TY - JOUR T1 - SHEAR STRENGTH TESTS OF GEOCOMPOSITES MADE OF TIRE BALES AND BACKFILL MATERIALS A1 - Aleksander Duda A1 - Dariusz Sobala A1 - Tomasz Siwowski JO - Acta Sci. Pol. Architectura} VL - 16 IS - 3 SP - 16 Y1 - 2017 UR - https://www.architectura.actapol.net/volume16/issue3/_3_.pdf SN - 1644-0730 KW - tire recycling, tire (tyre) bales, geocomposite, backfill materials, earth structures AB - Compressed tire bales are a new building material used in the civil engineering and made of recycled car tires. This material is characterized by low unit weight, very good drainage properties and high vibration damping. The aim of the ongoing research is to evaluate interface action of geocomposites made of tire bales and filling materials (TDA, LECA, sand) used in earth structures for transport infrastructure. Research on the friction/slip between the rubber and the filling materials as well as the shear strength tests of tire bales have been conducted. The results have shown a high shear resistance between tire bales and filling materials and confirmed the possibility of technically efficient use of the new material in the earth structures. ER -