Repurposing of COVID-19 single-use face masks for pavements base/subbase.

ABSTRACT: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has not only created a global health crisis, but it is also now threatening the environment. A multidisciplinary collaborative approach is required to fight against the pandemic and reduce the environmental risks associated with the disposal of used personal protective equipment (PPE). This paper explores an innovative way to reduce pandemic-generated waste by recycling the used face masks with other waste materials in civil constructions. In this research, for the first time, a series of experiments, including modified compaction, unconfined compression strength and resilient modulus tests, were conducted on the blends of different percentages of the shredded face mask (SFM) added to the recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) for road base and subbase applic

SUBMITTER: Saberian M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7848518 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature