The disposal of waste tire has caused a significant health and environmental problem
around the world. Nearly 1 billion tons of tires are discarded each year. Among the …

The accumulation of waste tires is a global resource and environmental problem. The landfill
or incineration of tires will infiltrate toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment, which …

Soil reinforcement with fibers is a simple, efficient and low-cost (especially by incorporating
waste or recycled fibers) technique for enhancing mechanical characteristics of soft soils …

Increasing traffic in developing countries creates extra waste tires and may cause various
environmental problems. Due to the lightweight and high capacity of rubber in damping …

During the three stages of production, construction and demolition, approximately 15 million
tons of gypsum waste plasterboard is generated annually in the world. It is considered a …

Use of the processed used tires in embankment construction is becoming an accepted way
of beneficially recycling scrap tires due to shortages of natural mineral resources and …

Review of the literature related to the mixture of shredded tire and sand shows that, despite
of the increase in shear strength due to addition of tire chips, granulated rubber causes …

Recycling plastic waste from water bottles has become one of the major challenges
worldwide. The present study provides an approach for the use plastic waste as …

Mechanical properties of fine grained soils, which are subjected to freeze–thaw condition,
often change considerably, so when these soils are used as a part of a structure or as an …

Scrap tyres are being generated and accumulated in large volumes causing an increasing
threat to the environment. In order to eliminate the negative effect of these depositions and in …