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Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE A 2019 Vol.20 No.5 P.384-388

http://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.A19BR003


Would recycled plastics be a driving force in concrete technology?


Author(s):  Lech Czarnecki

Affiliation(s):  The Instytut Techniki Budowlanej (ITB), Warsaw 00-611, Poland

Corresponding email(s):   l.czarnecki@itb.pl

Key Words:  Recycled plastics, Concrete technology


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Abstract: 
The aim of this paper is an attempt to answer the title question. In less than a century concrete has become the most widely used construction material and in less than half a century it has become difficult to imagine concrete without polymers. However, what about the future?

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