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Performance of structural concrete with recycled plastic waste as a partial replacement for sand
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“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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Metadata
- 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 › Building and Construction › 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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