Experimental Behaviour of Concrete with Waste Tyre Rubber as Coarse Aggregate

In recent years waste handling and management is the primary issue faced by countries all over the world. It is very challenging and hectic problem that has to be tackled in an indigenous manner. On the basis of statistical data provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 270,000,000 millions waste tyres are produced each year. The disposal of the waste tyres in landfills is a major issue handled by the local municipalities and government sectors. The statistical study gives an estimate that within the next decade the majority of the landfills used for the waste tyre disposal shall be closed and this poses the problem of need for lands for waste dumping. This new problem gave an idea of recycling of waste tyres instead of filling them in bare lands. Recycling of waste is a process adopted by any industry for efficient resource management. The discharge of waste tyres into expensive and the continuously decreasing numbers of landfills generates significant pressure to the local bodies identifying the potential application for these waste products. In this paper an experimental study is conducted to analyse the behaviour and failure characteristics of rubberized concrete where waste tyre rubber is partially replaced with coarse aggregate.