Eco-Friendly Concrete: Sustainable Integration of Plastic Waste and Rice Husk Ash for Enhanced Strength and Durability
Keywords:
RHA (rice husk ash), plastic aggregate, compressive strength, split tensile strength.Abstract
Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials, playing a crucial role in infrastructure development. However, with the rapid increase in population and urbanization,the demand for cement production has risen significantly, reaching approximately 4.1 billion metric tons annually. This large-scale production leads to the depletion of natural resources and poses severe environmental challenges, including carbon emissions and ecological degradation.
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