Paper Key : IRJ************079
Author: Abdulaziz Faleh Alshahrani, Dr. Talal Mandourah
Date Published: 24 Oct 2023
Abstract
The manufacturing of rubber tires has contributed to an increase in the amount of waste rubber materials over the course of history. These massive garbage mounds contribute to environmental damage. As a result, environmentally friendly replacements are required to reduce the negative impact. Reusing these materials in various alternatives has been studied for several decades; yet, substantial outputs in the structural construction material sectors remain dismal. This study focuses on the reuse of crumb rubber in concrete by replacing 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% of the sand aggregate volume. Fresh properties like workability, setting time, and air content are experimented and analyzed with hardened properties like compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, flexural strength, and unit weight. A high voltage test was also carried out. Based on the impulse voltage test findings, it is possible to conclude that tire concrete has better electrical insulating capabilities than control concrete. Furthermore, in terms of long-term durability performance, rubber-based concrete beat natural aggregate-based concrete, opening up the possibility of using this building material in difficult environments.
DOI LINK : 10.56726/IRJMETS45527 https://www.doi.org/10.56726/IRJMETS45527