Improvement of cracking-resistance and flexural behavior of cement-based materials by addition of rubber particles

Abstract

By ring test and bend test, the improvement of waste tire rubber particles on the crackresistance and flexural behaviors of cement-based materials were investigated. Test results show that the cracking time of the ring specimens can be retarded by the incorporation of rubber particles in the cement paste and mortar. The improvement in the crack-resistance depended on the rubber fraction. When the rubber fraction was 20% in volume, the cracking time was retarded about 15 h for the paste and 24 d for the mortar respectively. Flexural properties were evaluated based on the bend test results for both mortar and concrete containing different amount of rubber particles. Test results show that rubberized mortar and concrete specimens exhibit ductile failure and significant deformation before fracture. The ultimate deformations of both mortar and concrete specimen increase more than 2–4 times than control specimens.

Keywords

composite material / rubberized concrete / cracking-resistance / flexural behavior

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