DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING CRITERIA FOR SHREDDED WASTE TIRES IN HIGHWAY APPLICATIONS. FINAL REPORT

The primary objective of the research described in this report is to develop design procedures for reusing shredded waste tires as a lightweight fill material in highway construction because it would not only provide a means of disposing waste tires but also help solve a difficult economical and technical problem. The benefits of using waste tires are particularly enhanced if they can be used to replace virgin construction materials made from non-renewable resources. There are a number of ways in which shredded tires can be used in highway construction as an aggregate replacement, for instance in the construction of: non-structural sound barrier fills, lightweight embankment fills crossing soft ground, regular fills, and edge drains. The conclusions of this report support the use of tire chips as an environmentally acceptable lightweight fill in highway applications if properly confined. Tire chips also offer great potential as a drainage material in highway construction. Recommendations for design procedures and construction specifications for the use of tire chips in highway fills are provided.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This study was funded by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Wisconsin, Madison

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  1415 Engineering Drive
  Madison, WI  United States  53706

  Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  Division of Highways, 3502 Kinsman Boulevard
  Madison, WI  United States  53704
• Authors:
  • Edil, T B
  • Bosscher, P J
• Publication Date: 1992-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 90 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Crumb rubber; Design methods; Edge drains; Fills; Lightweight materials; Recycling; Specifications; Tires
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction specifications; Tire chips
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00636394
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Res Rept GT-92-9, RPN WI 14-92
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 22 1993 12:00AM