Alireza Fazeli - Department of Civil Engineering, Islamic Azad university south Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.

With the increasing use of alternative materials in the manufacture of concrete, the need for a comprehensive study of the performance of such materials in concrete is inevitable. One of the biggest environmental challenges around metropolitan areas is how to recycle and remove plastic waste from the environmental cycle. The recycling cycle of these materials is very long and costly. Long service life is considered synonymous with durability. Because durability under one set of conditions does not necessarily mean durability under another set of conditions, it is common to refer to the environment when defining durability. In this research, the performance of water absorption on mechanical strength and durability of concrete containing recycled polyethylene granules has been investigated.

Compressive Strength, Melt test, Frost Test, Granules, Concrete