@inbook{cd0af1fbd97d409f8d1caa5f22371a2c,
title = "Recycled plastic",
abstract = "Owing to the significant increase in the global production of plastics during the past five decades, the generation of plastic-related waste has become an urgent environmental issue. Recycling plastics is an eco-friendly alternative to the disposal of a large volume of waste plastic in landfill. Recently, the use of recycled plastic materials in the development of new eco-friendly concretes has received significant attention. This technology has the potential of reducing both the environmental pollution associated with disposal of waste plastic in landfill and consumption of non-renewable natural resources used by the concrete industry. However, the production of recycled plastic concrete with suitable properties remains a major challenge for researchers. This chapter presents the current state of research on the properties of concrete containing recycled plastics, discussing their physical, mechanical, durability-related and time-dependent properties, as well as their fire resistance and thermal conductivity based on the results of studies reported in the literature.",
keywords = "Concrete, Durability-related properties, Mechanical properties, Physical properties, Recycled plastic, Resistance to elevated temperature, Thermal conductivity, Time-dependent properties",
author = "A. Gholampour and T. Ozbakkaloglu",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1016/B978-0-08-102480-5.00003-8",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780081024812",
series = "Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering",
publisher = "Elsevier Woodhead Publishing in Civil and Structural Engineering",
pages = "59--85",
editor = "{de Brito}, Jorge and Francisco Agrela",
booktitle = "New Trends in Eco-efficient and Recycled Concrete",
}
