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Study on Mechanical Properties of Polymer-Modified Interlocking Paver Block using crumb rubber and silica fume
The concrete structures do not have much capability to withstand impact loads for a longer period. The sudden impact loads acting on concrete structures affect the structural integrity, which lowers the member's stiffness capacity and reduces the structure's service life. The service life of concrete structures directly depends on the stress level, stress range, and intensity of loading. In India, problems due to impact loading are frequently encountered in structure like airport pavements, Highways, railways, bridges, road pavements and highspeed wind turbines. The addition of tyre waste crumb rubber (TWCR) to polymer-modified concrete improves the ductility and toughness performance of the concrete. In this experimental study, tyre waste crumb rubber is used as an alternative sustainable material that partially replaces the fine aggregate in the concrete mixture. Also, for additional support against the strength, a fixed percentage of silica fume is to be used. Tyre waste is one of the predominant wastes that is produced on earth day by day. The National Green Tribunal says that 2,75,000 tyres were discarded daily in India. Disposing of tyre waste causes health, economic, and environmental risks through air, water, and soil pollution. Hence, the problem may be reduced by using it as an alternate material in concrete
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