Table 4.

Schematic variation in the mix design of samples.

Experiment	Proportion of Plastic by weight %	Proportion of sand by weight %	Particle size of sand	Basalt Fiber Content	Compressive Strength Sample	Water Absorption Sample	At various Temperature Sample
Effect of Particle size	25	75	d < 0.42 mm	–	3	3	–
			0.42 mm < d < 0.59 mmm	–
			0.59 mm < d < 1.68 mm	–
Effect of Various Proportions of plastic-sand	20	80	d < 0.42 mm	–	3	3	–
	25	75		–
	30	70		–
	40	60		–
Effect of basalt fiber of length 4 mm	30	70	d < 0.42 mm	0.1%	3	3	–
				0.3%
				0.5%
				0.7%
				0.1%
Effect of basalt fiber of length 12 mm	30	70	d < 0.42 mm	0.1%	3	3	–
				0.3%
				0.5%
				0.7%
				1%
Effect of basalt fiber of length 4 mm at various temperatures	30	70	d < 0.42 mm	0.5%	3	–	0 °C
							10 °C
							20 °C
							30 °C
							40 °C
							50 °C
							60 °C
Effect without basalt fiber at various temperatures	30	70	d < 0.42 mm	–	3	–	0 °C
							10 °C
							20 °C
							30 °C
							40 °C
							50 °C
							60 °C
Total Samples = 144