Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Interlocking Bricks utilizing wasted Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

• Main Author: Vivekka , Olivia John
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: IRC 2019
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/19383/1/Vivekka%20Olivia%20John_22124_Final%20Dissertation.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/19383/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Plastic bottles are non-biodegradable which made from Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and takes about 450 years to decompose. In Malaysia only, about 13.2% of plastics contribute to municipal solid waste and 2.5% of it are Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET). Therefore, there is increasing demand in f...