Using recycled waste tyres in concrete paving blocks

• Main Authors: Ling, T. C., Mohd. Nor, Hasanan, Lim, S. K.
• Format: Article
• Published: ICE Publishing Ltd. 2010
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/27063/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/warm.2010.163.1.37
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

There is general agreement that waste tyres should be better managed in order to preserve valuable resources and prevent environmental damage as a result of improper disposal. This paper describes the use of crumb rubber in concrete paving blocks. Existing block material is characterised as a compos...