PHYSICAL - MECHANICAL AND THERMAL BEHAVIOR OF CEMENT PLATES WITH RUBBER TIRE RESIDUE FOR USE IN BUILDING LININGS

Abstract

Cemented products of non-structural function made from unserviceable rubber tire have proved to be viable application in civil construction due to the increased ductility and the low thermal conductivity in concrete and conventional mortars. Thus, the present study sought to study mortars composed of raw materials cement, sand and unserviceable rubber tire residue for the production of linings plates with thermal improvement characteristics for buildings. After the physical characterization of the materials and the dosage study of the cementitious composite with rubber, physical-mechanical characterization tests were carried out on the cementitious plate made from unserviceable rubber tire and verified its thermal behavior when applied as lining. Results were obtained that mechanically validate the use of cementitious mortar with up to 15% addition of unserviceable rubber tire, which makes it a product technically feasible in manufacturing prefabricated plates by vibration and better thermal behavior when compared to conventional cementitious mortar plates.