Performance of Recycled Plastic-Based Concrete

Abstract

AbstractThis paper reports an experimental study on recycled plastic concrete (RPC) that uses recycled acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene/polycarbonate copolymer (ABS/PC) plastic particles to replace 5, 10, 15, and 20% (in volume) of fine aggregate sand. The plastic particles used in this research were recycled from waste plastic. The static and dynamic mechanical properties of specimens made of 5, 10, 15, and 20% plastic aggregate in volume were measured on a mechanical testing machine. The cube strength, axial compressive strength, and static stress-strain relationship of the RPC specimens with different plastic content were obtained. The ultimate compressive strength, ultimate strain, and dynamic stress-strain relationship of these specimens were measured with a split Hopkinson pressure bar device under four different strain rates. The stress-strain curves and energy absorption of the RPC specimens with different plastic content were obtained under the four different strain rate levels. The influences of ...