PERFORMANCE OF PROTOTYPE EMBANKMENT BUILT WITH TIRE SHREDS AND NONGRANULAR SOIL

The mechanical response of a prototype embankment fill built with tire shreds and nongranular soil was evaluated. The test embankment consisted of three distinct sections, each 10 m (33 ft) long and 1.5 m (4.9 ft) high. Specifically, the embankment included a layered section composed of successive layers of soil and tire shreds, a soil-tire shred mixed section with 10% tire shreds by weight, and a pure soil section. The embankment was exposed to heavy-truck traffic immediately after construction. At 120 days after construction, the settlement rate in the two sections containing tire shreds converged to a rate similar to that observed in the section of pure soil. However, the section constructed with soil-tire shred mixture exhibited a better overall long-term behavior than the layered section, as it showed smaller differential settlements. The results collected in this study also provide insight into the in situ compression and compaction procedures and preparation characteristics of soil-tire shred mixtures and soil-tire shred layered systems.

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  https://doi.org/10.3141/1874-08
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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1874, Geology and Properties of Earth Materials 2004.
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• Authors:
  • Zornberg, J G
  • Costa, Y D
  • Vollenweider, B
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 70-77
• Monograph Title: GEOLOGY AND PROPERTIES OF EARTH MATERIALS 2004
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1874
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cohesive soils; Differential settlement; Embankments; Fills; Prototypes; Settlement (Structures); Truck traffic
• Uncontrolled Terms: Scrap tires; Soil-tire shred layered systems; Soil-tire shred mixtures; Tire shreds
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; I33: Other Materials used in Pavement Layers; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00983224
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309094690
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 6 2004 12:00AM