Utilization of Shredded Rubber Tires for Cement-Stabilized Soft Clays

Tire-soil mixtures can be used as good construction materials in many geotechnical engineering applications such as pavement foundations, lightweight fill in road embankments and lightweight backfill behind retaining walls. This paper describes research undertaken to investigate experimentally the i...

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Main Authors: Shahin, Mohamed, Hong, Liao S.
Other Authors: Anand Puppala
Format: Conference Paper
Published: American Society of Civil Engineers 2010
Online Access:http://cedb.asce.org/cgi/WWWdisplay.cgi?261195
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17615
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author Shahin, Mohamed
Hong, Liao S.
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description Tire-soil mixtures can be used as good construction materials in many geotechnical engineering applications such as pavement foundations, lightweight fill in road embankments and lightweight backfill behind retaining walls. This paper describes research undertaken to investigate experimentally the impact of shredded rubber tires as reinforcing material on the mechanical properties of cement-stabilized soft clay, in terms of strength and stiffness. A series of laboratory experiments are carried out on cement-stabilized clay mixed with several portions of shredded rubber tires of sizes 440 m and 4 mm. The tests conducted include compaction, unconfmed compression strength and indirect tensile strength. The results demonstrate that the use of shredded rubber tires has a potential in enhancing the ductility of cement-stabilized soft clay but decreases stiffness and ultimate resistance.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-176152023-01-13T07:56:29Z Utilization of Shredded Rubber Tires for Cement-Stabilized Soft Clays Shahin, Mohamed Hong, Liao S. Anand Puppala Jie Huang Jie Han Laureano R Hoyos Tire-soil mixtures can be used as good construction materials in many geotechnical engineering applications such as pavement foundations, lightweight fill in road embankments and lightweight backfill behind retaining walls. This paper describes research undertaken to investigate experimentally the impact of shredded rubber tires as reinforcing material on the mechanical properties of cement-stabilized soft clay, in terms of strength and stiffness. A series of laboratory experiments are carried out on cement-stabilized clay mixed with several portions of shredded rubber tires of sizes 440 m and 4 mm. The tests conducted include compaction, unconfmed compression strength and indirect tensile strength. The results demonstrate that the use of shredded rubber tires has a potential in enhancing the ductility of cement-stabilized soft clay but decreases stiffness and ultimate resistance. 2010 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17615 http://cedb.asce.org/cgi/WWWdisplay.cgi?261195 American Society of Civil Engineers fulltext
spellingShingle Shahin, Mohamed
Hong, Liao S.
Utilization of Shredded Rubber Tires for Cement-Stabilized Soft Clays
title Utilization of Shredded Rubber Tires for Cement-Stabilized Soft Clays
title_full Utilization of Shredded Rubber Tires for Cement-Stabilized Soft Clays
title_fullStr Utilization of Shredded Rubber Tires for Cement-Stabilized Soft Clays
title_full_unstemmed Utilization of Shredded Rubber Tires for Cement-Stabilized Soft Clays
title_short Utilization of Shredded Rubber Tires for Cement-Stabilized Soft Clays
title_sort utilization of shredded rubber tires for cement-stabilized soft clays
url http://cedb.asce.org/cgi/WWWdisplay.cgi?261195
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17615