Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical and Durability Properties of Crumb Rubber Concrete
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Study
2.1. Materials
2.2. Mixture Proportion
2.3. Preparation of Specimens
2.4. Test Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Mechanical Properties
3.2. Durability
3.3. Effect of Modifiers
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Mix | Rubber Content (%) | Weight per Cubic Meter (kg/m3) | ||||
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Water | Cement | Fine Aggregate | Coarse Aggregate | Crumb Rubber | ||
RC | 0 | 180 | 430 | 593 | 1197 | 0 |
Fine aggregate is replaced by crumb rubber | ||||||
CF1 | 5 | 180 | 430 | 563.4 | 1197 | 13.4 |
CF2 | 10 | 180 | 430 | 533.7 | 1197 | 26.8 |
CF3 | 15 | 180 | 430 | 504.1 | 1197 | 40.2 |
CF4 | 20 | 180 | 430 | 474.4 | 1197 | 56.3 |
Mixture is replaced by crumb rubber | ||||||
CM1 | 1 | 178.2 | 425.7 | 587.1 | 1185.0 | 12 |
CM2 | 3 | 174.6 | 417.1 | 575.2 | 1161.1 | 36 |
CM3 | 5 | 171.0 | 408.5 | 563.4 | 1137.2 | 60 |
CM4 | 10 | 162.0 | 387.0 | 533.7 | 1077.3 | 120 |
Mixture | RC | CF | CM | ||||||
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Rubber content (%) | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Compressive strength (MPa) | 34.76 | 34.52 | 34.19 | 33.82 | 33.41 | 31.60 | 29.99 | 25.38 | 19.33 |
Splitting tensile strength (MPa) | 2.35 | 2.33 | 2.32 | 2.31 | 2.29 | 2.15 | 2.14 | 1.86 | 1.46 |
Axial compressive strength (MPa) | 23.73 | 23.41 | 22.70 | 22.34 | 21.29 | 22.55 | 21.20 | 19.96 | 15.47 |
Modulus of elasticity (GPa) | 31.75 | 29.60 | 27.88 | 26.71 | 24.73 | 29.22 | 21.88 | 17.74 | 13.42 |
Mixture | RC | CF | CM | ||||||
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Rubber content (%) | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Strength loss ratio (%) | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
Anti-corrosion coefficient (%) | 96.1 | 96.7 | 97.4 | 97.7 | 98.4 | 96.2 | 96.9 | 97.0 | 97.2 |
Modifiers | Mechanical Properties | ||
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Compressive Strength MPa (%) | Splitting Tensile Strength MPa (%) | Axial Compressive Strength MPa (%) | |
None | 25.38 (100) | 1.86 (100) | 19.96 (100) |
Emulsion | 20.15 (79) | 2.12 (114) | 17.93 (90) |
Ethoxyline resin | 27.44 (108) | 2.44 (131) | 20.03 (100) |
Synthetic resin | 28.40 (112) | 2.61 (140) | 20.96 (105) |
Amino-acrylate | 25.90 (102) | 2.30 (124) | 20.80 (104) |
Chloroprene adhesive | 26.24 (103) | 2.26 (122) | 20.40 (102) |
Unsaturated resins | 26.12 (103) | 1.80 (97) | 20.07 (101) |
Modifiers | Strength Loss Ratio (%) | Anti-Corrosion Coefficien (%) |
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Emulsion | 2.2 | 97.3 |
Ethoxyline resin | 6.7 | 99.0 |
Synthetic resin | 1.2 | 97.9 |
Amino-acrylate | 1.9 | 98.1 |
Chloroprene adhesive | 3.5 | 99.2 |
Unsaturated resins | 6.0 | 97.8 |
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Liu, H.; Wang, X.; Jiao, Y.; Sha, T. Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical and Durability Properties of Crumb Rubber Concrete. Materials 2016, 9, 172. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9030172
Liu H, Wang X, Jiao Y, Sha T. Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical and Durability Properties of Crumb Rubber Concrete. Materials. 2016; 9(3):172. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9030172
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Hanbing, Xianqiang Wang, Yubo Jiao, and Tao Sha. 2016. "Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical and Durability Properties of Crumb Rubber Concrete" Materials 9, no. 3: 172. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9030172