Abstract:The production of plastic material continues to increase around the world. Consequently, large amount of waste plastic is generated. This will lead to environmental concern due to its disposal. In order to reduce the environment effects and cost, waste plastic can be recycled and utilized in other applications including construction. This paper investigated the flexural behavior of non-structural concrete beams containing waste plastic meshes as a replacement of traditional steel reinforcement. To achieve this… Show more
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