Abstract

Building material is one of the essential aspects in accommodating the supply and demand of low-cost housing in Indonesia. Recently, several researchers have devoted much time and effort to developing waste recycling for building materials since it is more ecologically benign, particularly for non-degradable waste. This article focuses on recycling disposable diaper waste as composite material for a structural and architectural component of the building based on Indonesian building standards. In addition to offering a broad perspective on the implementation of experimental findings, the design scenario comprised the construction of low-cost housing with a floorplan area of 36 m2. The experimental results indicate that disposable diapers waste to use as composite materials of the building has a maximum capacity of 10% for structural components and 40% for nonstructural and architectural components. The prototype housing also reveals that 1.73 m3 of disposable diaper waste can be decreased and utilised for a housing area of 36 m2.

Details

Title
Application of non-degradable waste as building material for low-cost housing
Author
Zuraida, Siswanti 1 ; Dewancker, Bart 2 ; Margono, Romi Bramantyo 1 

 The University of Kitakyushu, Graduate School of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Kitakyushu, Japan (GRID:grid.412586.c) (ISNI:0000 0000 9678 4401) 
 The University of Kitakyushu, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Kitakyushu, Japan (GRID:grid.412586.c) (ISNI:0000 0000 9678 4401) 
Pages
6390
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2815076535
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.