Flexural Strength of Normal Beam by Replacing Tension Reinforcement as Waste Tyre

Abstract: The disposal of waste tyres has facing major problems in India. The growing problem of waste tyre disposal in the India can be alleviated if new recycling routes can be found for the surplus tyres. It is estimated that 1.2 billions of waste tyre rubber produced globally in a year. It is estimated that 11% of postconsumer tyres are exported and 27% are sent to landfill, stockpiled or dumped illegally and only 4% is used for civil engineering projects. Hence efforts have been taken to identify the potential application of waste tyres in civil engineering projects. In this essence, our present study aims to study the use of waste tyre rubber as tension reinforcement in beam. 6 numbers of beams were cast 3 of them are 10mm x15mm flat size scrap tyre rubber as reinforcement instead of steel in tension zone and other with conventional steel. The experiments were carried out to determine flexural behavior of waste tyre reinforced concrete beam on 28 days. The result of use of waste tyre rubber as compared to normal beam are analyzed and compared.