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1、SecondLACCEIInternationalLatinAmericanandCaribbeanConferenceforEngineeringandTechnology(LACCEI’2004)“ChallengesandOpportunitiesforEngineeringEducation,ResearchandDevelopment”2-4June2004,Miami,Florida,USAHighPerformanceConstructionMaterialsFromC&DWasteAggregateandRecycledPlasticsKhaled
2、Sobhan,Ph.D.AssistantProfessor,FloridaAtlanticUniversity,BocaRaton,FL33431,USAAbstractThisprojectdealswiththeinnovativerecyclingofConstructionandDemolition(C&D)wasteaggregate,flyashandrecycledHDPEplasticstripsobtainedfrompost-consumerwatercontainersintoafractureresistantconstructionma
3、terialforhighwaypavements.Accordingtoa1998USEPAestimate,atotalof196milliontonsofC&DwastesweregeneratedintheU.S.in1996,outofwhich24-66%wereconcretematerials.Regionally,datafromFloridaDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection(FDEP)indicatesthatnearly25%oftheMunicipalSolidWaste(MSW)streaminFlo
4、ridacomprisesofconstructionanddemolition(C&D)wastes,33%ofwhichisconcretematerials.Similarly,duetothewidespreadavailabilityofflyashasawastematerial,anditscementitiouscharacteristicsundercertainconditions,thereislotofpotentialforutilizingflyashasanalternativeconstructionmaterial.Moreove
5、r,a1992USEPAstudyshowedthatalmost20%byvolumeoftheavailablelandfillspaceisoccupiedbywasteplastics.ThecurrentstudycombinesthesethreesolidwastematerialsintoahighperformanceRollerCompactedConcrete,whichisinherentlyresistanttotheformationofloadinducedtensilefractureduetothepresenceofrecycl
6、edplasticstripsactingasmicroreinforcementswithinthebrittlematrix.Someguidelinesareprovidedonthemix-designandpropertiesofthenewcompositeforreadyincorporationintopavementconstruction.Suchinnovativerecyclingofsolidwastesinhighwayapplicationswillconservenotonlyournaturalaggregateresources
7、butalsotherapidlydepletinglandfillspaces,andatthesametimehelpmitigatethecrucialsolidwastedisposalproblemintheU.S.andotherdevelopingcountries.Keywords:Recycled,wasteplastic,concrete,flyash,landfill1.IntroductionTheresearchdescribedinthispapersystematicallytestsandevaluatesanalternative
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