Composites with recycled rubber aggregates: Properties and opportunities in construction

NF Medina, R Garcia, I Hajirasouliha… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Vulcanised rubber is extensively used in many industrial sectors due to its good physical,
mechanical and dynamic properties, as well as excellent durability, outstanding abrasive …

Preparation and properties of rubberised geopolymer concrete: A review

M Elzeadani, DV Bompa, AY Elghazouli - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Interest in geopolymer concrete (GeoPC) and in rubberised concrete (RuC) has grown over
the past two decades. The former offers an attractive alternative to ordinary Portland cement …

Experimental investigation on the effect of using crumb rubber and steel fibers on the structural behavior of reinforced concrete beams

AS Eisa, MT Elshazli, MT Nawar - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The effect of combination between crumb rubber and steel fibers on the behavior of
reinforced concrete beams under static loads was investigated in this study. Crumb rubber …

Dynamic performance of rubberised concrete and its structural applications–An overview

E Eltayeb, X Ma, Y Zhuge, J Xiao, O Youssf - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Rubberised concrete is an eco-friendly material with reasonable mechanical strengths for
potential civil engineering applications. Recent research has proved that rubberised …

Compression-shear performance of steel fiber reinforced rubber concrete

H Yang, X Lu, M Gong, P Yang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Rubber powder can be produced from waste tires through processing and its inclusion in
concrete, either with steel fiber or alone, has been shown to improve impact and shear …

Dynamic response of rubberized concrete columns with and without FRP confinement subjected to lateral impact

TM Pham, X Zhang, M Elchalakani, A Karrech… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
This study experimentally investigates the impact response of rubberized concrete columns
subjected to lateral impact. A pendulum impact testing apparatus was used to test the …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal and acoustic properties of sustainable structural lightweight aggregate rubberized concrete

P Pongsopha, P Sukontasukkul, H Zhang… - Results in …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect crumb rubber recycled from wasted tires on properties of
structural lightweight aggregate concrete (LWAC). Two types of concrete were tested: control …

Experimental investigation on lightweight rubberized concrete beams strengthened with BFRP sheets subjected to impact loads

TM Pham, W Chen, M Elchalakani, A Karrech… - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
This study experimentally investigates the impact behaviour of rubberized concrete beams
strengthened with basalt fiber reinforced polymer (BFRP). Twelve reinforced concrete …

Abrasion resistance enhancement of concrete using surface treatment methods

F Wu, X Chen, J Chen - Tribology International, 2023 - Elsevier
Abrasion is a phenomenon in which the reduction of volume and mass of the material
surface is caused by friction, scratching and percussion, thus, it is promising to modify the …

Experimental investigation on flexural properties of directional steel fiber reinforced rubberized concrete

R Liu, H Li, Q Jiang, X Meng - Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Incorporating rubber and steel fiber into concrete can avoid brittle failure of the concrete
under complex stress condition and improve its flexural performance. The present study …