EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON CONCRETE WITH REPLACEMENT OF FINE AGGREGATE FROM SCRAP TYRE RUBBER DUST.

Abstract

Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world in which cement and aggregates are the main constituents. This has led to continuous and increasing demands of natural materials used in there construction. Present study aims to explore the potential utilization of scrap tires rubber in various Portland Cement Concrete categories for the production to study the structural behavior of concrete, and to help partially solving environmental problem produced from disposing waste tires. Raw materials of coarse and fine aggregate used in present study were tested, fine aggregate (sand) was replaced by scrap tire rubber dust of size 595µ, 250µ and 195µ with 5%, 10% and 15% respectively for three grades of concrete (M25, M30 and M35). Compressive strength test was done on hardened concrete and conclusions.