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Effect of Fiber Stripes of COVID-19 Healthy Personal Materials On Durability, And Physicomechanical Characteristic of Concrete For Decorative Landscape Pavements And Artificial Rocks
Summary
This engineering study tested whether fiber strips cut from pandemic-era personal protective equipment (surgical masks and protective suits) could be incorporated into concrete to improve its mechanical durability. Adding PPE-derived fibers improved some concrete properties, potentially offering a way to recycle pandemic plastic waste in construction applications. This diverts single-use plastic waste from landfill while creating a useful product.
Abstract This research presents a new method for determining the impact of healthy personal protection materials HPPM stripes, such as surgical masks, protective suits, overhead and safety foot shoes, on the durability, physicomechanical characteristics of concrete for use in architectural forms. As a result of the current global epidemic caused by Coronavirus, the use of (HPPM) such as surgical masks, protective suits, overhead and safety foot shoes has increased considerably (COVID-19). COVID-19's second and third waves are currently affecting various countries, necessitating the use of face masks (FM). As a result, millions of single FS have been discharged into the wild, washing up on beaches, floating beneath the seas, and winding up in hazardous locations. The effect of stripes fibers on physicomechanical aspects of concrete, such as workability, UCS, FS, IMs, spalling, and AbR; sorptivity, Sw; n; water penetration, permeability, and economic and eco-friendly aspects, was also discussed. With a focus on HPPM especially single-use face masks, this research investigates an innovative way for incorporating pandemic waste into concrete structures. SEM and XRD were also employed to analyze microstructures and the interfacial transition zone, as well as to identify the elements. HPPM was found to have a pore-blocking effect, which reduced permeability and capillary porosity. It was also discovered that the best concentrations of HPPM, particularly masks, were applied by volume at 0 %, 0.1, 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5 %. The usage of single-use face masks increased the strength qualities and overall performance of the concrete samples. The tendency of growing strength began to disappear around 2%. The results of this investigation show that stripe content has no effect on compressive strength. The stripe, on the other hand, is critical in determining the flexural strength of concrete. A SEM was used to analyze the microstructure of concrete. HPPM fibers are discovered to act as bridges across cracks, enhancing the matrixes transfer capability. From a technological and environmental standpoint, the study found that using healthy personal protection materials fiber in the production of concrete is viable.
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