A Comparative Study between the Usages of Differently Sized Waste Rubber Obtained From Tires over the Strength Performance of Rigid Road Pavements

Abstract

In this research work, waste rubber obtained from tires is mainly used as a fractional substitution of natural coarse aggregate to improve the strength aspects of the concrete. 3 dissimilar sizes of waste rubber obtained from tires aggregates were used that is of 4mm, 10 mm and 16 mm. Depending upon all three sizes all the waste rubber obtained from tires aggregate were used at 3 different percentages that are at 10 percent, 20 percent and 30 percent. Then several concrete samples were prepared depending upon the shape and percentage of the waste rubber obtained from tires aggregate. Then all these samples were cured and tested after 7 days and 28 days. Depending upon the results obtained after these above-discussed test various conclusions has been drawn which are as follows. It was found that the maximum strength was obtained at 20 percent usage of 4mm sized waste rubber obtained from tires aggregate, the strength obtained at 20 percentage with 4mm size was maximum as compared to all other concrete samples, so it can be concluded that the compressive strength depends upon both the size as well as on the percentage of waste rubber obtained from tires aggregate and with the decrease in size of the waste rubber obtained from tires aggregate the strength was increasing. From the test results of the split tensile strength test and flexural strength test, it was found that the maximum strength was obtained at 20 percent usage of 4mm sized waste rubber obtained from tires aggregate and with the increase in size and percentage the strength was declining. So therefore it can be concluded that both split tensile strength and flexural strength depends upon the size of waste rubber obtained from tires aggregate and the percentage of waste rubber obtained from tires aggregate. From the obtained test results it can be concluded that with the addition of the waste tire rubber the overall internal micro-structure of the concrete improves which further leads to enhanced mechanical strength of the concrete. This was due to the physical properties and the chemical composition of the waste tire rubber particles which fills the internal pores in a broader way and lead to improved mechanical strength.