Utilization of waste rubber tyre in soil stabilization

Abstract

This paper explores the feasibility and benefits of utilizing waste rubber tyre for soil stabilization purpose.With the growing environmental concern surrounding waste tyre disposal, repurposing them for soil stabilization presents a sustainable solution. Added amount of rubber tyre had been varied in proportions of 10%, 15%, 20% and 25%.Waste rubber tyre helps in improving the desired properties of soil and minimizes the amount of waste to be deposited in environment causing environmental pollution. Rubber tyres are cost effective and is quite easily available, due to day by day increase in cost of stabilizers like cement, lime and other admixtures;use of shredded rubber tyre can result in project completion optimally. The soil sample used is clay, thus being highly plastic it is required to be strengthened by using varying proportion of shredded rubber tyre. The effect of shredded rubber tyre on soil is analysed by conducting various tests that governs the basic properties of soil and the obtained result shows that increasing the percentage of shredded rubber tyre results in enhancement in desired soil properties.Increase specific gravity, increase liquid limit, and decrease plastic limit are achieved through the incorporation of appropriate additives in soil stabilization processes. Key Word: Waste rubber tyre, Soil stabilization, Tyre recycling, shredded rubber tyre, Engineering properties, clay soil.