A study on the use of expanded polystyrene as a substitute for fine aggregates in concrete hollow blocks

• Main Authors: Aguilar, Nico Lauren Andrew D., Octaviano, Jose Enrique S., Santiago, Timotei Martin C.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2011
• Subjects: Polystyrene; Polystyrene xEnvironmental aspects; Recycling (Waste, etc); Concrete blocks
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/9679
• Institution: De La Salle University

Polystyrene is one of those materials that people come across in their everyday lives it comes in the form of a white bulky mass which is called Styrofoam. However, disposing polystyrene is a big problem since it is made of petroleum, a non-sustainable and heavily polluting resource, which makes pol...