State of the art in recycling waste thermoplastics and thermosets and their applications in construction

M Kazemi, SF Kabir, EH Fini - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymeric products such as plastics and rubbers are in widespread use, and the recycling of
these polymeric materials has not kept pace with the increased production. There are …

Evaluation of engineering properties and environmental effect of recycled waste tire-sand/soil in geotechnical engineering: A compressive review

L Liu, G Cai, J Zhang, X Liu, K Liu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 impact of end-of-life tires on the mechanical properties of fine-grained soil: a review

JS Yadav, SK Tiwari - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2019 - Springer
Day by day, the quantum of “end-of-life tires”(ELT) is increasing at a rapid rate across the
globe. The conventional methods, namely landfilling, stockpiling, and burning adopted for …

Applicability of the expanded polystyrene as a soil improvement tool

MV Silveira, AV Calheiros… - Journal of Materials in …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
EPS is the international acronym for expanded polystyrene, which is a thermoplastic derived
from petroleum. Each EPS bead is composed of 98% air and 2% raw material (in mass); …

Strength characteristics of clay–rubber waste mixtures in low-frequency cyclic triaxial tests

M Jastrzębska, K Tokarz - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the results of consolidated and undrained (CU) triaxial cyclic tests
related to the influence of tire waste addition on the strength characteristics of two different …

[PDF][PDF] Experimental investigation of the densification properties of clay soil mixes with tire waste

D Akbarimehr, E Aflaki, A Eslami - Civil Engineering Journal, 2019 - core.ac.uk
The annual increase in production of industrial wastes, including scrap tire, has created
several challenges for societies. Incorporating the wastes as raw materials has been …

Key success factors for the practical application of new geomaterials

GM Alelvan, HNC Santos, RC Pierozan, LK Oliveira - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Geomaterials comprise naturally formed materials through geological processes, such as
soils and rocks, or artificially processed materials, including mineral waste and …

Modeling the compaction characteristics of fine-grained soils blended with tire-derived aggregates

A Soltani, M Azimi, BC O'Kelly - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study aims at modeling the compaction characteristics of fine-grained soils blended
with sand-sized (0.075–4.75 mm) recycled tire-derived aggregates (TDAs). Model …

Laboratory study on the compressibility of sand–rubber mixtures under one dimensional consolidation loading conditions

I Benessalah, A Arab, M Sadek, R Bouferra - Granular Matter, 2019 - Springer
The continuous increase of road traffic needs in both developed and developing countries is
accompanied by an important growth of highway transportation networks and consequently …

Strength characteristics of clay-rubber waste mixtures in UU Triaxial Tests

M Jastrzębska - Geosciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper presents results of undrained and unconsolidated (UU) triaxial tests related to the
influence of tire waste addition on strength characteristics of red clay from Patoka in …