Utilization of recycled aluminum cans as roof shingles Miro Yang T. Dulay... [et. al]

Thesis Bachelor of Technology major in Civil Technology University of Rizal System-Morong. 2018

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This study aimed to develop a roof shingles utilizing recycled aluminum cans. Specifically, this study sought to design and construct a roof shingle utilizing recycled aluminum cans, performed try-out and revisions of the defects found during the testing period, and evaluated its acceptability in terms of durability, safety, usefulness and environmental aspects. Likewise, this study also determined the performance in terms of leakage proofing and thermal heat conditions of the roofing system. In conducting this study, the researchers used developmental and descriptive method of research since this study focused on the design and construction of the said roofing system, performed try-out and revisions on the developed roofing system and determine the level of acceptability of the said device. One group of respondents were selected for evaluation of the projects. The group of respondents is composed of five (5) construction workers, five (5) civil engineers and fifteen (15) civil technology students. The researchers used questionnaire-checklist to test the level of acceptability of the project. The validated questionnaire-checklist is based on the different objectives of the study which contains the vital information necessary for the completion of the study. The evaluation results were tallied, computed and interpreted. The study found out that the utilized recycled aluminum cans as roof shingles could be constructed and developed out of locally available materials and is technically feasible to fabricate. Moreover, during the try-out and revision period, different problems regarding the operations were discovered. Through try-out and revision, the project attained the functional output and project objectives. On the evaluation, the acceptability of the utilized recycled aluminum cans as roof shingles evaluated by the students and experts were very much durable, very much useful, very much safe and extremely friendly to the environment. On the level of performance of the utilized recycled aluminum cans as roof shingles in terms of leakage proofing and thermal heat conditions, it was found out that the product was extremely leak proof and mostly mitigates thermal heat conditions. There is no significant difference between the utilized recycled aluminum cans as roof shingles and the traditional galvanized iron roofing on the evaluation both in terms of leakage proofing and thermal heat conditions.