A Study on the Mechanical Properties of the Brick with PCB Powder

The rapid pace of technological development and progress has decreased the valuable lifetime of electronic devices. This process generates a lot of Printed Circuit Board (PCB) waste that can be recycled to replacement for fine natural aggregates. This investigation aims to evaluate concretes containing PCB powder as fine aggregates The testing of physical and mechanical properties is performed. This study utilized a PCB powder as an acceptable aggregate replacement (5–30% by volume) in brick. The results show that replacing PCB powder with fine aggregates enhances the mechanical strength of brick. The results indicated that up to 25% replacement of PCB powder yielded better results. Linear Regression (LR) and Artificial Neural Networking (ANN) models have been developed for forecasting purposes in this study. In paraments, cement, fine aggregate, and PCB powder are used with compressive strength as the goal. Linear Regression (LR) and Artificial Neural Networking (ANN) were utilized to compare and optimize properties. At the end of the study, it was determined that both models produced the best results, but the ANN findings of predicting concrete strength were superior. Regarding its ability to predict strength, the LR model performs better than the ANN model.