Possibility of using waste tire rubber and fly ash with Portland cement as construction materials

Physical and Mechanical Properties of Composite Brick From Cement Mortar, Fly Ash and Rubber Crumbs

“…Because there was poor bonding between rubber particles and cement, rubber crumbs acted as void in the cement matrix which increased its volume and resulted to reduction of the brick's density [5]. This finding was consistent to other findings [8] which stated that rubber particles provide a porous effect between the rubber and the cement matrix since it is less stiff than cement.…”

The Potential of Using Rubberchips as a Soft Clay Stabilizer Enhancing Agent

“…Stabilization is a process of fundamentally changing the chemical properties of soft soils by adding binders or stabilizers, either in wet or dry conditions, to increase the strength and stiffness of the originally weak soils (Yilmaz and Degirmenci, 2009;Lee and Lee, 2002). Considering the possible negative environmental effects of chemical addition to soils, this study was conducted to explore the possibilities of using cement-rubberchips as a stabilizing agent.…”

Improving chemical and hydro-physical properties of semi-arid soils using different magnitudes of crumb rubber

“…He concluded that the water use efficiency and fertilizers were improved by up to 30%. Intention to reuse the abandoned tires by grinding them into small particles (crumb rubber) and using them in sports field, pavement and construction materials may be an important approach to reduce waste rubbers in large quantities (Yilmaz and Degirmenci 2009). Zhao et al (2011) investigated the effect of CR waste as a soil conditioner on the nematode assemblage and some soil properties in a turfgrass soil.…”