Abstract
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Scrap tyre stockpile has been a significant disposal problem around the world. Significant research attention has
been devoted in recent years to find new beneficial ways to recycle and reuse the huge stockpile. This paper
proposes a new method of utilizing scrap tyres for infrastructure protection. The method involves mixing scrap
tyres with soil materials and placing the mixtures around foundations for vibration absorption. This method
provides two major benefits: (i) the low-cost would make it accessible to developing countries and rural areas of
developed countries where resources and technology are not adequate for earthquake mitigation with welldeveloped,
expensive, techniques and (ii) potential to consume the huge stockpiles of scrap tyres all over the
world. However, the success of the proposed method depends on the static and dynamic properties of scrap tyresoil
mixtures. This paper presents results of recent experimental investigations on tyre (tyre crumbs)-soil
mixtures carried out at University ofWollongong.