“THE USE OF WASTE RUBBER IN CIVIL

ENGINEERING WORKS”

BACHELOR
1
OF ENGINEERING
IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING

By

MOHAMMED MASOOD
(Roll No: 1603-15-732-309)

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING,

DECCAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY,
(AFFILIATED TO OSMANIA UNIVERSITY (A))
DARUSSALAM, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA STATE -500001
2019
 Use of Old Tyres for Bedding of Building
Foundations

I.INTRODUCTION
o With the development of modern
societiesaftermathofindustrialrevolution,themobilitywithinautomobilesectorgot
momentum.
o Theoffshootofthispragmaticrevolutiongaverisetonewdimensionsofproblemsinth
eformofrubbergarbage
o Tyrerubberwastesrepresentamajorenvironmentalproblemofincreasingsignifican
ce.Anestimated1000milliontyresreachtheendoftheirusefulliveseveryyear.Atpres
entenormousquantitiesoftyresarealreadystockpiledorlandfilled;
o Tyrelandfillingisresponsibleforaseriousecologicalthreat.Mainlywastetyresdispo
salareascontributetothereductionofBiodiversityalsothetyresholdtoxicandsoluble
components.
o Secondlyalthoughwastetyresaredifficulttoignite,thisriskisalwayspresent.Oncety
resstarttoburndownduetoaccidentalcause’shightemperaturetakeplaceandtoxicfu
mesaregeneratedbesidesthehightemperaturecausestyrestomelt,thusproducingoil
thatwillcontaminatesoilandwater
o Stillmillionsoftyresarejustbeingburiedallovertheworld.Tyrerubberwastesarealre
adyusedforpavingpurposes;however,itcanonlyrecycleapartofthesewastes.Anoth
eralternativeisanartificialreefformationbutsomeinvestigationshavealreadyQuest
ionedthevalidityofthisoption.
 II.HEADINGS

1.Materials used for Bedding of Building Foundations

1.1 Old Rubber Tyres

1.2 Sand

1.3 Murum Soil

2.ProportionofMaterial

3.PhysicalCharacteristicsoftheRubberPowder

4.Chemicalanalysis

5.ConstructionMethodology
1.Experimental Investigation:

Objective

With the increase in urbanization of countries like INDIA & ETHIOPIA, the number of
vehicle sand consequently the amount of used tire is going to increase significantly in the near
future. Hence, the no environmental nature of the sewastesis going to be apotential threat.

•Therefore, it is the aim of this study to introduce an environmental friendly technolog which
can benefit the society and the nation.
•Application of used tires in Building construction is a new technology.
•Through this study, it is intended to utilize old rubber tyres with filling materials like sand or
soil with proper compaction and to gain required compressive as well as tensile strength
hence ultimately to reduce foundation sizes.
2.Materials used for Bedding of Building Foundations:
Old Rubber Tyres,Sand,Murum soil.
2.1Old Rubber Tyres:The old rubber tyres can be collected from the local market. For
uniformity and convenience, all the tires collected are from medium truck tire. There as on for
choosing medium truck tires is that they can be handled and placed easily by workers
2.2Sand:It is a coarse-grained soil, having particle size between 0.075mm to 4.75mm. The particles are visible to

Nakedeye.

2.3Murum Soil:It consists of small pieces of disintegrated rock or shale, with or without boulders.

3.Proportion of Materials: Sand and Murum Soil to be placed in same proportions in the gap between tyres.
Reason being rubber tyre being flexible, will take tensile stress and Sand & Murum if placed in same
proportions, will become flexible enough to take both compression as well a stension.

3.1Physical Characteristics of the Rubber Powder:

TABLEI.RUBBERPOWDER
CHARACTERISTICS
Properties Rubberpowder
Density 0.83
Size 80μm–1.6mm
Elongation(%) 420
Rateofsteelfiber 0%
3.2Chemical analysis:

The tire is made up mainly by rubber. Its constitution varies a little between the cartire sand heavy truck
tires. Rubber consists of a complex mixture of elastomers, polyisoprene, polybutadiene and stirene-butadiene
.Stearic acid(1.2%), zincoxide(1.9%), extenderoil(1.9%) and carbon black(31.0%) a real so important component
so ftires[10-11]. In TableII, chemical composition of the used rubber powder is presented. The quantity of steel is
generally about15%, and it’s more important for the heavy trucks tires. For this study steel and one part of textile
were removed by magnetic eparation and density.

TABLEII.RUBBERPOWDER

CHARACTERISTICS
Material/element Masspercentage
Rubber 54%
Carbonblack 29%
Textile 2%
Oxidizezinc 1%
Sulfur 1%.
Additives 13%

5.Construction Methodology: It is advisable for the looses oil like BC Soil(BlackCottonSoil) where we get no
rminimum safe bearing capacity. Construction methodology involves digging a trench by excavating soil beneath
atleast 1/4 th the building height .This proportion can be minimizing as 1/5 for all towers .After excavation
,remove whole soil completely. Then cover sides of the
trenchbysheetpilestoavoidcollapseofthesoilexcavated.Barricadeallsidesforsafetyprecautions.Thenchooseastandards
izeoldwastedrubbertyres
andplaceitevenlyoverwholeareaabovea100mmthickPCClayer.N
owtieallthetyrestogetherbybindingwiretoensureproperbundling.
NowporeandfillthegapsinbetweenbycombinationofMurumSoila
ndSand.Ensureacompletelayerofitatleastfor100mmabovelayeroft
yres.Nowwaterituptillcompletesaturationofthewholecombination
.ThendopropercompactionandtotheconfirmationofIS2720.Nowr
epeatsameprocedurefromplacingalayeroftyre,tyingit,fillingwith
Murumsoilandsanduptillpropercompactiontillit’sheightcomesup
tillfoundinglevelofthestructure.

NowatFoundinglevel,thedepthwherefoundationsaretopl
ace,prepareaPCClayerof100mmthickandplacefoundationsoverit.
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likeinthecaseofBlackCottonSoils.BlackCottonsoilusuallydriesin
summerandswellsinrainyseasons.Inthatcase,wehavenooptiontha
ntoremoveandreplacethatBCsoilbynewhardmurumsoilcarriedov
ertothesitefromsomewhereelselocation.SocostofmurumsoilandT
ransportationcostgoesveryhigh.Inthescenariothistypeoftyrebased
surfacewouldbedefinitelyagoodsolution.Attheworksite,whereSB
C(SafeBearingCapacity)ofsoilisverylowlike10t/mwemayhaveop
tionofRaftFoundation,whichisverycostly.
Forthebuildingtowersof21flooryheightsorso,werequiretotakedepthofraftaround2mts.Inthatcaseconsumptionofrein
forcingsteelisalsoverylarge.Therealsothistypeoffoundingsurfacewouldbebeneficialsolution.Themainobjectofthisty
peoftyrebasedfoundingsubsurfaceistoresistSeismic(Earthquake)forces.IfEarthquakeoccurs,buildingfoundationbei
ngrestovertyrebasedfoundingsubsurface,willtakethatlateralloadofEarthquakealsoanditwillresistitsafely.

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