Laboratory investigation of soil reinforcement using shredded waste plastic bottles

Plastic bottles were first used commercially in 1947 but remained relatively expensive until the early 1960s when high-density polyethylene was introduced, with its attractive characteristics such as being strong, lightweight, durable, cheap, and resistance to breakage. Decomposition of plastic bott...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chim Jin, Dercio José Pinto
Other Authors: Kalumba, Denis
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29296