Immediate and Time-Dependent Compression of Tire Derived Aggregate
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 133, Issue 3
Abstract
This paper examines immediate and time-dependent compression of tire derived aggregate (TDA) and TDA-soil composites. To accommodate large particle sizes, modified experimental devices were developed and used to test tire chips and tire shreds. Immediate compression of TDA, which results almost entirely from the reduction of pore volume, increases with TDA content and tire particle size. The secant constrained modulus of TDA defined over the stress range of varied from a low of (100% tire shreds) to a high of (50% tire chips). A characteristic relationship between strain and time exists for TDA and TDA composites under one-dimensional confined compression. Time-dependent deformation is well described by the modified secondary compression index , which ranged from 0.0010 (50% tire chips) to 0.0074 (100% tire chips). Time-dependent deformation was inversely proportional to sand content, with the most significant changes resulting from the addition of 15% sand. Both applied stress and tire particle size appear to have a negligible effect on time-dependent compression of TDA. Based on the findings of this study it is recommended that practitioners assess time-dependent settlement when designing a TDA structure and if necessary incorporate design features to accommodate these settlements.
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Acknowledgments
Financial support for this research was provided in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. NSFCMS-0134370. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Additional financial support for the third writer was provided in part by the Koerner Family Fellowship at Drexel University. Appreciation is expressed to Emmanuel Tires of Pennsylvania, who provided the TDA used in this study. The thoughtful comments provided by anonymous reviewers improved this paper.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 133 • Issue 3 • March 2007
Pages: 245 - 256
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Received: Jun 16, 2005
Accepted: Jun 7, 2006
Published online: Mar 1, 2007
Published in print: Mar 2007
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