Self-Compacting Concrete Reinforced by Waste Tyre Rubber Particle and Emulsified Asphalt

For the sake of developing new cementitious materials with high toughness and excellent workability, an extensive research programme was set up to investigate the properties of self-compacting concrete (SCC) with waste tyre rubber particles and emulsified asphalt in fresh state and hardened state. The effects of rubber particles and emulsified asphalt on strength, dynamic elastic modulus, stress-strain response and impact toughness of hardened SCC were analyzed in detail. Results indicate that rubber particle and emulsified asphalt remarkably influence mechanical properties of SCC. Incorporating rubber particles together with emulsified asphalt is conducive to improve self-compactability of fresh SCC. The strain capability and toughness of SCC can be greatly enhanced by addition of rubber particle and emulsified asphalt. A combination of rubber particles and emulsified asphalt is an effective way to prepare new self-compacting concrete with excellent dynamic mechanical properties.