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  <Article>
        <Journal>
            <PublisherName>Scienceline Publications</PublisherName>
            <JournalTitle>Journal of Civil Engineering and Urbanism</JournalTitle>
            <ISSN>2252-0430</ISSN>
            <Volume>11</Volume>
            <Issue>5</Issue>
            <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
             <Year>2021</Year>
             <Month>September</Month>
            </PubDate>
        </Journal>
        <ArticleTitle>Strength Characteristics of Concrete with Waste Polypropylene
as Modifier for Pavement Construction</ArticleTitle>
        <FirstPage>42</FirstPage>
        <LastPage>50</LastPage>
        <ELocationID EIdType="url">https://ojceu.com/main/attachments/article/84/JCEU%2011(5)%2042-50,%202021.pdf</ELocationID>
        <Language>EN</Language>
        <AuthorList>
			<Author>
                <FirstName>Olugbenga</FirstName>
                <MiddleName>Joseph</MiddleName>
                <LastName>Oyedepo</LastName>
                <Affiliation>Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B, 704, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria</Affiliation>
			</Author>
			<Author>
                <FirstName>Ebenezer</FirstName>
                <MiddleName>Omoniyi</MiddleName>
                <LastName>Olukanni</LastName>
                <Affiliation>Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B, 704, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria</Affiliation>
			</Author>
			<Author>
                <FirstName>Temitope</FirstName>
                <MiddleName>Rufai</MiddleName>
                <LastName>Arowolo</LastName>
                <Affiliation>Datoch Properties and Engineering Limited, 140/142 Liberty Road, Ibadan, Nigeria</Affiliation>    
			</Author>
			        </AuthorList>
            
        <Abstract>The demand for a better performing pavement and the need to convert the ever-growing polymer waste into
beneficial use necessitated the need to develop and characterize a polypropylene modified concrete for use in
pavement construction. This research focuses on characterizing the strength of concrete produced with waste
polypropylene waste as modifiers for pavement construction. The materials used in this research are fine and coarse
aggregates, cement and polypropylene waste chairs (PWC). Tests were performed on the aggregate and fresh
concrete to determine their suitability and characteristics for use in concrete for pavement. Two concrete grades
1:2:4 and 1:3:6 was produced into 200 mm, 400 mm and 500 mm long paving stones on which compressive and
flexural tests were performed. Results obtained showed that 400 mm 1:2:4 grade concrete has the highest
compressive strength of 27.36 N/mm2 at 10% polypropylene composition. The 200 mm 1:2:4 concrete grade paving
stone with 10% polyprpopylene composition has the highest flexural strength of 12.90 N/mm2. The 200 mm at 10%
polypropylene composition correlation coefficient has that the highest value of 0.98 which better explains the
compression-flexural strength relationship and validates the 200 mm length at 10% polypropylene composition
paving stone as the most adequate length of paving stone for pavement construction. It was concluded that the 200
mm long 1:2:4 concrete grade paving stone at 10% polypropylene composition is the best length of paving stone
that can give an adequate flexural strength which is the most important requirent in concrete pavement requirement.</Abstract>
        <KeywordsList>
                <Keyword>Waste Polypropylene</Keyword>
                <Keyword>Concret</Keyword>
		<Keyword>Compressive Strength</Keyword>
		<Keyword>Flexural Strength</Keyword>
		<Keyword>Paving Stones</Keyword>
		<Keyword>Pavement</Keyword>
	</KeywordsList>
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