Gamma Radiation Doses Effects on Mechanical Properties and Microwave Absorption Capacity of Rubber Doped Concrete

• J. Colín
  Molecular Biophysics Laboratory of the Faculty of Sciences, Autonomous University of Mexico State, Mexico
• F. Castillo
  Molecular Biophysical Modeling and Design Laboratory, Mexiquense University, S. C.
• J.C. Peralta-Abarca
  Molecular Biophysics Laboratory of the Faculty of Sciences, Autonomous University of Mexico State, Mexico
• B. Leal
  Multiscale Molecular Bioengineering Laboratory of the Faculty of Sciences, Autonomous University of Mexico State, Mexico
• O. Flores
  Molecular Biophysical Modeling and Design Laboratory, Mexiquense University, S. C.
• I. Gamboa
  Multiscale Molecular Bioengineering Laboratory of the Faculty of Sciences, Autonomous University of Mexico State, Mexico
• H. Martínez
  Molecular Biophysical Modeling and Design Laboratory, Mexiquense University, S. C.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15415/jnp.2018.61021

Keywords: Concrete, waste tire rubber, ecological materials, mechanical properties, microwave absorption, gamma radiation

Abstract

The main raw material for the construction industry is concrete; whose fundamental components are the fine and coarse aggregates, water and cement. For the obtaining of these materials are necessary activities that generate environmental deterioration, since the aggregates are extracted from quarries or river banks and for each ton made of cement is emitted into the atmosphere a great lot of carbon dioxide. In this way, the present work is developed with the purpose of contributing to the research that can help the conservation of basic natural resources through the use of waste polymers such as waste tire rubber, in the production of concrete, hoping to reduce its harmful environmental impact. This work focuses on the one hand, in the study of the effects of the incorporation to the concrete, of different proportions of scratched rubber coming from waste tires, on its mechanical properties and on its capacity for microwaves absorption. On the other hand, it is also studied the effect of aging by applying different doses of gamma radiation on the before mentioned properties, seeking with this the possibility that it can be used in the construction industry either as structural material or as a coating. Replacements were made between 5% and 25% of rubber in order to do not significantly affecting the mechanical properties of the concrete. The results of the mechanical and microwave tests performed on the different samples with different gamma radiation doses were compared and it was found that open the possibility of research with great benefits such as the use of waste tires in the designing of concrete mixtures and the improvement of its properties. It is considered important to point out the economic benefit in the context of sustainable development, which involves solving the problem of environmental pollution caused by waste tires, to achieve the welfare of the population by improving their quality of life.

 

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Issue

Vol 6 No 1 (2018) 

 

How to Cite

J. Colín; F. Castillo; J.C. Peralta-Abarca; B. Leal; O. Flores; I. Gamboa; H. Martínez. Gamma Radiation Doses Effects on Mechanical Properties and Microwave Absorption Capacity of Rubber Doped Concrete. J. Nucl. Phy. Mat. Sci. Rad. A. 2018, 6, 121-128.