TY - JOUR
T1 - Abrasion resistance of sustainable green concrete containing waste tire rubber particles
AU - Thomas, Blessen Skariah
AU - Kumar, Sanjeev
AU - Mehra, Priyansha
AU - Gupta, Ramesh Chandra
AU - Joseph, Miquel
AU - Csetenyi, Laszlo J.
PY - 2016/10/15
Y1 - 2016/10/15
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Abrasion
KW - Concrete
KW - Mechanical properties
KW - Waste management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84981248813&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.07.110
DO - 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.07.110
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84981248813
VL - 124
SP - 906
EP - 909
JO - Construction and Building Materials
JF - Construction and Building Materials
SN - 0950-0618
ER -