ABSTRACT

Fly ash is created in a large amount particularly by warm power plants. Plastics are
generated in large amount with increase in population. Disposal of waste materials
including waste plastic bags has become a serious problem. The waste plastics in house
hold is large and increases with time. Both cause severe environmental problems.

The main aim of our project is to utilize those plastics and fly ash in the
manufacturing of bricks. In this project, plastic bricks were casted with different
proportions with quarry dust & fly-ash. The plastic percentage are varied by
5%,10%,15%,20% with casting of quarry dust and fly-ash was constant. The tests are
conducted compressive strength test, water absorption test and efflorescence test. Here the
strength properties of plastic bricks comprising of waste plastics, fly ash as the constituents
and the design considerations for pavement block incorporating waste plastic bags is
presented.

It will be definitely cost economical when compared with the normal fly ash bricks.
Manufacturing of fly ash bricks and Experiments conducted on fly ash bricks for this
project, strictly follows specification given under IS 12894 : 1990.

A comparative economy, etc. compression strength test was performed on the

plastic brick and its strength was found to be 6.66 N/MM2 which is higher then red clay
bricks which have a compressive strength of 3-5 N/MM2 .