastic waste (PET) could be used in structural concrete mixtures, potentially reducing usage of 820 million tons of sand per year at a 10% replacement ratio by volume.
“The study by Thorneycroft et al. [102] demonstrated that recycled plastic waste (PET) could be used in structural concrete mixtures, potentially reducing the usage of 820 million tons of sand per year at a 10% replacement ratio by volume.”
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Strength reduction primarily caused by poor bonding can be minimized to acceptable levels with an optimized mix design.
“Strength reduction, primarily caused by poor bonding (Figure 12), can be minimized to acceptable levels with an optimized mix design.”
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Increasing plastic ratio leads to a decrease in UPV.
“Numerous studies [102,105,106] have noted that increasing the plastic ratio leads to a decrease in UPV”
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The Summary (p. 9) says higher plastic replacement ratios cause greater losses in density and compressive strength, but does not address UPV. Searches for “UPV,” “ultrasonic pulse velocity,” and “ultrasonic velocity” found no passage reporting how UPV changes with plastic ratio. (LLM, conf=0.76)
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- Authors
- Thorneycroft, J., Orr, J., Savoikar, P., & Ball, R. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Bath (GB)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Government College of Engineering, Erode (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Orr, J.
- Venue
- Construction and Building Materials
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-02
- Volume
- 161
- Pages
- 63-69
- ISSN
- 0950-0618 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2769990742
- Cited by
- 305
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 19 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 42 · 2023: 32 · 2022: 55 · 2021: 59 · 2020: 33 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 4
- FWCI
- 15.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- Locations
- Construction and Building Materials (publishedVersion)
- Pure (University of Bath) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Apollo (University of Cambridge) (submittedVersion)
- Cambridge University Engineering Department Publications Database (submittedVersion)
- Apollo
- Funders
- UK-India Education and Research Initiative
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Materials Engineering and Processing
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
- Keywords
- recycled plastic waste, partial sand replacement, structural concrete, fine aggregate replacement, sand scarcity, waste plastic recycling, particle size, particle aspect ratio, concrete mix design, compressive strength, sustainable construction materials
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