Eco-friendly Concrete Block: an Invention Report

Introduction

The consumption of plastic has grown substantially all over the world and this has created huge quantities of plastic-based waste. Plastic waste is now a serious environmental threat to the modern way of living. Disposal of large quantity of plastics causes land, water and air pollution so a study like this been executed to recycle the plastic in concrete.

In civil engineering construction use of shredded plastics has increased drastically as a partial replacement of aggregates. Some past investigations suggest that partial replacement of aggregate of concrete causes with waste plastic can improve properties such as abrasion resistance, impact resistance causes some reduction in mechanical properties such as compressive strength, tensile strength, flexural strength.

Topic analysis

This study will be using special type of fiber, the tension fiber. Higher cellulose content, which is mostly crystalline, results in a decrease in fracture strain and toughness of the fibers. This is an eco-friendly concrete block that is twice the size, but half the weight of a typical hollow block. It is basically concrete but lighter and more insulated because it has micro air bubbles in it. It is an extremely strong & durable block due to the fact that it is re-enforced with tough tension fibers.

The market, which is influenced by climate change, is starting to demand more environment-friendly materials. That desire to contribute to protecting the environment has fueled more interest in choosing greener alternatives.

Take up the proper proportion of sand, cement and fibers. After measuring out the materials, place the sand on the pile and gently mix the cement together with appropriate amount of water. Mix it thoroughly. It will be packed on a molder twice as big as the ordinary molder-standardized molder. When the conveyor is full, the molded block will be isolated but it no longer needs the presence of sunlight. It’s because of the polymer that plastic contains.

This kind of polymer has the ability to dry up the cement faster. Due to its ability to cools quickly, it can be used immediately without the presence of brittleness and pulverized. It is like the typical hollow block but it is lighter than the said one. You will see some holes on, it allows the passage of air inside. It also has visible fine layered structure. It may be longer on the sketch but it is twice as big than the typical hollow block.

Results and Discussions

Since it is made up of tension fibers together with plastic fibers, the eco-friendly concrete block can be cut, sawn, drilled, chiseled, and screwed similar to working with lumber. It also requires minimal rendering that can save you time on labor and material costs. The heat insulation of this block is 5x more insulation than the ordinary hallow block. Its water absorption is 5% lesser than the typical one. Its installation time is 2-3 faster than the ordinary.

Surprisingly, even it has plastic fibers the block can resist heat over 5 hours due in having tension fibers which are not flammable. can help build stronger and more cost-efficient homes for those still recovering from calamities. Eco-friendly concrete block is cheaper, greener and lighter alternative to hollow blocks which is what most contractors use in buildings.

Conclusions

This innovation studies the possibility of producing this kind of concrete block out of plastic waste, and aims to offer it in the market soon. The country’s demand for cement, the main ingredient in concrete, reached million tons and, is projected to grow by at least 15 percent every year fueled by an active construction industry.