EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON USING SHREDDED TYRES IN CONCRETE AS PARTIALLY REPLACEMENT OF COARSEAGGREGATE

This project isto study the effect of using shredded tyre waste as partialreplacement of coarse aggregate in reinforced concrete. Solid waste management has gained a lot of attention to the research community now-a- days. Out of the various solid waste, accumulated waste tyres, has become a problem of interest because of its non- biodegradable nature. Most of the waste tyre rubbers are used as a fuel in many of the industries such as thermal power plant, cement kilns and brick kilns etc. Unfortunately, this kind of usage is not environment friendly and requires high cost. Thus, the use of shreddedtyre rubber in the preparation of concrete has been thought as an alternative disposal of such waste to protect the environment. In the present experimental investigation, M20&M25 grade concretes have been chosen as the specimens to be investigated. Shredded tyre rubber chips, has been used as partial replacement of coarse aggregate. 6, 8&10 % of replacement percentages have been investigated and the optimum replacement percentage is determined.