A PRESENTATION ON

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON STABILIZATION OF SUBGRADE BY

USING WASTE RUBBER TYRE SHREAD
PRESENTED BY
ADITYA WAGH (31122)
AKSHAY JADHAV (31133)
RANI KARAD (31124)
KIRTI PAWAR (31121)
CHAITANYA DABHADE (31128)

GUIDED BY
PROF. VAIJWADE S. M.
 ABSTRACT
• The uses of automobiles are increased day by day because of that the
waste of tyres increases.

• In india the waste tyres are classified as solid waste.

• Due to manufacturing of tyres with synthetic rubber proper disposal of

these waste tyres has become difficult.

• It is approximately estimated as 60 to 70% of waste tyres are disposal in

improper way in various areas.

• As a result of this, there is a great damage to ecosystem like air pollution

and aesthetic pollution.
 INTRODUCTION

• Subgrade stabilization :- It is the use of geosynthetic

reinforcement elements to provide constructability and
access over very soft soils .
• Soil stabilization is the process of improving engineering
properties of the soil and thus making it more stable .
• Soil stabilization means the improvement of the stability or
bearing power of the soil by the controlled compaction;
proportioning and addition of suitable admixture or
stabilizer .
 NEED FOR SOIL STABILIZATION

• To increase bearing capacity of soil.

• To increase shear strength of the soil.

• To minimise the swelling due to water.

• To increase resistance to softening action of the soil.

• To prevent resistance to softening action of the soil.

 LITERATURE SURVEY
1) literature review
• title-Stabilization of subgrade by using waste tyre shred
• Author:- Jagtar Singh
• Size of tyre shred:- 1) 10mm x 20mm
2) 20mm x 40mm
3) 30mm x 60mm
• Conclusion :-
OMC and MDD for size 10mm x 20mm
sr no. Percentage MDD OMC
1 5% 1.81 13.2
2 10% 1.77 14
3 15% 1.70 16
 • OMC and MDD table for size 20mm x 40mm

Sr no. percentage MDD OMC

1 5% 1.80 13
2 10% 1.75 15.2
3 15% 1.69 16.2

• OMC and MDD table for size 30mm x 60mm

Sr no. percentage MDD OMC
1 5% 1.77 13.3
2 10% 1.73 14.6
3 15% 1.71 16.1

• CBR value increases to 28.66% by using 10mm x 20mm

size tyre shred
2) literature review :-

• Tittle:- subgrade stabilization by using waste tyre shred

• Author:- p. Meher Lavanya

• Size of tyre shred:- 600-300 micron

• Specific gravity of tyre shred:- 1.12

• Density of tyre shred :- 348 kg/m3

• Conclusion:-1) OMC (16%) = 14-12%

2) CBR value (16%) = 4.1-9.45

3) MDD (16%)= 1.585-1.442

3) literature review :-
• Tittle:- Improvement of subgrade soil with shreaded waste tyre
chips
• Author:- R. Ayothiraman
• Size of tyre shred:- 10mm to 20mm and 2-3mm thick
• Conclusion :- 1) Dry density reduces with increase of (%) tyre
waste , however there is no significant change in OMC.
2) CBR value increase by increasing tyre (%) upto 2% further
increasing CBR value deceases.
4) literature review :-

• Tittle:- Influence of Waste Tyre Rubber Chips on Strength

and Settlement of Soils

• Author:- A. Venkata Ratnam

• Size of tyre shred:- waste tyre passing through 4.75mm

• Conclusion :- tyre shread 6% - shear strength

(16.64kn/m2) – soaked CBR – (7.23)
5) literature review :-
• Tittle:- stabilization of expansive soil using crumb rubber powder
and cement
• Author:- sri vasavi
• Size of tyre shred:- crumb rubber powder was passed through sieve
sizes 440 micron and 4mm
• Conclusion :- 1)MDD reduced by increasing (%) of CRP optimum
MDD is 1.48 kn/m3 .
2) CBR value for unsoak is 2.6-7.5% (CRP)
3) CBR value for soak is 0 (CRP)
4) CBR value for soaked is 0.95-11.05% (Cement)
6) literature review :-

• Tittle:-Effect of addition of waste tyre crumb rubber on weak

soil stabilization

• Author:- shiva prasad

• Size of tyre shred:- waste tyre passing through 425-

600micron sieve

• Conclusion :- 1) CBR value increases by increasing tyre

pecentage upto 10%(8.1)
2) permeability value increases.
7) literature review :-

• Tittle:-performance of black cotton soil stabilized with

rubber tyre shreads.

• Author:-Piyush V. Kolhe

• Size of tyre shred:- tyre chips ranges from 76-13mm

• Conclusion :- 1)CBR value increases upto 8% tyre shread.

2)OMC value decreases upto 4% rubber tyre and then

considerably increases upto 10%
8) literature review :-
• Tittle:-improvement of soil characteristics by using
shreaded rubber.
• Author:- Mr. V. Rajsekhar Reddy
• Size of tyre shred:- size of tyre:-10mm-20mm and 2-3mm
thick
• Conclusion :- 1) OMC will be varies about 1%-2% due to
addition of rubber shread
2) MDD and OMC are 17.29kn/m3 and 18%
3)CBR has increase from 1.24-2.99% and 11.04% for 4%
of cement for black cotton soil for soak condition.
4)CBR increases fro 1.24%-4.55% for 2% of cement and
13.10% for 4% cement for black cotton soil for unsoaked
condition.
 SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
• Collection of material :-
a) black cotton soil:- it is collected from balapur village near gandhili.
b) tyre shread :- it is collected from a factory near harsul T-Point.
1) Type 1:- tyre shread passing through 4.75mm IS sieve
2) Type 2:- tyre shread retain on 4.75mm IS Sieve

• Test conducted :-
1) Type 1:- Tyre shread passing through 4.75mm IS sieve
a) Index properties of soil:-
1) water content
2) specific gravity
3) liquid limit and plastic limit:-
b) physical properties of soil
1) standard proctor test
2) California bearing ratio
3) Unconfined compression test
 WATER CONTENT

Container No. 1 2 3

Wt. of container (gm) = Wc 15 15 15

Wt. Of container + wet soil (gm) = W1 65 65 65

Wt. Of container + dry soil (gm) = W2 49 48 47

Water content, w = (W1–W2)/(W1–Wc)x 100% 32% 34% 36%

Water content: 34%

 SPECIFIC GRAVITY
Observations an calculation

Pychnometer No. 1 2 3

Wt of empty pychnometer (W1) 631 631 631

Wt. of pychnometer + dry soil (W2) 831 831 831

Wt. of pychnometer + soil + water (W3) 1780 1781 1779

Wt. of pychnometer + water (W4) 1583 1584 1583

Specific gravity = (W2–W1)/(W4-W1)-(W3-

W2) 66.67 66.67 66.67

Specific gravity:- 66.67

LIQUID LIMIT
 LIQUID LIMIT
Water content
Container No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
no. of blows 71 49 41 33 27 19

Wt. of container (gm) = Wc 15 15 15 15 15 15

Wt. Of container + wet soil (gm) = W1 45 45 45 45 45 45

Wt. Of container + dry soil (gm) = W2 36.0 33.0 30.0 27.0 24.0 22.5

Water Content, w = (W2–W1)/(W1–Wc)x

100% 30 40 50 60 70 75
LIQUID LIMIT
 PLASTIC LIMIT
Container No. 1 2 3

Wt. of container (gm) = Wc 15 15 15

Wt. Of container + wet soil (gm) = W1 22 25 29

Wt. Of container + dry soil (gm) = W2 18.31 19.46 20.79

Water content, w = (W2–W1)/(W1–Wc)x

100% 52.68 55.36 58.63

Plastic Limit: 55.56%

STANDARD PROCTOR TEST
MIXING
 PLAIN SOIL STANDARD PROCTOR TEST

Compaction Curve
1.65

1.60

1.55

1.50
Compaction Curve

1.45

1.40

1.35
0 5 10 15 20 25

OMC=18.2%
MDD=1.62kg/m3
 Soil+tyre shread=3%
1.465

1.46

1.455

1.45

1.445

1.44
Y-Values
1.435

1.43

1.425

1.42

1.415
0 5 10 15 20 25 30

OMC=15%
MDD=1.46Kg/m3
 Soil+tyre shread=6%
1.5

1.45

1.4

Y-Values
1.35

1.3

1.25
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

OMC=20%
MDD=1.48Kg/m3
 Soil+tyre shread=9%
1.48

1.46

1.44

1.42

1.4

1.38
Y-Values
1.36

1.34

1.32

1.3

1.28
0 5 10 15 20 25 30

OMC=20%
MDD=1.46Kg/m3
CBR TEST
CBR TEST
CBR VALUE (%) UNSOAK CONDITION
 UNSOAK CONDITION
UNSOAK CBR

replacement division load 2.5 mm 5mm

122 47.824
plain soil 3.49 2.94
154 60.368

192 75.264
3% 5.49 4.73
248 97.216
252 98.784
6% 7.21 5.61
294 115.248
278 108.976
9% 7.95 5.76
302 118.384
202 79.184
12% 5.78 4.50
236 92.512
 CBR VALUE (%) SOAK CONDITION

6.00

5.00

4.00

3.00

2.00 CBR VALUE (%) SOAK

CONDITION
1.00

0.00
Plain Soil Plain Soil Plain Soil Plain Soil Plain Soil
+ 3% + 6% + 9% + 12%
Shredded Shredded Shredded Shredded
Rubber Rubber Rubber Rubber
Tyre Tyre Tyre Tyre
 SOAK CONDITION
SOAK CBR

Replacement division load 2.5 mm 5mm

68 26.656
plain soil 1.95 1.45
76 29.792

126 49.392
3% 3.61 2.71
142 55.664

184 72.128
6% 5.26 4.01
210 82.32

196 76.832
9% 5.61 5.07
266 104.272

146 57.232
12% 4.18 3.74
196 76.832
UNCONFINED COMPRESSION TEST
Compressi
Elapsed Compressi Proving
Axial ve
Time in on Dial Strain Area Ring
Load P Stress(P/A
minutes Reading Reading
c)
0 0 0 11.335 0 0 0
0.5 0.625 0.82 11.429 1 2.5 0.22
1 1.25 1.64 11.525 2 5 0.43
1.5 1.875 2.47 11.622 3 7.5 0.65
2 2.5 3.29 11.721 4 10 0.85
2.5 3.125 4.11 11.821 5 12.5 1.06
3 3.75 4.93 11.923 5 12.5 1.05
3.5 4.375 5.76 12.027 6 15 1.25
4 5 6.58 12.133 6 15 1.24
4.5 5.625 7.40 12.241 5 12.5 1.02
5 6.25 8.22 12.351 5 12.5 1.01
5.5 6.875 9.05 12.462 4 10 0.80

Compressive Strength = qu = 1.25 kg/cm2

Shear Strength of soil c = qu/2= 0.625 kg/cm2
 FURTHER RESULTS

• Type 2:- tyre shread retain on 4.75mm IS sieve

Test conducted :-
a) Index properties of soil:-
1) water content
2) specific gravity
3) liquid limit and plastic limit:-
b) physical properties of soil
1) standard proctor test
2) California bearing ratio
3) Unconfined compression test