Application Of Plastic Bottle Waste On Lightweight Composite Structure Materials

Nurul Asyilah, Zakaria (2015) Application Of Plastic Bottle Waste On Lightweight Composite Structure Materials. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

This report presents the work on plastic bottle as an alternative material in construction as lightweight composite structure material. The alternative construction such as in wall partition, fence, pavement and pedestrian pathway. The conventional concrete or the common concrete are well known to be high in weight, low resistant to humidity and corrosion and higher heat conductivity. A study in this project was conducted to determine if Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) is suitable to resolve this problems as an aggregate in lightweight concrete. Physical and mechanical properties of the lightweight PET aggregate concrete with various composition has been determined by analysis based on result obtained from relevant tests. The tests were based on regulation of American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) which is the test of the PET aggregate can been accepted if density below than 1800kg/m3. The Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) nowadays, based on the recently studies, have been accepted as a successful building materials. Even though it offers less compression strength and flexibility compared to the basic concrete, PET offers high ductility. The finding revealed that PET can be adopted as it can reduces the uses of sand used in concrete and it also proved to be more economical. Plastic bottle or Polyethylene Terephthalate or PET or PETE or Polyester is knowingly as non-biodegradable and very toxic.

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