Analysis of the effect of using Covid-19 medical mask waste with polypropylene on the compressive strength and split tensile strength of high-performance concrete

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https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2023.272529

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high-performance concrete, medical mask waste, polypropylene fiber, compressive strength, split tensile strength

Abstract

The coronavirus causing the Covid-19 pandemic has been experienced by us since 2020, which has led to an increase in the use of disposable medical masks in Indonesia and even worldwide. Polypropylene is a thermoplastic polymer used as the main ingredient in medical masks that takes more than 25 years to decompose in landfills. This research offers an innovative way to use medical mask waste in high-performance concrete. The resulting medical mask waste is subjected to a sterilization process and cut into fibers to analyze the effect of its addition on the compressive strength and splitting tensile strength of high-performance concrete. The research began with testing the physical and mechanical properties of the materials, designing a concrete mix using the absolute volume method, and taking samples for compression and splitting tests. The variation in the ratio of water-cement and pozzolanic materials w/(c+p) is 0.32. As a result, the compressive strength of concrete increased with a fiber size of 5×0.5 cm and 2×0.5 cm. An increase is up to 7 % with an optimum value of 72.37 MPa with a fiber size of 2×0.5 cm and a content of 0.15 %. However, there was a decrease in the compressive strength with a 5×1 cm mask fiber size. The overall split tensile strength value of all variations in waste fiber size and content increased with an optimum value of 7.29 MPa at 0.20 % fiber content with a fiber size of 5×0.5 cm. This indicates that polypropylene fibers from medical mask waste have a positive effect on high-performance concrete, namely improve the properties of concrete with a low tensile strength, which is expected to inhibit the propagation and reduce the size of cracks in reinforced concrete structures

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  • Thank you to LPPM Brawijaya University for providing financial support in the Doctoral Dissertation Research (PDD) DRTPM DIKTI TA Research Program. 2022, thus assisting the completion of this research.

Author Biographies

Diana Ningrum, Brawijaya University

Student Civil Engineering Doctoral Program

Department of Civil Engineering

Agoes Soehardjono, Brawijaya University

Professor Civil Engineering Doctoral Program

Department of Civil Engineering

Hendro Suseno, Brawijaya University

Associate Professor Civil Engineering Doctoral Program

Department of Civil Engineering

Ari Wibowo, Brawijaya University

Asisstant Professor Civil Engineering Doctoral Program

Department of Civil Engineering

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Analysis of the effect of using Covid-19 medical mask waste with polypropylene on the compressive strength and split tensile strength of high-performance concrete

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2023-02-28

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Ningrum, D., Soehardjono, A., Suseno, H., & Wibowo, A. (2023). Analysis of the effect of using Covid-19 medical mask waste with polypropylene on the compressive strength and split tensile strength of high-performance concrete. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 1(6 (121), 40–46. https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2023.272529

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Vol. 1 No. 6 (121) (2023): Technology organic and inorganic substances

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