The Effect of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) Plastic on Lightweight Concrete

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10.2991/aer.k.210204.020How to use a DOI?

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experimental study, lightweight concrete, polyethylene terephthalate

Abstract

Innovation of concrete technology becomes important for conserving energy, according to the building’s structural design’s weight. Thus, lightweight concrete can be a solution because it has a low density with good quality and optimum strength. One substitute for concrete is plastic, a polymer material with a low density of 92 - 96 kg/m3. This study is an experimental study that aims to understand the effect of PET plastic (Polyethylene Terephthalate) usage in the manufacture of lightweight concrete with a design quality of 250 kg/cm2. The experimental work begins with a test of the material’s properties and then prepares a concrete mixture formula. The result shows that around 40% PET mixture percentage with the concrete compressive strength of 250 kg/cm2 (14 days old) and 205 kg/cm2 (28 days). In contrast, the weight that meets the SNI standard of lightweight concrete is 100% PET Variation.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Husnah
AU  - Doni R Basri
AU  - Puspa Ningrum
AU  - Ahmad Zaki
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/02/10
TI  - The Effect of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) Plastic on Lightweight Concrete
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Innovation 2020–Technology, Engineering and Agriculture (ICoSITEA 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 98
EP  - 101
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aer.k.210204.020
DO  - 10.2991/aer.k.210204.020
ID  - 2021
ER  -