Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Made from Plastic Straw for Concrete Confinement: An Alternative Method of Managing Plastic Waste from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors

  • Tidarut Jirawattanasomkul Kasetsart University
  • Suched Likitlersuang Chulalongkorn University http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8289-3647
  • Nattamet Wuttiwannasak Kasetsart University
  • Viganda Varabuntoonvit Kasetsart University
  • Wanchai Yodsudjai Kasetsart University
  • Tamon Ueda Shenzhen University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4186/ej.2021.25.3.1

Keywords:

Fibre-reinforced polymer, Concrete confinement, Plastic straw, Waste management, COVID-19

Abstract

Plastic pollution is one of the most significant environmental issues worldwide. During Covid-19 pandemic, single-use plastic containers have been overused due to a lock-down policy. This led to remarkable increase in municipal plastic wastes. An alternative method to manipulate plastic wastes is to recycle them as construction and building materials. The research introduces an idea of using plastic straw to produce fibre-reinforced polymer composite as a strengthening material to confine concrete. The plastic straw fibre-reinforced polymer composite coupons were tested to obtain their tensile strength, ultimate strain, and elastic modulus. A series of compression tests were conducted on plastic straw fibre-reinforced polymer composite confined concrete to investigate the improved strength and ductility performance. The results show that the mechanical properties of plastic straw fibre-reinforced polymer composite are acceptable for concrete strengthening purpose. More importantly, use of plastic straw fibre-reinforced polymer composite is rewarded by its environmental solution for reduction of plastic wastes in household.

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Author Biographies

Tidarut Jirawattanasomkul
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Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

Suched Likitlersuang
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Centre of Excellence in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Nattamet Wuttiwannasak
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Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

Viganda Varabuntoonvit
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Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

Wanchai Yodsudjai
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Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

Tamon Ueda
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Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Durability for Marine Civil Engineering, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China

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Vol 25 No 3, Mar 31, 2021
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T. Jirawattanasomkul, S. Likitlersuang, N. Wuttiwannasak, V. Varabuntoonvit, W. Yodsudjai, and T. Ueda, “Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Made from Plastic Straw for Concrete Confinement: An Alternative Method of Managing Plastic Waste from the COVID-19 Pandemic”, Eng. J., vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 1-14, Mar. 2021.
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