Mechanical Properties of Rubberized Concrete and Its Application in Green Buildings

Abstract

Global warming has become an increasingly pressing issue today due to excessive carbon emissions. The application of rubberized concrete material provides a new method for the disposal of waste rubberized tires. In terms of mechanical properties, rubberized concrete has poorer compressive strength, weaker splitting and tensile strength, but higher toughness and deformation capacity than ordinary concrete. In this paper, some of the properties of rubberized concrete are verified through finite element analysis. In terms of thermal performance, by synthesizing relevant literature, it is concluded that rubberized concrete has lower thermal conductivity and less thermal expansion than the traditional one. In terms of applications in green buildings, rubberized concrete materials are superior in thermal and acoustic insulation and have vibration damping effects, yet the peak performance is low. The research on the mechanical properties, thermal conductivity, thermal expansion, and acoustic and thermal insulation properties of rubberized concrete will provide a broader vision for rubber concrete to become a new sustainable construction material.