Repurposing Plastic Wastes in Non-conventional Engineered Wood Building Bricks for Constructional Application – A Mechanical Characterization using Experimental and Statistical Analysis
Balakrishna S Maddodi, U A Lathashri, Sonal Devesh, Asha Uday Rao, Gowri B Shenoy, Heshan Thenuka Wijerathne, Nilakshman Sooriyaperkasam and Prasanna M Kumar
Balakrishna S Maddodi1
U A Lathashri1
Sonal Devesh2
Asha Uday Rao1,Email
Gowri B Shenoy3
Heshan Thenuka Wijerathne4
Nilakshman Sooriyaperkasam5,6
Prasanna M Kumar1
1Department of Civil Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
2Post Graduate Studies and Research, College of Banking and Financial Studies, Muscat, 111, Sultanate of Oman
3Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal Academy Of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
4School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, 6102, Australia
5Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, 10400, Sri Lanka
6Department of Low Carbon Emission Initiatives, Climate SI, Colombo, 10120, Sri Lanka
Abstract
Plastic waste is accumulating at an alarming rate, polluting the environment due to various industrial activities. Plastic waste is also non-biodegradable, making global accumulation difficult. Moreover, it is observed that using sustainable building materials encourages the efficient use of wood industry waste. The study thus uses Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste combined with wood fibers to make the non-conventional bricks. The two samples considered had 25% and 40% PET waste by weight. All samples were subjected to compressive strength and hardness tests in accordance with the applicable ASTM standards. Since a perfect brick composition should include both the mechanical properties on the higher sides, in the current work, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was utilized to conduct a multi-response analysis and determine the optimal combination of plastic waste and wood fibers for manufacturing non-conventional bricks. The brick containing 25% by weight of plastic waste proved to be the best of the two types of WPCs created in this study, with a grey relational grade value ranging between 2.384 and 3.045.
Publication details
Received: 14 Mar 2022
Revised: 06 Apr 2022
Accepted: 11 Apr 2022
Published online: 18 Apr 2022
Article type:
Research Paper
DOI:
10.30919/es8d696
Volume:
18
Page:
329-336
Citation:
Engineered Science, 2022, 18, 329-336
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Engineered wood bricks are made by recycling plastic wastes and wood fibers and tested for mechanica....
Engineered wood bricks are made by recycling plastic wastes and wood fibers and tested for mechanical properties.
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