EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON USE OF RUBBER WASTE IN PAVER BLOCKS

HIGHWAY TECHNOLOGY

Nowadays in India useage of paver blocks has become important as it is durable, and if they are interlocked perfectly they can sustain the huge vehicular load for about 20-25 years. India is the largest generator of waste which includes both industrial waste and e-waste, where generation of plastic waste and rubber waste has become serious concern. The generation of rubber waste which is second largest waste generated in India and directly dumped into the landfill. The attempt has been done to utilize this rubber waste in the Paver Blocks. As the demand has increased for the use of natural aggregate, the natural resources have decreased. To overcome this problem main aim of the study is to make use of the industrial rubber waste as the partial replacement material with cement which is sustainable, durable, and environment friendly. The study includes experimental tests on rubber and aggregates used in the Paver Blocks. The papers attempts to carry out the study on the use of industrial rubber waste at 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% in the production of concrete paver blocks. After preparing the specimen according to mix proportions of M40 mix, curing was done at 7 days. Then samples were taken out and their hardened properties such as compressive strength check are carried out and strength was calculated. Results and conclusion are drawn from the test.

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