Mechanical properties of rubber aggregates based geopolymer concrete - A review

Abstract

Aggregates are the furthermost vital components of concrete, but there is a need for replacement of these natural resources due to the insufficient availability of the materials. To overcome the difficulty of materials and to develop sustainable concrete, much research has been conducting to date. The replacement of aggregates wholly or partially is one of the best alternatives to this problem. To develop sustainability in concrete waste materials that are causing depletion to the environment are used as alternative materials. Rubber tire waste is one such material which is causing a lot of greenhouse gas emission. This paper reviews the use of rubber tire waste as aggregates in geopolymer concrete which shows the effect of various sizes of rubber, untreated and treated rubber aggregate on various properties such as Fresh Properties where flow values of mortar reduced with escalation in the rubber and workability of the mortar and concrete increased. Nevertheless, the Mechanical Properties shows a decrement in compressive strength, and tension properties show an increment. There is a significant amount of increment in the possessions of mortar and concrete after the crumbed rubber treated. The loss of strength for the small amount of replacement of rubber, which is 5-10% shows the strength higher than the standard concrete. The outcomes show that the custom of the rubber in concrete primes to a substantial amount of strength loss, but the addition of mineral admixture and superplasticiser helps us to achieve the geopolymer mortar and concrete applications in the field of construction.