Cementitious Grouts Containing Irradiated Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate [chapter]

Muhammad Imran Khan, Muslich Hartadi Sutanto, Madzlan Bin Napiah, Salah E. Zoorob
2020 Cement Industry [Working Title]  
This chapter describes a review of the design and formulation of various cementitious grouts for semi-flexible pavement surfaces. Additionally, the authors also conducted extensive experimental work on the possibility of using a most effective and innovative way of recycling waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) by exposing to gamma radiation and using as a replacement of Ordinary portland cement in the formulation of cement grouts for semi-flexible pavement surfaces. In the current study,
more » ... nt in the grouts was replaced with PET (regular and irradiated), fly ash and silica fume and was evaluated for flowability and strength properties. The study concludes that normal PET causes a significant reduction in compressive strength, however, some of the strength is restored when irradiated PET was used. The recycling of waste PET, as a cement replacement in the cementitious grouts for semi-flexible pavement surfaces, with the irradiation process can be doubled as compared to utilizing normal/regular PET.
doi:10.5772/intechopen.94381 fatcat:mivpfvwzk5fidl66lxkc4hvjei