| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5026852 | Procedia Engineering | 2017 | 7 Pages |
In this paper, the lightweight concrete made from cable, polystyrene and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) waste was studied. EVA waste from footwear industry, waste from electrical cable and waste polystyrene were used as an aggregate in the lightweight concrete. This idea was prompted by lack of polystyrene in the market and also large amounts of waste of foamed plastics, for which the application is looking for opportunities. Further aspect was that production of polystyrene pearls, used as a filler of lightweight concrete, it is very costly.The plastic waste was used as the only aggregate or as a combination EVA-cable and EVA-polystyrene in a ratio of 1:3, 1:1 and 3:1. The water-cement ratio of 0.50 and the dose of cement - 175 kg/m3 were used for all mixtures. For lightweight concrete were verified particularly density, strength characteristics and heat-technical characteristics.
