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Mechanical properties of concrete using crumb rubber and human hair fiber
Abu Hasan1*
,
Mohammad Masud Rana2
,
Riyaj Mahamud Khan3
1Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Daffodil International University, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh
2Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Daffodil International University, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh
3Graduate, Department of Civil Engineering, Daffodil International University, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh
*Corresponding Author
31 March 2024. pp. 97-108
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Abstract

Nowadays, an enormous amount of scrap tires being disposed of causes severe environmental solid waste concerns. According to previous research, these waste tires can partially replace normal aggregates to make crumb rubberized concrete (CRC). Human hair (HH) has also been found in different research as a beneficial component in concrete. In this study, crumb rubber (CR) was used as a fine aggregate substituting sand by 5%, 10%, and 15%, and HH was utilized as a fiber in amounts of 1%, 2%, and 3% by weight of cement in the concrete mix. According to the test results, workability was improved, but density was reduced by adding CR and human hair fiber (HHF) to the concrete mix. In addition, compressive strength decreased from 6.23% to 21.85%, and splitting tensile strength decreased from 17% to 33% compared to the normal concrete with increasing percentages of CR from 5% to 15%. In contrast, these strengths improved by 13.23% when 1% HHF was used in the normal concrete mix, but a decreasing trend was observed for more than 1% of HHF. A good improvement of 3.6% in compressive strength and 8.56% in splitting tensile strength was found for a combination of 5% CR and 1% HHF in the concrete mix compared to the normal concrete. However, all other combinations resulted in a loss in these qualities.

Keywords
scrap tire
solid waste
crumb rubber
human hair fiber
concrete production
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  • Publisher :Sustainable Building Research Center (ERC) Innovative Durable Building and Infrastructure Research Center
  • Publisher(Ko) :건설구조물 내구성혁신 연구센터
  • Journal Title :International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development
  • Volume : 15
  • No :1
  • Pages :97-108
  • Received Date : 2023-12-18
  • Accepted Date : 2024-02-29
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.22712/susb.20240008
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