Properties of crumb rubber concrete paving blocks with SBR latex

The objective of this research is to investigate the potential of using crumb rubber as a partial substitute for coarse sand in the production of concrete paving block (CPB). Laboratory trials were conducted to investigate the effect of crumb rubber particle size. A comparison was also made between...

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Main Authors: Ling, Tung Chai, Md. Nor, Hasanan, Hainin, Mohd. Rosli
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Language:English
Published: Lavoisier 2008
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author Ling, Tung Chai
Md. Nor, Hasanan
Hainin, Mohd. Rosli
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Md. Nor, Hasanan
Hainin, Mohd. Rosli
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description The objective of this research is to investigate the potential of using crumb rubber as a partial substitute for coarse sand in the production of concrete paving block (CPB). Laboratory trials were conducted to investigate the effect of crumb rubber particle size. A comparison was also made between CPB mixtures containing various percentages of crumb rubber to determine the optimum crumb rubber content and water-cement (w/c) ratio. Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) latex was added to the mixtures of crumb rubber CPB and mechanical properties were evaluated. A total of 276 CPB were fabricated and tested in laboratory to determine the density, skid resistance and the compressive strength. The design strength level ranging from 31 to 43 MPa was achieved using w/c ratios of 0.45 to 0.55. The test results indicated that there was a systematic reduction in the strength with the increase in rubber content. Scanning electron micrograph showed that inclusion of SBR latex into the matrix did not improve the mechanical properties of the CPB. Results also revealed that a w/c ratio of as high as 0.55 without any SBR latex at 15 % rubber content by total sand volume might be practically used to produce crumb rubber CPB which achieve the target compressive strength of 30 MPa.
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spelling utm-78262010-06-02T01:48:34Z http://eprints.utm.my/7826/ Properties of crumb rubber concrete paving blocks with SBR latex Ling, Tung Chai Md. Nor, Hasanan Hainin, Mohd. Rosli TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) The objective of this research is to investigate the potential of using crumb rubber as a partial substitute for coarse sand in the production of concrete paving block (CPB). Laboratory trials were conducted to investigate the effect of crumb rubber particle size. A comparison was also made between CPB mixtures containing various percentages of crumb rubber to determine the optimum crumb rubber content and water-cement (w/c) ratio. Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) latex was added to the mixtures of crumb rubber CPB and mechanical properties were evaluated. A total of 276 CPB were fabricated and tested in laboratory to determine the density, skid resistance and the compressive strength. The design strength level ranging from 31 to 43 MPa was achieved using w/c ratios of 0.45 to 0.55. The test results indicated that there was a systematic reduction in the strength with the increase in rubber content. Scanning electron micrograph showed that inclusion of SBR latex into the matrix did not improve the mechanical properties of the CPB. Results also revealed that a w/c ratio of as high as 0.55 without any SBR latex at 15 % rubber content by total sand volume might be practically used to produce crumb rubber CPB which achieve the target compressive strength of 30 MPa. Lavoisier 2008-11-25 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/7826/1/LingTungChai2008_Properties_of_crumb_rubber_concrete_paving.pdf Ling, Tung Chai and Md. Nor, Hasanan and Hainin, Mohd. Rosli (2008) Properties of crumb rubber concrete paving blocks with SBR latex. Road Materials and Pavements Design . pp. 1-10.
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Ling, Tung Chai
Md. Nor, Hasanan
Hainin, Mohd. Rosli
Properties of crumb rubber concrete paving blocks with SBR latex
title Properties of crumb rubber concrete paving blocks with SBR latex
title_full Properties of crumb rubber concrete paving blocks with SBR latex
title_fullStr Properties of crumb rubber concrete paving blocks with SBR latex
title_full_unstemmed Properties of crumb rubber concrete paving blocks with SBR latex
title_short Properties of crumb rubber concrete paving blocks with SBR latex
title_sort properties of crumb rubber concrete paving blocks with sbr latex
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
url http://eprints.utm.my/7826/
http://eprints.utm.my/7826/1/LingTungChai2008_Properties_of_crumb_rubber_concrete_paving.pdf