Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Slabs Containing Fine Waste Aggregates of Polyvinyl Chloride

In several areas worldwide, the high cost and shortage of natural resources have encouraged researchers engineers to explore serviceability feasibility using recycled aggregates in concrete mixtures, substituting a normal aggregate percentage. This technique has advantages for environment by reducing accumulation waste materials, while it impacts fresh hardened performances, workability, flexural strength, compressive tensile strength. However, most studies investigated influence replacing with on mechanical properties without examining impact materials structural performance. The aim this research is investigate effect 75% sand volume polyvinyl chloride (PVC) fine performance reinforced slabs. Different thicknesses layer (0%, 25%, 50%, 100% slab thickness) containing PVC are investigated. Based reductions toughness strength capacity due incorporating dosage, two approaches used strengthen slabs aggregates. first approach adding alcohol (PVA) mix improve concrete. PVA increases water viscosity concrete, which reduces dry out phenomenon. With that said, modified does enable use limits dosage plastic second uses fiber wire mesh layers as an additional reinforcement tested slab. Results show PVC-30 exhibits 8% decrease total area compared control (Con) slab, PVC-60 toughness, shows 26% less. Additionally, inclusion replacement greatly influences pre-and post-cracking ductile among other slabs, representing higher contents might increase Therefore, substantial material performance, proposed utilize optimum PCV mix.