The Effect of Adding Pieces of Cotton Textile Waste on Properties of Light and Fine-Grained Plain Concrete : Master's Thesis

Abstract

Proizvodnja pamučnog donjeg rublja stvara određenu količinu otpada od pletenih tkanina. U ovom radu je ispitana mogućnost upotrebe otpada od pletenih pamučnih tkanina u betonu. U tu svrhu je napravljeno pet mješavina koje su imale dodatak tekstilnog otpada u količini od 1.7 i 3.5% ukupnog volumena te referentna mješavina bez dodatka tkanine. Na uzorcima se u svježem stanju mjeri obradivost a u očvrstlom stanju čvrstoća na savijanje i tlak, dinamički modul elastičnosti, gustoća, kapilarno upijanje i apsorpcija. Prikazana je usporedba dobivenih rezultata s rezultatima koji su ranije izrađeni i ispitivani na Katedri za građevinske materijale.Cotton underwear manufacture produces a significant amount of knitted fabric waste. The aim of this study is to examine the possibility of using cotton knit fabric waste in concrete. Therefore, there have been made five different mixtures that have had from 1,7% to 3,5% of the total textile waste volume and a reference mixture without adding any fabric. Workability has been measured during the samples' plastic state, while flexural strength and compression, dynamic modulus of elasticity, density and capillary absorption during their hardened state. In this study it is presented the comparison of the results obtained with those previously examined and obtained in the Department of Materials