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Traore Brahiman ¹, Atcholi Kokou Esso ¹, Boffoue Moro Olivier ², Lachat Remy ¹, Emeruwa Edjikeme ²

Affiliations
1 Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne(ICB), Universite de Technologie Belfort-Montbeliard, Rue de Leupe, 90400 Sevenans, Cedex France, FR
2 Laboratoire de Geomateriaux et Technologie du Batiment (LGTB), UFR des Sciences de laterre et des Ressources Minieres, Universite Felix Houphouet Boigny de Cocody, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Cete d'Ivoire, FR

Abstract

In the field of the construction, the trend since few years is to gradually replace of conventional materials by polymer matrix composite materials. It is in this context that this study proposes a technique of making composite materials with a polymer matrix, using plastic waste. During this study of mechanical tests (flexural and compressive strength), will be carried out on the samples in order to check the resistances. To expand the field of use, we added clay as a load to improve the resistances of the composite. The results obtained are satisfactory from the point of view of mechanical strength. It also appears that these resistances improve when clay is added as a load.

Keywords

Composite, Plastic Waste, Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE), Load, Modulus of Elasticity.

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