USE OF TIRE RUBBER IN MORTAR AS A PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF SMALL AGGREGATES.
Discard; Coatings; Recycling; Performance.
Currently, rubber tire disposal has raised concern in society, as it is usually done in an irregular manner. The difficulty of recycling the material and the impact it causes on the environment has aroused scientific interest in the different possibilities of destination that can be given to this material without causing an impact on the environment. Therefore, the present work studied the replacement, in a partial way, of the fine aggregates of mortars manufactured for wall coverings by rubbers from the crushing of the unusable tire. Under laboratory conditions, the main technical characteristics were evaluated in relation to technical and environmental feasibility, with tests on granulometry, mortar consistency, resistance to axial compression, resistance to traction by diametral compression, humidity, water permeability test, and tear resistance. At the end of the research work, it was possible to verify that the partial replacement of fine natural aggregates (sand) by useless waste tire can improve and maintain some technical characteristics of the mortar, thus offering a procedure that can generate environmental gains.