Engineering properties of sustainable green concrete incorporating eco-friendly aggregate of crumb rubber: A review

SMA Qaidi, YZ Dinkha, JH Haido, MH Ali… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The disposal of waste rubber tires has become a main ecological issue around the world.
Each year, millions of tires are disposed of, buried, or thrown away, which is a severe hazard …

Recycling thermoset plastic waste for manufacturing green cement mortar

H Chen, R Qin, CL Chow, D Lau - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
Highly crosslinked thermoset plastic waste is generally regarded as unrecycled materials
and dumped into landfills. To divert the waste from landfills, recycling thermoset waste as …

Performance of sustainable concrete containing different types of recycled plastic

BA Tayeh, I Almeshal, HM Magbool… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The valorisation of plastic wastes has become a major environmental challenge. Problems
stem from factors such as the limited reuse and difficulty of waste recycling. Plastic is an …

Utilization of plastic waste for develo** composite bricks and enhancing mechanical properties: a review on challenges and opportunities

A Singh, AK Srivastava, G Singh… - Advances in Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The population increases demand for plastic in every sector along with single‐use plastic
rapidly increasing, but it still has a low recycling rate. The use of plastic in the form of brick is …

Utilization of plastic waste as replacement of natural aggregates in sustainable concrete: Effects on mechanical and durability properties

D Sau, A Shiuly, T Hazra - International Journal of Environmental Science …, 2024 - Springer
The study presents the mechanical and durability properties of concrete made up of recycled-
waste-polyethylene (PE) and waste-polyethylene-terephthalate (PET)-based aggregate as …

An experimental study of compressive toughness of Steel–Polypropylene hybrid Fibre-Reinforced concrete

EAH Alwesabi, BHA Bakar, IMH Alshaikh, AA Abadel… - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The hybridized polypropylene fibre (PF)-macro steel fibre (MSF) can improve the
mechanical and ductility characteristics of concrete. PF-MSF hybrid fibers are more effective …

Experimental and statistical investigation to evaluate impact strength variability and reliability of preplaced aggregate concrete containing crumped rubber and fibres

P Swaminathan, K Karthikeyan, SR Subbaram… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The proper disposal of used rubber tires has emerged as a primary concern for the
environment all over the globe. Millions of tires are thrown away, buried and discarded every …

Numerical simulation of influence of coarse aggregate crushing on mechanical properties of concrete under uniaxial compression

M Liu, F Wang - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Coarse aggregate crushing has a significant impact on concrete deformation and failure
characteristics. The coarse aggregate geometries with actual shapes are imported and the …

A comparative study on the seismic provisions of different codes for RC buildings

H Bilgin, M Hadzima-Nyarko, E Işık, HB Ozmen… - … and Mechanics, An Int'l …, 2022 - dbpia.co.kr
Significant structural damages due to earthquakes reveal the importance of seismic design
provisions. This paper presents a comparison between the seismic design provisions of …

Effect of crumb rubber on the punching shear behaviour of reinforced concrete slabs with openings

M Elsayed, BA Tayeh, D Kamal - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to evaluate the mechanical properties of concrete incorporated with crumb
rubber (CR), ie rubberised concrete, and investigate the punching shear behaviour of …