Abrasion resistance of sustainable green concrete containing waste tire rubber particles

The development of new environmental friendly concretes such as rubberized concrete is being promoted due to the environmental problems created by the waste tire rubber. Every year millions of tires are discarded, thrown away or buried all over the world, representing a very serious threat to the ec...

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Published inConstruction & building materials Vol. 124; pp. 906 - 909
Main Authors Thomas, Blessen Skariah, Kumar, Sanjeev, Mehra, Priyansha, Gupta, Ramesh Chandra, Joseph, Miquel, Csetenyi, Laszlo J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 15.10.2016
Elsevier B.V
Subjects
Abrasion
Analysis
Concrete
Green market
Mechanical properties
Rubber
Waste management
United States
Waste management
Mechanical properties
Abrasion
Concrete
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Summary:The development of new environmental friendly concretes such as rubberized concrete is being promoted due to the environmental problems created by the waste tire rubber. Every year millions of tires are discarded, thrown away or buried all over the world, representing a very serious threat to the ecology. In this study, we analyse the potential of waste tire rubber particles as a partial substitute for fine aggregates in normal strength and high strength cement concrete and the resistance to abrasion has been measured. Statistical Analysis was carried out to strengthen the results obtained from experiments. The results show that the use of tire rubber particles can improve the abrasion resistance of concrete, and this can ensure its applications in pavements, floors and concrete highways, or in places where there are abrasive forces between surfaces and moving objects.
ISSN:0950-0618
1879-0526
DOI:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.07.110