USE OF RECYCLED RUBBER IN REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES – AN IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

摘要

One of the main objectives of the European Union (EU) is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions by 20% below 1990 levels, by 2020 [1]. Concrete is one of the most worldwide used construction materials and the construction industry is one of the largest consumers of natural resources and raw materials. Civil engineers and researchers have found out the huge potential of concrete for embedding significant quantities of wastes resulted from many industries. In a complex research program carried out at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services Iasi, the mechanical characteristics, such as strength and deformability, of rubberized concrete have been assessed. These characteristics represent the basis of some future tests on the shaking table to reveal the efficiency of the mentioned material for structures with adequate behaviour to exceptional seismic actions.