A study on the characteristic of an eco-brick as a replacement to the conventional brick

Ali, Roslinda and Marsi, Noraini and Mustafa Kamal, Nur Fatin Izzaty and Muhamad, Mimi Suliza and Mohamed Sunar, Norshuhaila and Harun, Hasnida and Abdul Hamid, Hazren and Hamidon, Nuramidah (2020) A study on the characteristic of an eco-brick as a replacement to the conventional brick. Progress in Engineering Application and Technology, 1 (1). pp. 22-29. ISSN 0000-0000

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Abstract

Plastic pollution is a global environmental concern. The increasing urbanization along with population growth rate contributes to an unaccountable amount of plastic waste. Eco-bricks have been identified as one of the measures to reduce the amount of plastic waste disposal at landfills. Eco-brick is a plastic bottle packed with solid non-biodegradable plastic waste. The aim of this study is to investigate the optimum strength of an eco-brick with different density ratios to replace a conventional brick. Five samples of eco-brick with different density ratios were prepared and tested using SolidWorks software version 2014. The tests include compressive test, drop test and failure analysis. From the test results, it can be concluded that density of an eco-brick plays an important role in determining its strength. In addition, the higher the density and the height of the bottle is dropped, the higher is the value of the impact force. The buckling and fracture of eco-bricks with high density ratio are less visible compared to eco-brick with low density ratio.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Eco-brick; Density ratio; SolidWorks software version 2014
Subjects:	T Technology > TH Building construction > TH1000-1725 Systems of building construction. Including fireproof construction, concrete construction
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering Technology > Department of Civil Engineering Technology
Depositing User:	Miss Nur Rasyidah Rosli
Date Deposited:	26 Jan 2022 10:52
Last Modified:	26 Jan 2022 10:52
URI:	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/6430

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