IMPROVEMENT OF COHESIVE SOIL SUBGRADE BY USING TIRE SCRAP
| Author(s) | : | Muhammad Usman Badshah, Irshad Ahmad |
| Institution | : | Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Published In | : | Vol. 6, Issue 8 — August 2019 |
| Page No. | : | 8-11 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
The disposal of tire scrap has become a nightmare in contemporary times. With the global increase innumber of vehicles the production of tires has also increased manifold which in turn has resulted in accumulation oftones of tire scrap being generated each year. Traditionally, tire scrap is either burnt or being dumped off having severeenvironmental consequences. The cohesive soils are not preferred by highway engineers due to its low shearing strengthand poor water draining capabilities thereby making it an undesirable choice for construction of a highway project. Inthis study an A-6 soil was taken and various proportions (05%,10%,15%) of tire chips (0.5”,1”,1.5’) were added to formsamples which were then tested against Modified Proctor, Falling Head Permeability and Large-scale Direct ShearTests. It was concluded that addition of tire chips to cohesive soil mass had far reaching impact on the strength andhydraulic conductivity parameters of the mixtures and hence the waste could be utilized in an environmental friendlymanner.
Muhammad Usman Badshah, Irshad Ahmad, “IMPROVEMENT OF COHESIVE SOIL SUBGRADE BY USING TIRE SCRAP”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 6, Issue 8, pp. 8-11, August 2019.
