Study Data from University of North Dakota Update Understanding of Civil Engineering (Repurposed Materials In Construction: a Review of Low-processed Scrap Tires In Civil Engineering Applications for Disaster Risk Reduction)

2021 JUL 23 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Engineering Daily News -- Researchers detail new data in Engineering - Civil Engineering. According to news reporting out of Grand Forks, North Dakota, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “The mechanical properties of waste tires make them an interesting secondary raw material for a wide range of civil engineering applications. Employing whole scrap tires (WSTs) and low-processed scrap tires (LPSTs, i.e. scrap tires that have not been processed by industrial machineries) as a repurposed construction material is a high-value recovery option that requires less resources and energy than recycling.”

Financial support for this research came from Social Urban Metabolism (SUMs) for Cities research project of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Arts.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of North Dakota, “Researchers and practitioners around the world have been able to develop a significant number of innovative and promising WST and LPST applications, particularly for disaster risk reduction (DRR) projects and in vulnerable communities with limited resources. This paper provides a literature review of the current state of the art for the use of WST and LPST in civil engineering applications (CEAs) within the context of DRR. Four main categories of CEAs have been identified according to the primary function of the scrap tire applications presented: earth retaining structures, seismic retrofitting applications, load bearing elements, and drainage systems.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “The available studies have been organized, classified and discussed in order to take stock of a heterogeneous field of research and highlight areas where further research is needed.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Repurposed Materials In Construction: a Review of Low-processed Scrap Tires In Civil Engineering Applications for Disaster Risk Reduction. Construction and Building Materials, 2021;293. Construction and Building Materials can be contacted at: Elsevier Sci Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, Oxon, England. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Construction and Building Materials - http://www.journals.elsevier.com/construction-and-building-materials/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Andrea Cecchin, University of North Dakota, Dept. of Earth System Sciences and Policy, Grand Forks, ND 58202, United States.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.123368. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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