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Preparation and Mechanical Properties of Polyethylene-Portland Cement Composites

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The effects of waste polyethylene aggregate as admixture agent in Portland cement at different addition polyethylene/cement ratios from 0.0156 to 0.3903 were investigated. The reinforced samples were prepared according the ASTM C 150 Standard (samples of 5 × 5 × 5 cm). The reinforcing fibers were milling at a size of 1/25 in diameter, form waste and used them to evaluate the effects in mechanical properties in cement-based composites. The evaluation of polyethylene as additive was based on results of density and compression tests. The 28-day compressive strength of cement reforced with plastic waste at a replacement polyethylene/cement ratio of 0.0468 was 23.5 MPa compared to the control concrete (7.5 MPa). The density of cement replaced with polyethylene varies from 2.114 (0% polyethylene) to 1.83 g/cm3 by the influence of polyethylene.

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  1. Corporacion Mexicana de Investigacion en Materiales COMIMSA, Fracc. Saltello 400, Saltillo, Mexico, USA

    Arturo Reyes

  2. Engineering Chemical Process Dept. DPCI, University of Padua, Via Marzolo 9, 35110, Padua, Italy

    Irene Calliari, Emilio Ramous & Michela Zanellato

  3. Engineering Dept., University of Ferrara, Via Saragat 1, 44122, Ferrara, Italy

    Mattia Merlin

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Reyes, A., Calliari, I., Ramous, E. et al. Preparation and Mechanical Properties of Polyethylene-Portland Cement Composites. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1242, 4129 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1242-S4-P129

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