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An Experimental Study on Strength of concrete using

Tyre Rubber & Replacing Aggregates of Different
Percentage with Tyre Rubber
Shanvendra Singh, Manish Dubey

Abstract— The objective of present experimental examination
is to study the variation in strength characteristics of concrete
structural essentials, for the Mix design of concrete grade M-15
and M-20. different percentages of course aggregate replaced by
tyre rubber presence In each mixes starting from 0% as normal
concrete, and further 8%, 16%, and 24%, and water reducing
admixture..
Keywords: Aggregate, Compressive strength, Impact resistance,
Recycled tires, Rubberized concrete, Unit weight, Workability.
I. INTRODUCTION
Cement and aggregate, which are the most important
constituents used in concrete production, are the vital
materials needed for the construction industry. This
unavoidably led to a continuous and increasing demand of
natural materials used for their production. Parallel to the need
for the utilization of the natural resources emerges a growing
concern for protecting the environment and a need to preserve
natural resources, such as aggregate, by using alternative
materials that are either recycled or discarded as a waste.
1. Rubber Aggregate: Mechanical crushing: This method
consists of using a variety of grinding techniques such as
„cracker mills‟ and „granulators‟ to mechanically break down
the rubber torn into small particle sizes ranging from 20mm to
30mm
2. Tyre Rubber Added in Concrete as Course Aggregates:
-Used Tyres constitute one important part of solid waste
which had historically been disposed of into landfills. Recent
policies on the Land filling of have however put a ban on the
land filling of whole or shredded tyres, creating an imminent
need to investigate any possible uses of this waste product. An
emerging use is the production of concrete, in which tyre
rubber particles moderately substitute natural aggregates. This
has the additional advantage of saving in natural aggregates
used in the production of concrete.
Manuscript received on May, 2018.
Shanvendra Singh, M.Tech Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering,
Oriental Institute of Science & Technology, Bhopal, M.P., India.
Prof. Manish Dubey, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Oriental
Institute of Science & Technology, Bhopal, M.P., India.
3. Methods of Recycling Tires: The numerous techniques
and technologies available for processing postconsumer tires
are enumerated below.
1. Grating and Chipping: This is mechanical grating of the
tires first in to bigger sizes and then into particles of 20 –
30 mm in size.
2. Crumbing: It is the processing of the tire into fine granular
or powdered particles using mechanical or cryogenic
processes. The steel and fabric component of the tires are
also removed during this process.
3. DeVulcanising: This is the treatment of tire with heat and
chemicals to reverse the vulcanization process in the
original tire production.
4. Pyrolysis and Gasification: These are two thermal
decomposition processes carried out under different
conditions. The processes produce gas, oil, steel, and
carbon black (char).
II. EXPERIMENTS
A. Preparation and Testing of Specimen:
In this study, a total of 8 sample S1, S2, S3….S8, of a basic
concrete mixes were prepared. That is properly shown in the
table. The concrete was hand mixed.
B. Curing:
The specimens were stripped from the moulds 24 hours after
casting and submerged in water until testing. Some of the
specimens were removed from the water after 7days, 14days
and 28days of submersion in water for testing the 28- day‟s
compressive strength.
C. Details of Specimens Used:
150mm x 150mm x 150mm cube specimens for Compressive
strength for different mixes. The concrete was hand mixed.
III. RESULTS
The 7 day compressive strength of rubber tyre concrete was
found to be high as 17.9 N/mm², which is more than ordinary
concrete. Similarly 28 day compressive strength was found to
be about 27.5 N/mm², which is more than that of ordinary
concrete.

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TABLE I: COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF DIFFERENT SAMPLES
OF CONCRETE FOR GRADE M15 AS S1, S2, S3& S4 26.5 27
23.5 24.5
M15 S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 22.8
21.2
Tyre 19.6
Rubber 0 8 16 24 18.8 17.9
(%) 15.9
Test age 14.1 14.7
3-3 SAMPLES
(days) COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (N/mm²) OR MPA
Test age
(days) 7 Av=11.2 Av=11.83 AV=12.46 Av=11.16

Av=14.4 Av=15.21 AV=16.11 Av=14.31

14 3
S-5 S-6 S-7 S-8
28 Av=16 Av=16.9 AV=17.9 AV=15.9
7-DAYS 14-DAYS 28-DAYS

17.9 Fig. 2: Showing the variation of tyre rubber versus compressive strength
16.9 16.11
16 15.21 15.9 in N/mm2 of M20 grade of concrete
14.43 14.3
11.81 12.46 IV. RESULTS & DISCUSSION
11.2 11.16
Compressive strength, of TYRE RUBBER based (course
aggregate is replaced by different percentage) concrete
specimens were higher than the Control Mix and tyre rubber
concrete specimens at all the ages. The strength differential
between the specimens having no rubber aggregate and after
adding rubber aggregate and concrete specimens became more
distinct after at 28 days.
S1 S2 S3 S4 COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH VERSUS
AGE.
7-DAYS 14-DAYS 28-DAYS
compressive strength

Fig. 1: Showing the variation of tyre rubber versus compressive strength

in N/mm2 of M15 grade of concrete 8 % tyre
TABLE II: COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF DIFFERENT SAMPLES rubber(S-
OF CONCRETE FOR GRADE M-20 AS S5, S6, S7& S8 7)
16 % tyre
rubber

7 14 28

Fig. 3: Showing the variation of compressive strength with age for various
tyre rubber percentages of M20 grade.
FOR M15
The maximum 28 day compressive strength of cube obtained
was 16 N/mm², for a mix with TYRE RUBBER of 16% is
found to be 17.9N/mm², and increase in strength over TYRE
RUBBER concrete is 11.8%.
FOR M20
The maximum 28 day compressive strength of cube obtained
was 23.5 N/mm², for a mix with TYRE RUBBER of 16% is
found to be 27 N/mm², and increase in strength over TYRE
RUBBER concrete is 14.8%.

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It has been seen during experiments that as the percentage of
tyre rubber aggregate increases the compressive strength
increases initially, on further increase in its percentage reduce
its compressive strength.
V. CONCLUSION
Compressive strength, of TYRE RUBBER based (course
aggregate is replaced by different percentage) concrete
specimens were higher than the Control Mix and tyre rubber
concrete specimens at all the ages. The strength differential
between the specimens having no rubber aggregate and after
adding rubber aggregate and concrete specimens became more
distinct after at 28 days.
It has been seen during study that as the percentage of tyre
rubber aggregate increases the compressive strength increases
initially, on further increase in its percentage reduces its
compressive strength.
VI. SCOPE FOR FURTHER STUDY
1. Rubber tyre based concrete shows a better performance
than ordinary concrete, so it has a future scope in various
types of construction works where high strength is not
required.
2. In this investigation the work can be carried out by using
higher percentage of tyre rubber concrete.
3. In this investigation to increase the strength of concrete
other than TYRE rubber aggregate fly ash can be used.
4. In this investigation tyre rubber of about 8, 16 and 24 %
of the total replacement content have been done. Further
study can be carried out by using different percentage of
replacement.
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