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CIVIL ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF TIRE DERIVED AGGREGATE
Dana N. Humphrey, Ph.D., P.E.Professor of Civil Engineering
University of Maine
Presented to:Resource Recovery Fund Board
Halifax, Nova ScotiaFebruary 20, 2009
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Tire Derived Aggregate – TDA
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Why use TDA?• TDA has properties that civil engineers
need– Lightweight (1/3 soil)– Low earth pressure (1/2 soil)– Good thermal insulation (8 times better)– Good drainage (10 times better)– Compressible
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Why use TDA?• TDA is often the cheapest
alternative if you need its unique properties
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Why use TDA?• Can use lots of tires!!!
–100 tires per M3 of TDA fill–1.6 million tires for landslide
stabilization, St. Stephens, NB–1.2 million tires for highway
embankment, Portland, Maine–1 million tires for leachate
collection system in Delaware
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Specifications• Type A – drainage, insulation & vibration
damping– 100% passing 4-in. sieve– Minimum of 90% passing 3-in. sieve– Maximum of 5% passing 4.75-mm (no. 4) sieve
• Type B – lightweight fill– 100% smaller than 18-in. max. dimension– 90% smaller than 12-in. max. dimension– Maximum of 50% passing 3-in. sieve– Maximum of 25% passing 1.5-in. sieve– Maximum of 1% passing 4.75-mm (no. 4) sieve
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Guidelines
• ASTM D6270 “Civil Engineering Applications of Scrap Tires”– Revised standard approved in 2008
• Guidelines to limit heating• Water quality
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Engineering properties of TDA
• Gradation• Unit weight• Compressibility• Time dependent
settlement• Shear strength
• Specific gravity Adsorption
• Resilient modulus• Lateral earth pressure• Permeability• Thermal conductivity
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Typical gradation300-mm minus
Uniformly graded
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Compacted Unit Weight
• Little compactive energy needed to reach maximum density
• Water content has no effect• Typical values
– Loose – 0.3 to 0.5 Mg/m3
– Compacted – 0.6 to 0.7 Mg/m3
– Soil – 2 Mg/m3
• UNIT WEIGHT INCREASES AS TDA COMPRESSED!!!
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Compressibility• Need to know compressibility:
– Estimate overbuild– Estimate in-place unit weight
• Typical test results
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Typical results – low stress
0.64 Mg/m3
0.51 Mg/m3
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Time Dependent Settlement
• Measured for 4.3-m thick TDA fill with 36 kPa surcharge
• Used 75 mm TDA from two suppliers and 38 mm TDA from a third supplier
• 2 to 3% strain in first two months
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Time Dependent Settlement
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Shear Strength
• Direct shear ≈ triaxial shear• Typical shear stress vs. deformation• Failure envelopes
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Failure envelope
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Hydraulic conductivity(permeability)
• Much greater than most soils
• Test method– Constant head permeability apparatus
• Results range from 0.58 to 23.5 cm/s
• Mixture of TDA and soil
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Mixture of TDA and aggregate
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Thermal conductivity
• Results from Shao, et al. (1995)0.0563 to 0.0988 BTU/hr/ft/˚F
• Results from Humphrey and Eaton0.1 to 0.2 BTU/hr/ft/˚F
• For soils typical value is 1 BTU/hr/ft/˚F
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Thermal conductivity
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Internal HeatingThree projects with problems
• Ilwaco, Washington
• Garfield County, Washington
• Glenwood Canyon, Colorado
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Guidelines to limit embankment heatingType I fills (< 1 m thick)
• No TDA contaminated with gasoline, oil, grease, etc.
• Maximum of 50% passing 38 mm sieve• Max. of 5% passing No. 4 (0.074-mm)
sieve
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Guidelines to limit embankment heatingType II fills (1 to 3 m thick)
• No TDA contaminated with gasoline, oil, grease, etc.
• Maximum of 50% passing 75-mm sieve• Maximum of 25% passing 38-mm sieve• Max. of 1% passing No. 4 (0.074-mm) sieve• Limit exposed steel belt• 3-m max. TDA layer thickness• Minimize access of fill to water & air
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WATER QUALITY EFFECTS
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WATER QUALITY EFFECTS OF TDA
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Statistical analysis of data• “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and
statistics.” --- Mark Twain
• Environmental decision makers and statistics
• Computing means (averages)– Example: 0.15, 0.37, 0.26, 0.14 mg/L
Mean = (0.15 + 0.37 + 0.26 + 0.14)/4 = 0.23 mg/L
– Problem: 0.15, 0.37. 0.26, <0.10Mean = ?!!?*!?
– Solution: Dennis Helsel, U.S. Geological Survey
• Variability – standard deviation
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Available data
• Laboratory studies• Direct vs. indirect measurements• Above vs. below ground water table• Filtered vs. unfiltered• Effect on people – drinking water standards• Effect on aquatic life – toxicity evaluation• Is there a control?
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Ground Water Quality
• Above groundwater table– Primary standards– Secondary standards– Organics– Toxicity evaluation
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North Yarmouth Field Trial
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Collection BasinNorth Yarmouth, ME
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Collection pointsNorth Yarmouth, ME
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Above GWT – Metals with Primary Standard
• Arsenic (As)• Barium (Ba)• Cadmium (Cd)• Chromium (Cr)• Copper (Cu)• Lead (Pb)• Mercury (Hg)• Selenium (Se)• Thallium (Tl)
- All below primary drinking water standard
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Barium (Ba)
Control 0.069 mg/L
TDA – Section C 0.034 mg/L
TDA – Section D 0.040 mg/L
Regulatory limit = 2 mg/L
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Chromium Concentration
0.00
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.10
0.12
CO
NC
ENTR
ATI
ON
(mg/
L)
1/1/
944/
1/94
7/1/
9410
/1/9
41/
1/95
4/1/
957/
1/95
10/1
/95
1/1/
964/
1/96
7/1/
9610
/1/9
61/
1/97
4/1/
977/
1/97
10/1
/97
1/1/
984/
1/98
7/1/
9810
/1/9
81/
1/99
4/1/
99
FILTEREDCONTROLSECTION CSECTION DR.A.L. = 0.1 mg/L
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Chromium (Cr)
Control 0.012 mg/L
TDA – Section C 0.013 mg/L
TDA – Section D 0.012 mg/L
Regulatory limit = 0.1 mg/L
Statistically equal with 90% confidence
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Above GWT – Metals with Secondary Standard
• Aluminum (Al)• Chloride (Cl-)• Copper (Cu)• Fluoride (Fl)• Iron (Fe)• Manganese (Mn)• Silver (Ag)• Zinc (Zn)
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Selected metals withsecondary standard
Iron(Fe)
Manganese(Mn)
Zinc(Zn)
Control 0.020 0.042 1.10
TDA – Section C 0.079 4.38 0.011
TDA – Section D 0.556 2.56 0.011
Regulatory Limit 0.3 0.05 5
Concentrations in mg/L
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Iron Concentration1/
1/94
4/1/
947/
1/94
10/1
/94
1/1/
954/
1/95
7/1/
9510
/1/9
51/
1/96
4/1/
967/
1/96
10/1
/96
1/1/
974/
1/97
7/1/
9710
/1/9
71/
1/98
4/1/
987/
1/98
10/1
/98
1/1/
994/
1/99
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
CO
NC
EN
TRA
TIO
N (m
g/L)
FILTEREDCONTROLSECTION CSECTION DR.A.L. = 0.3 mg/L
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Volatile organics (EPA 8260)• 82 targeted compounds
– DL = 5 μg/L for most compounds
• Dec. 95 & April 96- all compounds below DL
• June 99– Control section - toluene - 70 μg/L– TDA section D - trace (< 5 μg/L) of 1,1-
dichloroethane and 4-methyl-2-pentanone– TDA section C - all below DL
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Semivolatile organics (EPA 8270)• 69 targeted compounds
– Base neutral extractable, acid extractable, polyaromatic hydrocarbons
– DL = 5 μg/L for most compounds
• Dec. 95 & April 96 - All compounds below DL
• June 99– Control section - 3&4-methylphenol (100 μg/L),
benzoic acid (25 μg/L) & phenol (74 μg/L)– TDA sections C & D - tentatively identified 2-(4-
morpholinyl)-benzothiazole
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Above GWT - Toxicity Evaluation
• Seven-day survival & growth with larval fathead minnows
• Three-brood survival & reproduction with crustacean - ceriodaphnia dubia
- Exponent Environmental
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Fathead minnowsSample Survival
11/8/00Survival1/1/02
Growth11/8/00
Growth1/1/02
TDA C+D
>100% >100% >100% >100%
Control >100% >100% >100% >100%
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Ceriodaphnia dubiaSample Survival
11/8/00Survival1/1/02
Repro-duction11/8/00
Repro-duction1/1/02
TDA C+D
>100% >100% >100% >100%
Control >100% >49% >49% >28%
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TDA above water tableNorth Yarmouth Field Trial
• Primary drinking water standards– No effect
• Secondary drinking water standards– Manganese & iron– Not significant
• Organics– No significant effect
• Toxicity– No significant effect
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Overview of TDA use in Construction
• Lightweight fill• Insulation to limit frost penetration • Retaining wall & bridge abutment backfill• French drains and drainage layers for roads
and landfills• Leachfields for septic tanks• Vibration damping• Uses of whole tires
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TDA as Lightweight Fill for Embankment Construction
• Weak foundation soils–Increase slope stability–Reduce settlement
• Landslide stabilization
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Major highway projects
• Landslide stabilization, Roseburg, OR• Jetport Interchange, Portland, ME• Connector Interstate, Denver, CO• North Abutment, Merrymeeting Bridge,
Topsham, ME• Dixon Landing Interchange, Milpitas, CA• Livingston St., Tewksbury, Mass.• St. Stephens, New Brunswick
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Portland Jetport Interchange
• PROBLEM: Embankment Constructed on weak marine clay
• SOLUTION: Use TDA for the core of the embankment (1.2 million PTE)
• CHEAPEST SOLUTION: Maine Turnpike Authority saved $300,000
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Typical Cross Section
4' SURCHARGE
5' SOIL COVERUPPER TIRE SHRED LAYER
LOWER TIRE SHRED LAYE
3' SEPARATION LAYER
6' SOIL COVER
2' WORKING MAT
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First load of TDA
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Overview of construction
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Spreading TDA with dozer
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Completed embankment
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Temperatures in lower layer
6/30/97 9/28/97 12/27/97 3/27/98 6/25/9850
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100Te
mpe
ratu
re (
Deg
. F)
Embankment 2Lower Tire Shred Layer
TH23
TH25
TH27
TH33
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Temperature in upper layer
6/30/97 9/28/97 12/27/97 3/27/98 6/25/9850
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100Te
mpe
ratu
re (
Deg
. F)
Embankment 2Upper Tire Shred Layer
TH36
TH37
TH38
TH39
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Livingston Street ReconstructionTewksbury, Massachusetts
Lead Engineer: Stephens and Associates
• Problem:– 4 m of fill compressed peat layer to 2 m thick!!!!– Up to 1 m of settlement in 24 years
• Solution:– Reconstructed 240 m section with Type B TDA– Used 200,000 tires– $220,000 cost savings
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Excavate to top of peat layer
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Geotextile separation layer
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Type B TDA
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Current status
• Project completed six years ago
• Long term settlement eliminated
• No pavement cracking or rutting
• Awarded project of the year by Massachusetts Consulting Engineers Council, 2003
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Insulation & drainage layers for roads
• Problem – loss of strength during spring thaw
• Why – frost penetration and ice lenses
• Solution – Use TDA to limit frost penetration & drain excess water
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Whitter Farm RoadUMaine Campus
• Dead-end road that serves UMaine Farm• 76 m long• 150 or 300-mm thick layer of Type A TDA• 100% TDA• 67%/33% & 33%/67% TDA/soil mixtures• 279 or 483-mm gravel cover• 127 mm pavement
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Witter Farm RoadTypical Cross Section
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Excavate to grade
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Excavate Edge Drain
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Place Edge Drain
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Compact Edge Drain(high tech)
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Compact Edge Drain(low tech)
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Place TDA
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Place & Compact Soil Cover
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Place Pavement
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Completed Project
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Maximum frost penetration
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Frost penetration vs. date
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Temperature profile on2/14/97
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Frost heave
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Why use TDA for retaining wall backfill?
• Low unit weight(0.8 Mg/m3)
• Free draining(k > 1 cm/s)
• Good thermal insulation(8 x better than soil)
• 100 tires per m3!
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concrete face
pressure cell
pressure cells
bottom hinge
cells
horizontal load cell
) C OSS S C O
vertical load cell
pressure cell(cast into face
horizontal load cell
Section A - A'
A A'
UMaine instrumented front wall
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Construction of UMaine wall test facility
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Construction Continues
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Overall view of UMaine wall test facility
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Interior of UMaine wall test facility
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Loading TDA
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Compacting TDA in UMaine wall test facility
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Surcharge Blocks
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Test facility fully
loaded
Surchargeblocks
Removablebackwall
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Load cells on UMaine
wall test facility
Load Cells
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0.0 4.0 8.0 12.0 16.0 20.0Horizontal stress (kPa)
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
Elev
atio
n (m
)
Surcharge0 kPa12 kPa24 kPa36 kPa
At-rest stress distribution at four surcharges
Increasing surcharge
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At-rest stress distribution at 35.9 kPa surcharge
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0Horizontal stress (kPa)
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0El
evat
ion
(m)
granular (typical)Pine StatePalmerF & B
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Rotating wall away from
backfill
Screw Jacks
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0.0 4.0 8.0 12.0 16.0 20.0Horizontal stress (kPa)
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0El
evat
ion
(m)
Berforerotation0.009H0.014H0.030H
Stress distribution for wall rotations of zero to 0.03H
Increasing rotation
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Stress at 35.9 kPa surcharge and 0.01H rotation
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0Horizontal stress (kPa)
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0El
evat
ion
(m)
granular fill (typical)Pine StatePalmerF & B
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Effect of rotation on earth pressure coefficient
0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03Rotation (xH)
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
Earth
pre
ssur
e co
effic
ient
, K DEPTH
0 meters
2 meters
4 meters
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Backwall completely removed
4.3 m
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Close-up of TDA
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Removing TDA atCompletion of Test
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Wall 119 in Riverside, CA
• Freeway widening
• Objective: show that reduced earth pressures can reduce overall wall construction costs
• Length: 79 m
• Tires used: 75,000 PTE
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Wall 119 cross section
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Rt. 91 wall during construction
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Placing TDA
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Compacting TDA
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Close-up of TDA
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Placing soil cover
Heavy equipmentImmediately behindwall!!!
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Rt. 91 wall instrumentation
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Rt. 91 pressure cells
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Rt. 91 strain gages
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Rt. 91 tilt meters
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Pressure distribution for TDA
Overcompaction
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Pressure distribution for soil
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Development of force intensile reinforcement
5.56 m
4.85 m
4.21 m
3.52 m (soil)
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Scaling for wall height
• Resultant force = 0.5KγH2
• Moment arm = (1/3)H• Overturning moment = (1/6) γH3
• Tensile force and moment in wall stem scales as function of H3
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Force in tensile reinforcement
31%
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Moment in wall stem
35%
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Wall 207 Riverside, California
• Four instrumented sections– Section A (control) 24 ft high– Section B (TDA) 23 ft high– Section C (TDA) 13 ft high– Section D (Control) 13 ft high
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Recommendations based on five wall projects
• Recommendations apply to the following conditions:– Cast in place concrete cantilever retaining
walls– Wall heights: 13 to 24 ft– Soil cover thickness: 2 to 6 ft– Single TDA layer up to 10 ft thick
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Recommendations based on five wall projects
• In-place unit weight of TDA = 50 pcf
• Use earth pressure coefficient of 0.3
• Use equivalent fluid pressure of 15 pcf
• For typical wall – 24% reduction in tensile steel
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Waste tyres create a
structural unit / container
Container void is filled with crushed recycled concrete, gravel, sand or soil, it forms a structural building block patented as the Ecoflex
Unit
Ecoflex System
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Epave System
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Ecopave System
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Epave System
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Ecowall Systems
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EcowallSystem
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E-rosion Systems
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TDA FOR LANDFILL CONSTUCTION
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Why use TDA for landfill construction?
• High permeability• Cost savings• Recycling (> 90,000 tires/acre)
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Where can you use TDA in a landfill?
• Leachate collection system• Protection layer• Gas collection trenches• Leachate recirculation trenches• Cover system• Gas collection layer
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Use of TDA in Leachate Collection System
Key players:
Pasquale S. Canzano, P.E.Delaware Solid Waste Authority
John J. Wood, P.E.Camp Dresser and McKee
Joseph R. MatteoMagnus Environmental Corp.
Dana N. Humphrey,P.E.University of Maine
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TDA in the leachate collection layer
• Use TDA in drainage layer– Drainage is important!
• Need to maintain a permeability similar to sand
• Used more than 1 million tires
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Replace of a portion of the sand in the leachate collection layer
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Size of TDA
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Effect of vertical stress on void ratio
Void ratio of 0.2 limits vertical stress to 5,000 psf or about 67 feet of solid waste
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Relationship between permeability and void ratio
Material with a void ratio of 0.2 has a permeability of 1x1-1 cm/sec
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Use of TDA
1250 feet
800 feet
Leachate pump
Leachate collection pipe
Area of TDA
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Results of bid processContractor Sand
($/cy) Tire Shreds
($/cy) A 8.33$ 7.88$ B 11.25$ 12.75$ C 11.60$ 20.93$ D 11.25$ 12.75$ E 9.00$ 10.50$ F 18.00$ 54.00$ G 15.00$ 12.00$ Average 12.06$ 18.69$
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Results of bid process excluding one contractor
Contractor Sand ($/cy)
Tire Shreds ($/cy)
A 8.33$ 7.88$ B 11.25$ 12.75$ C 11.60$ 20.93$ D 11.25$ 12.75$ E 9.00$ 10.50$ F 18.00$ 54.00$ G 15.00$ 12.00$ Average 11.07$ 12.80$
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Landfill Gas Collection Trenches, Replace Gravel
w/Type A TDA• Type A for Gravel Replacement
• Oversize Auger for Vertical Wells
• Geotextile separator between TDA and Soil or Fine Material
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Gas Collection System, Trench-less, Type B TDA
• High Permeability• Cost savings• Recycling (100 Tires = 1.5 cy)
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Gas Collection System, Pipe Protection, Type B
TDA
• Header Pipe Protection• Cost savings• Recycling (100 Tires = 1.5 cy)
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Gas Collection System, Pipe Protection, Type B TDA
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Conclusions• TDA has properties that engineers need• TDA is cost effective• Small projects use large number of tires• Specifications and guidelines available• Negligible environmental effects
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QUESTIONS?