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The effects of half-section waste tire reinforcement on pipe deformation behavior

  • Erenson, Can (Department of Civil Engineering, Aksaray University, Geotechnical Division) ;
  • Terzi, Niyazi Ugur (Department of Civil Engineering, Aksaray University, Geotechnical Division)
  • Received : 2020.08.12
  • Accepted : 2022.08.23
  • Published : 2022.09.25
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Abstract

Every year, millions of waste tires are discarded across the world. Storage of waste tires presents many problems such as fire threats, epidemics, and non-economic factors. Furthermore, the disintegration process of waste tires is not economical or practical due to its time-consuming, and disposal requirements. In this study, half-section waste tires (HSWTs) were integrated with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes under different relative density conditions. The main aim of the study was to reduce the deformation values of embedded HDPE pipes in sandy soil and to evaluate the soil-pipe interaction. In comprehensive laboratory tests, half-section waste tires were integrated in two different ways: in the middle of the pipeline and along the pipeline. Accordingly, it was concluded that the effectiveness of waste tires reduces the deformation and bending moment values in the critical regions of pipes. As a result of reinforcement in the mid-point of the pipe defined as the most critical region, 52% and 36% less deformation was observed in the crown and springlines of the pipe, respectively. In addition, the bending moment values for the same critical section were determined to be 40% less in the crown and 28% less in the springline regions of the pipe.

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Acknowledgement

This research was partially supported by a Scientific Research Project of Aksaray University under the project numbers BAP-2015-086 and BAP-2018-051. We would also like to show our appreciation to the Kuzeyboru Company for the HDPE pipe supply, R&D cooperation and sharing their technical information with us during this research.

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