India looks at using plastic waste as a partial replacement for sand in structural concrete
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Around 15 Mt of plastic waste are dumped every day in India, yet the local construction industry is running short of sand. The situation led to Anglo-Indian research on using plastic waste as a partial replacement for sand in structural concrete.John Orr of the University of Cambridge reports.
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4005 Civil Engineering, 40 Engineering
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Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering
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0965-089X
1751-7672
1751-7672
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172
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ICE Publishing Ltd.
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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/M020908/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/I019308/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K000314/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L010917/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/N021614/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/I019308/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K000314/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L010917/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/N021614/1)