State of the art in recycling waste thermoplastics and thermosets and their applications in construction

M Kazemi, SF Kabir, EH Fini - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymeric products such as plastics and rubbers are in widespread use, and the recycling of
these polymeric materials has not kept pace with the increased production. There are …

State of the art in the application of functionalized waste polymers in the built environment

M Kazemi, EH Fini - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2022 - Elsevier
There has been increased demand for durable and sustainable construction materials to
improve long-term performance of buildings and infrastructure. Polymer modification is a …

Investigation of the effectiveness of CFRP strengthening of concrete made with recycled waste PET fine plastic aggregate

S Qaidi, YSS Al-Kamaki, R Al-Mahaidi, AS Mohammed… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
In recent decades, several studies have considered the use of plastic waste as a partial
substitute for aggregate in green concrete. Such concrete has been limited to non-structural …

[PDF][PDF] State-of-the-art review: concrete made of recycled waste PET as fine aggregate

SMA Qaidi, YSS Al-Kamaki - Duhok Univ, 2021 - academia.edu
It is well known that the foremost environmental sustainability concern derives from the
abundance of the plastic waste. The growing problem of the plastic waste originates from the …

[HTML][HTML] An appraisal of the mechanical, microstructural, and thermal characteristics of concrete containing waste PET as coarse aggregate

G Bamigboye, K Tarverdi, D Adigun, B Daniel… - Cleaner Waste …, 2022 - Elsevier
abstract This study assessed the workability, mechanical, microstructural, and thermal
behaviours of concrete composed from recycled waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as …

Flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete beams containing waste plastic fibers

AI Al-Hadithi, MB Abdulrahman… - IOP conference series …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
This research was conducted to study the effect of adding waste plastic fibers (WPFs) on the
behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) beams. Fifteen simply supported RC beams with a …

[HTML][HTML] A novel Eco-friendly thermal-insulating high-performance geopolymer concrete containing calcium oxide-activated materials with waste tire and waste …

H Bahmani, D Mostofinejad, MR Eftekhar - Developments in the Built …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research introduces a novel Eco-friendly thermal-insulating high-performance
geopolymer concrete based on calcium oxide-activated materials (TIHPGC-CAM) that uses …

Structural behavior of reinforced lightweight self‐compacting concrete beams using expanded polystyrene as coarse aggregate and containing polyethylene …

AI Al‐Hadithi, NN Hilal, M Al‐Gburi… - Structural …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Through this study, an attempt was made to produce concrete beams from self‐compacting
concrete (SCC) contain expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads as coarse aggregate and waste …

Investigating mechanical properties of SIFCONs produced with waste PET fibers

AI Al-Hadithi, AH Farhan, DH Ali - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
It is known that slurry infiltrated fibers concrete (SIFCON) is a type of concrete that possesses
superior properties. To reduce the initial cost of fibers and to overcome the detrimental effect …

Eco-efficient cementitious composites with large amounts of waste glass and plastic

O Corbu, DV Bompa, H Szilagyi - Proceedings of the Institution …, 2021 - icevirtuallibrary.com
This paper presents an experimental study, which has been lacking to date, into the
properties and applications of waste glass–plastic cementitious (WGPC) composites …