PERFORMANCE OF CONCRETE WITH

PLASTIC GRANULES AS A PARTIAL

REPLACEMENT OF FINE AGGREGATE
 INTRODUCTION
•Urbanization and industrialization had resulted in a
significant rise in the quantity of plastic waste.

•Present work is about the possibility of using the recycled

plastic waste granules (high density polyethylene) as partial
replacement of fine aggregate in concrete.

•Concrete with 10%, 20%, 30% pulverized plastic granules as a

partial replacement of fine aggregate is prepared after doing
the mix design.

• Mix design is done as per IS Code 10262:2009 and cubes are

cast for M30 grade of concrete.

•Slump test is used to understand workability and usefulness of

partially replaced fine aggregate.

Compressive strength obtained is compared with the results of

conventional concrete.
MATERIALS USED
 CEMENT

Normal consistency 35 %

Initial setting time 35Min

Final setting time 600 Min

Specific gravity of cement 3.1

Soundness of cement 1mm

Fineness of cement 8%
 FINE AGGREGATE

Sieve size in mm % finer

4.75 99.30
2.36 98.05
1.18 89.85
0.6 65.75
0.3 11.15
0.15 0.25
0.075 0
 COARSE AGGREGATES
Coarse Aggregates Properties.

Specific gravity 2.72

Water absorption 1%

Impact value 21.45 %

 COARSE AGGREGATES
Gradation of Coarse Aggregate

Sieve size in % finer

mm
20 60.85
16 19.71
12.5 6.41
10 2.00
6.3 0.54
4.75 0.04
 HDPE PLASTIC GRANULES

Properties Values

Physical State Solid

Appearance Granules

Grain size 5-7 mm

Density 920 kg/m3 -1120 kg/m3

Heat Resistance 100o C

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
 COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH RESULTS FOR DIFFERENT % OF PLASTIC
GRANULES

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH TEST RESULTS

7 Days
3 Days Average
Average 28 Days Average
Compressive
TYPE OF CONCRETE Compressive Compressive
Strength
Strength Strength (N/mm2)
(N/mm2)
(N/mm2)

Normal concrete 18.60

27.31 33.16
10% by weight of FA replaced
with plastic granules 16.89 24.40 29.20
20% by weight of FA replaced
with plastic granules 12.716 19.76 24.67
30% by weight of FA replaced
with plastic granules 9.35 14.96 18.02
Compressive Strength test of 3, 7 & 28 days test for Different %
of Plastic Granules

35

30 Normal concrete
Compressive Strength in N/mm 2

25
10% by weight of FA replaced
20 with Plastic Granules

15
20% by weight of FA replaced
with Plastic Granules
10

5 30% by weight of FA replaced

with Plastic Granules

0
3 days 7 days 28 days
Type Of Concrete
 CONCLUSION

•HDPE granules as partial replacement of fine aggregate in concrete reduce the

problem of environmental disposal.

•With increase in % of HDPE granules in concrete there is a decrease in weight of

concrete. Every 10% increase in HDPE granules there is a 5% decrease in weight.

• Compared to conventional concrete the concrete with HDPE replaced as fine aggregate
had showed decrease in compressive strength. For 10% HDPE granules in concrete
replaced by fine aggregate there is a decrease in 12% of compressive strength.
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