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Design and Development of Concrete Road Divider Block using E-waste by Geometric Interlocking technique

Authors
Chaitali R. Kulkarni1, *, Karthik Nagarajan2, Raju Narwade3
1Post Graduate Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Pillai HOC College of Engineering & Technology, University of Mumbai, Rasayani, Maharashtra, India
2Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Pillai HOC College of Engineering & Technology, University of Mumbai, Rasayani, Maharashtra, India
3Head of Department, Department of Civil Engineering, Pillai HOC College of Engineering & Technology, University of Mumbai, Rasayani, Maharashtra, India
*Corresponding author. Email: chaitalikulkarni372@gmail.com
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DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-650-0_14How to use a DOI?
Keywords
E-waste (PCB); Concrete; Compressive Strength; E-waste divider block
Abstract

From International analysis, India has secured the fifth number in the world’s most E-waste generating countries list. Annually, about 2 million tons of waste is generated. It comprises roughly 70 percent of overall waste including 12 percent from the telecom industry, 8 percent waste from medical business, and 7 percent is from electronics. Furthermore, the government, society and the private sector produce nearly 75 percent of electronic waste which includes individual household waste, merely 16 percent.

In day-to-day life, a large amount of E-waste consumes the vast majority of usable land, and this may lead to several deleterious effects on human life and the eco-system. This E-waste should be recycled to make it more innovative and less harmful. Certainly, many E-waste consists of elements that can be useful to make any material long-lasting and cheap. Therefore, to cease E-waste at some levels were trying to make it useful in the Construction field. In this experiment will be conducted on concrete block the laboratory where we will replace coarse aggregate in concrete with E-waste like PCB (Printed Circuit Board).

By using the above E-waste materials, we will create various specimens of concrete with various percentages of E-waste. Grade of concrete will be M20 and the variation of E-waste will be 0%, 15%, 20% respectively. After using all materials, we will create concrete blocks in the lab on which compressive test will be conducted with different days of curing such as 7, 28 days respectively. Considering the results of the tests, we will consider the specimen whose strength and durability are high compared to others. The E-Waste Divider Block will be manufactured by using respective proportions which can be useful in daily life.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Conference on Technologies for Future Cities (CTFC 2025)
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Atlantis Highlights in Sustainable Development
Publication Date
20 April 2026
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978-94-6239-650-0
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3005-155X
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-650-0_14How to use a DOI?
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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