Kamondid Tarapoom. Behavior of cemented rubber tire with sand under cyclic loading condition. Master's Degree(Civil Engineering). King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi. KMUTT Library.. : King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, 2553-02-20.
Behavior of cemented rubber tire with sand under cyclic loading condition
Abstract:
The main objective of this study is to investigate the stress-strain behaviors of cementrubber
tire-sand mixture under cyclic loading conditions, with different mixing portions
of rubber shredded tire, sand and cement. From the test results, the magnitude of
vertical strain increased with an increase in the rubber fraction at the same vertical
stress, the rate of residual strain caused by cyclic loading decreased with an increase the
numbers of cycle. "In addition, the residual strain caused by cyclic loading (??CL), at the
same elapsed time, increased with an increased in the stress level at which the cyclic
loading stage was performed. This trend of behavior is relevant for all mixtures mixed
at different mixing ratios. It was found that the tangent stiffness of stress-strain relation
immediately at the start of cyclic loading quantitatively affected the consequent residual
strain. That is, as the stress level increased, the tangent stiffness decreased, and
therefore, the ??CL increased. In this study, the following factors which are responsible
for development of ??CL were postulated: a) viscous property of material; and b) rate-
independent cyclic loading effect. It was found that when the fraction of rubber in the
mixture is low and the cyclic loading frequency is also low, the development of
??CL was governed factor a). On .the other hand, when the rubber fraction is high and
cyclic loading is perform at high frequency, both factors a) and b) are relevant for
development of ??CL. Then, the ??CL was compared with the respective creep strain
(?EsL) by sustained loading. By comparing time histories of ?ECL and f1?SL, the
equivalent vertical stress was proposed such that, at the same elapsed time, the residual
strain for a given cyclic loading history is the same as the creep strain performed at the
static equivalent vertical stress. Finally, a non-linear three-component model was used
attempting on the simulation of ??CL by mean of the equivalent static vertical stress. It
was found that the model can successivefully simulate ??CL.