USING EVA FOAM WASTE AS THE CONSTITUENT OF LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE MIXTURE FOR CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION

This work aimed to study the effects of proportional additions of EVA waste as constituent of lightweight concrete and to evaluate its efficiency to produce a concrete with high strength and lightweight. Experimental study was carried out by preparing different test samples using various proportions (10%, 25%, 40%, 55%, and 70%) of EVA waste in the mix and a blank sample of concrete of grade M25. Samples and Blank were cured in tanks for 7 days and 28 days. Resulted samples were then tested for compressive strength of concrete and slump value. Finally the results were compared with t he normal conventional concrete. Results showed that using10% EVA gave the best performance. Accordingl y it was concluded that there is an indirect relationships between the amount of the EVA in the mix and the weight of the product. Same relation was noti ces against compressive strength .