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part of technological advancement selling over 2.5 billion compact discs in the early
2000’s [1][2]. After the rise of the MP3 players, CD sales nearly halved between 2000
and 2007, making it more obsolete every year [3]. Nowadays, most unwanted compact
discs end up in landfills or incinerators that can take 1 million years to decompose
making it a contributor to plastic pollution and it can also pollute groundwater due to its
discs are mostly made out of polycarbonate plastic [6]. Polycarbonate plastic is a
transparent plastic found in CDs which has an outstanding strength, and impact
resistance. It can also withstand extreme temperatures for prolonged periods of time [7].
Compact disc is a #7 plastic which contains BPA (Bisphenol A) that can be very
destructive to women of reproductive age and young children. The hazardous chemicals
present in CD’s can seep underground when it rains and indirectly affect groundwater
quality [8]. Many options are being tested out on recycling CD’s that are environmentally
to low public awareness and participation on proper recycling of compact discs [11].
Construction development has been developing for the past few years. With all
construction materials with an array of different materials namely water, sand, cement
and its highest constituent, aggregates. With this increasing demand comes an
increasing cost for these materials. However, due to this continuous usage of materials
can lead to supply shortage in the future. One of the most important materials in the
substance. With high demand but low supplies of these aggregates will greatly lead to
problems in its prices and as well its supply. But to avoid these problems, using other
CDs are abundant not only here in the Philippines, but also in other countries around
the world. This comes up with the idea of partial replacement of compact discs as
coarse aggregates. In this process, we will inspect the physical and mechanical
properties of the modified concrete masonry unit with different ratios of 10%,20%,and
30% constituting by the mass of the coarse aggregate material along with the
B.) Goals
1.) To create concrete blocks with different ratios of partial replacement of compact
discs as coarse aggregates.
2.) To inspect the physical and mechanical properties of the modified concrete
masonry unit with different ratios(10%,20%,30%) constituting by mass of the
coarse aggregate material with the control group(Commercial Concrete Masonry
Units) through different tests such as compression strength testing, water
absorption rate testing and unit weight and moisture content testing.
3.) To observe the color and surface voids of the modified concrete masonry unit
with different ratios(10%,20%,30%) constituting by mass of the coarse aggregate
material with the control group(Commercial Concrete Masonry Units).
4.) To determine the most effective ratio of partial replacement of compact discs as
a coarse aggregate for concrete masonry units.
C.) Procedures
C.1) Collection of CD’s
The researchers will collect discarded CD’s from the vicinity of the
community near DRANHS and the experimental site. Only two types of CDs will be
collected to the mentioned areas, which are the DVD and Blu-ray CDs. These two types
of CDs that are commonly used nowadays have almost the same characterization such
as their size and compositions. [12]