Researchers from the Koszalin University of Technology are working on the possibility of designing foundation slabs that would use steel fibres from used car tyres. If the research is successful, a company will start producing such slabs in a few months’ time.
Laboratory work includes measuring the bending tensile strength, determining the energy absorption capacity of fibre-reinforced slab specimens, compressive strength testing of test specimens, splitting tensile strength testing of test specimens, measuring the density of concrete and determining the secant modulus of elasticity in compression.
The final result will be a design methodology for fibre concrete slabs produced from steel cord from car tyres. This is a response to the market situation related to the increase in the price of construction materials – alternative ways of obtaining raw materials are being sought.
