Effects of Rubber Tire Powder on Expansive Soil as Road Embankment

A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of Civil Engineering Department

College of Engineering and Architecture
Angeles University Foundation

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Thesis by

Jason Presley G. Perez

Jerome G. Yanga

Department of Civil Engineering

College of Engineering and Architecture
Angeles University Foundation
Angeles City

November 2019
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Table of Contents

Approval Page ii
Acknowledgement iii
Abstract of Thesis iv
Table of Contents v
List of Tables, Figures, Illustrations, Charts or Graphs vii
1. Introduction 1

1.1 Significance of the Study 3

1.2 Statement of the Problem 4

1.3 Objectives of the Study 5

1.4 Scope and Limitation 6

1.5 Time and Place of the Study 8

1.5 Definition of Terms 10

2. Review and Literature 12
2.1 Global Tire Waste and Recycling Process 12

2.2 Physical Characteristics and Processing of Tire Powder 13

2.3 Expansive Soil 14

2.4 Free Swell Index 15

2.5 Identification of Expansive Soil 16

2.6 Effects of Tire Powder on the Properties of Soil 16

2.7 Justification of Related Literature 18

3. Methodology 20

3.1 Research Design 20

3.2 Gathering of Potential Expansive Soil and Tire Powder 21

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3.3 Analysis of the Soil Samples Collected 21

3.4 Mixing of Tire Powder in Expansive Soil 22

3.5 Analysis of the Expansive Soil with Tire Powder 22

3.5.1 AASHTO T-88 22

3.5.2 AASHTO T-89 23

3.5.3 AASHTO T-27 25

3.6 Check the Applicability of the treated Expansive Soil based on the 26

Specifications of AASHTO for Road Embankments

4. Results and Discussion 27
4.1 Determination of Expansion Potential of Soil 27

4.2 Geotechnical Properties of Expansive Soil 29

4.3 Required Specification from AASHTO for road Embankments 33

5. Summary and Recommendations 35
5.1 Summary 35

5.2 Conclusion 36

5.3 Recommendation 36

Bibliography 7

Appendix 8
Glossary 9
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List of Tables, Illustrations, And Graphs

Figure 1.1 Conceptual Framework

Figure 1.2 Gantt Chart of the Research Activities

Figure 3.1 Outline of the Methodology Study

Figure 4.1 Soil Classification

Figure 4.2 Atterberg Limits with different percentage Tire Powder added

Figure 4.3 Results of Control and required specifications from AASHTO/DPWH for

road embankments
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Table 2.1 Proposed Modified Chart

Table 2.2 Results of Sarvade and Shet study

Table 4.1 Free Swell Index of 4 Soils from Different Locations

Table 4.3 Summarize Data of Atterberg limits

Table 4.4 Unified Soil Classification System

Table 4.5 Applicability of Treated and Untreated Expansive Soil Based on the

Specifications of AASHTO for Road Embankments

Appendices

Appendix A Free Swell Index

Appendix B: Particle-size Distribution

Appendix C: Liquid Limit

Appendix D: Plastic Limit

Appendix E: Unified Soil Classification System

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Appendix F: Documentation