Abstract
In this chapter, current progress in the fields of recycled plastic fibre reinforced concrete is reviewed. Various workable technologies in the mechanical reprocessing of PP waste, which have been successfully developed and widely applied in the recycling industry, are presented. Recent developments in the area of macro plastic fibre reinforced concrete are discussed. Characterisation methods of toughness and post-cracking behaviour of fibre reinforced concrete are reviewed. Based on the properties of recycled PP fibres in this research, the most suitable characterisation methods are chosen. Current progress of life cycle assessment on recycling plastic waste is discussed.
Keywords
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Plastic Waste
- Crack Mouth Opening Displacement
- Recycle Plastic
- Mechanical Recycling
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Yin, S. (2017). Literature Review. In: Development of Recycled Polypropylene Plastic Fibres to Reinforce Concrete. Springer Theses. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3719-1_2
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