Construction of reinforced retaining structures using tire treads

초록

Reuse of waste tires in construction site has advantages not only in the consumption of large quantities but also in substitution of commercial geosynthetics for soil improvement. Field pull-out tests were carried out for Tirecell which was made of treads without both sidewalls. As a result, pull-out characteristic of Tirecell was better than geocell. And Tirecell applied to reinforced retaining structures as reinforcement material instead of geocell and confirmed its reinforcing effect.