Open AccessReuse of “End Of Life Tyres” Tyre Chips – Sand Mixture Mechanical Study
Author(s) -
E. Dembicki,
Małgorzata Kowalczyk,
Philippe Gotteland
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
archives of civil engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2300-3103
pISSN - 1230-2945
DOI - 10.2478/v.10169-012-0021-0
Subject(s) - reuse , compaction , geotechnical engineering , materials science , shear strength (soil) , engineering , composite material , environmental science , waste management , soil science , soil water
The use of shredded tyre in civil engineering applications is a significant potential end use market. The reuse of tyre chips may not only address growing environmental and economic concerns, but also help to solve geotechnical problems associated with low shear strength. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the properties of tyre chips and tyre chips - sand mixture, and to find the mixture with the highest shear strength. In this study, an experimental testing program was undertaken using a large - scale triaxial apparatus with the goal of evaluating the optimum percentage of tyre chips in sand. The effects on shear strength of varying percentage of tyre chips and varying confining pressure were studied. Tyre chips content was suspected to have influence on stress - strain and volumetric strain behaviour of the mixture. Some tests were conducted to check the influence of number of used membranes, of saturation and compaction, on sample properties.