Influence of Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate with Varying Amounts of Different Particle Sizes of Treated Crumb Rubber on the Mechanical and Durability Properties of High-Strength Concrete

Influence of Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate with Varying Amounts of Different Particle Sizes of Treated Crumb Rubber on the Mechanical and Durability Properties of High-Strength Concrete
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Volume-71 Issue-6
Year of Publication : 2023
Author : Abraham Bebe Barmoh, David Otieno Koteng, Collins Miruka
DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V71I6P219

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Abraham Bebe Barmoh, David Otieno Koteng, Collins Miruka, "Influence of Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate with Varying Amounts of Different Particle Sizes of Treated Crumb Rubber on the Mechanical and Durability Properties of High-Strength Concrete ," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, vol. 71, no. 6, pp. 169-180, 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V71I6P219

Abstract
Crumb rubber is formed when used tires from automobile industries and garages are recycled and crushed. As a result of increasing population growth, high-strength concrete usage for high-rise structures has increased. High-strength concrete comes at a high cost since the materials required are high quality. One such material is a fine aggregate (FA), consisting of natural sand or crushed rock dust, which are non-renewable natural resources. This study examined the effects of partially substituting fine aggregate with various particle sizes of crumb rubber pre-treated with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) on the characteristics of high-strength concrete. Workability, density, compressive, splitting tensile, flexural strength, and water absorption were the tests performed to understand the effects of the various particle sizes of CR on high-strength concrete. The researcher employed a lower water/binder ratio of 0.35 with a carboxylate-based superplasticizer to enhance workability. Crumb rubber concrete (CRC) showed a higher slump than the control concrete. The compressive strength for both particle sizes (0.18-1.25mm and 0.18-5mm) at 3, 7, 14, 28, and 56 days were lower than the control concrete. Crumb rubber concrete at 2.5% for the two particle sizes produced higher tensile and flexural strength than the control concrete at 28 days. At 28 days, CRC of particle size 0.18-1.25mm at a FA replacement of up to 5% had less water absorption than the control concrete. In all, CRC water absorption increased as the rubber content increased. Despite lower compressive strength than the control, replacing 2.5% FA with crumb rubber of particle size 0.18-1.25mm produced acceptable results for high-strength structural concrete. Additionally, it improved the workability, tensile and flexural strength, and decreased water absorption of hardened concrete. Hence, pre-treated crumb rubber can lessen the number of natural aggregates needed, and the pollution that damaged tires cause to the environment.

Keywords
High strength concrete, Crumb rubber, Workability, Density, Water absorption.

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