February 2017

Use of waste rubber tyres as aggregate in concrete

Recycling can be a viable option in the waste management of many materials. Noting the increasing volumes and difficulty in the disposal of wastes from rubber tyres, this paper discusses test results of use of recycled tyres in concrete for possible application in the construction industry. In 2008, around one billion end-of-life tyres (ELTs) were being produced globally each year. As a possible means of disposing the...

Author(s): Abubaker M. Almaleeh, Stanley M. Shitote and Timothy Nyomboi