Waste tyre reinforcement of construction materials within mining operations

Waste tyre reinforcement of construction materials within mining operations

This project is aimed at enabling the use of waste tyres as a construction material in underground mines.   

 
Project Objectives: 
  1. To characterise the mechanical response of tyre waste placed in cemented rock fill through laboratory and in-situ trials to develop technology for application by the mining industry. 
  2. To determine the optimum percentage, and shape of waste tyre rubber particles to be added to T-CRF for maximum stability.                        
Project Partners
Research Team

Susanga Costa
(Lead Researcher)

Deakin

Deakin

Bitnami