Tire Derived Aggregate - Recycled Engineered Material for MTO Highway Embankment Construction

David Staseff, Tony Sangiuliano

In the proceedings of: GEO2011: 64th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, 14th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 5th Pan-American Conference on Teaching and Learning of Geotechnical Engineering

Session: Geoenvironmental Engineering

ABSTRACT: MTO is constructing highway embankments at the Boundary Road / Highway 401 interchange in Cornwall, Ontario using Tire Derived Aggregate (TDA) processed from approximately 400,000 scrap tires. TDA is a recycled material processed from scrap tires into chips and shreds generally between 12 mm and 305 mm in size and intended for use in civil engineering applications. Use of TDA as a recycled engineered material will reduce the requirement for natural soil and rock materials from pits and quarries and divert scrap tires from stockpiles, landfills and incineration and their associated environmental hazards. The purpose of this project is to demonstrate the engineering and environmental benefits of using TDA as a recycled non-traditional construction material. Based on the results of this project, MTO will pursue future applications of TDA in Ontario for highway construction.

RÉSUMÉ: Le MTO est la construction des remblais d routes au chemin Boundary / route 401 à Cornwall, en Ontario, en utilisant Tire Derived Aggregate (TDA) transformés à base de près de 400.000 pneus usés. TDA est un matériau recyclé transformés à base de vieux pneus en copeaux et des lambeaux généralement comprise entre 12 mm et 305 mm en taille et destinés à être utilisés dans des applications de génie civil. L'utilisation de TDA en tant que matériau recyclé conçu permettra de réduire l'exigence de sol naturel et les matériaux rocheux de mines et de carrières et de détourner les pneus usagés provenant des stocks, les sites d'enfouissement et l'incinération et de leurs risques environnementaux associés. Le but de ce projet est de démontrer les avantages techniques et environnementales de l'utilisation de TDA en tant que matériau de construction non traditionnelles recyclées. Sur la base des résultats de ce projet, MTO poursuivra les applications futures de TDA en Ontario pour la construction routière.

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David Staseff; Tony Sangiuliano (2011) Tire Derived Aggregate - Recycled Engineered Material for MTO Highway Embankment Construction in GEO2011. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.

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