Development of plastics composite ceiling boards.

Abstract

This project was aimed at reducing ad recycling plastic waste and rice husk from our environment thereby reducing environmental pollution resulting from the management/disposal of these waste materials. In this research, some physical properties of composite ceiling board materials made from plastic waste and rice husk, as developed at the Civil Engineering Laboratory of the MUKASA Timothy, were investigated to determine their suitability for use in low-cost construction work. The results obtained showed that the flexural strength ranged between 0.3N/mm2 and 3.6N/mm2, water absorption values of between 5.6% and 5.89%; thermal conductivity values of between 0.07kW/MK and 0.082kW/MK as well as density values of 690kg/m3 and 900kg/m3 These values obtained were compared with those of the conventional ceiling boards and it was observed that these composite materials can be used for internal lowcost construction work. It is highly recommended that small and medium enterprises be encouraged to venture into waste recycling and the production of this composite ceiling materials to create jobs for skilled and unskilled labour that are locally available