“We found that reinforced crumb rubber concrete (with up to 20 percent sand replacement by volume) is superior to conventional concrete in some ways, with higher impact resistance, toughness and ...

Engineers have managed to replace 100% of conventional aggregates in concrete – such as gravel and crushed rock – with rubber from discarded and recycled tires. The team of engineers from RMIT ...

When compared to 100% tire-aggregate concrete produced by conventional means, the preloaded concrete exhibited 97%, 59% and 20% increases in compressive, flexural and tensile strength, respectively.

A team of researchers from the University of South Australia and Melbourne’s RMIT University demonstrated that crumb rubber concrete is a safe, economically viable, and sustainable alternative for ...

So Ul Islam and colleagues came up with a better way to mold concrete with 100% rubber aggregate. They put the wet mixture in molds and compress them to remove all the pores in the drying concrete.

The technique involves using newly designed casting moulds to compress the coarse rubber aggregate in fresh concrete that enhances the building material's performance," said lead author and Ph.D ...

From lab to slab: Rubber concrete flexes into the residential market Date: March 30, 2022 Source: University of South Australia Summary: A novel approach to rubber recycling could see end-of-life ...

Engineers in Melbourne have discovered a way to replace 100% of conventional aggregates in concrete – such as gravel and crushed rock – with rubber from discarded tyres that meet building ...

Adelaide, Australia – A novel approach to rubber recycling could see end-of-life tires repurposed into concrete for residential constructions as new research from the University of South Australia ...

“One of the problems is that not all concrete is the same, and not all rubber is the same.” Cattle hooves evolved for walking on well-drained, soft surfaces like grass or pasture, not concrete or ...

A novel approach to rubber recycling could see end-of-life tyres repurposed into concrete for residential constructions as new research from the University of South Australia shows that it can ...