Compression Behavior of Large-Sized Tire-Derived Aggregate for Embankment Application

Tire-derived aggregate (TDA) has been successfully used for highway embankment applications in the past. Previous applications mainly used small and medium tire sizes as TDA sources. There are no published test results in the literature regarding the compression behavior of TDA made solely from off-the-road tires (OTR). In this study, large-scale, one-dimensional compression tests are carried out to study the compression behavior of TDA from OTR as well as from passenger and light-truck tires (PLTT). Samples for the tests are prepared by varying the initial unit weights. The results show that there is a general trend of decreasing compressibility with increasing initial unit weight for both TDA sources. The compression test results are also used to compare compression behavior between the two TDA sources. It is found that the compression behavior of TDA from OTR and PLTT is more or less similar. Moreover, one-dimensional stress-strain regression equations were developed for TDA from OTR.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000675
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Copyright © 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers
• Authors:
  • Meles, Daniel
  • Bayat, Alireza
  • Soleymani, Hamid
• Publication Date: 2013-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 1285-1290
• Serial:
  • Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0899-1561
  • EISSN: 1943-5533
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jmcee7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Compression; Embankments; Mechanics; Tires; Weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tire derived aggregates
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Materials; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01491785
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Sep 3 2013 12:29PM