Field study of a shredded-tire embankment in Virginia
By: Edward J. Hoppe, W. Grigg Mullen
Contributors: Mullen, W. G. (Wesley Grigg), 1922-; Virginia Transportation Research Council; Virginia. Department of Transportation; United States. Federal Highway Administration
Series: VTRC -- 04-R20; VTRC (Series) -- 04-R20.
Publisher: Virginia Transportation Research Council; Available to the public through NTIS]
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Charlottesville, Va; [Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 52
Subjects: Waste products as road materials; Tires; Recycling; Roads; Embankments
Description: In response to increased environmental concerns, the Virginia Department of Transportation, with the support of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, developed an experimental project designed to test the feasibility of using shredded tires for constructing highway embankments. Approximately 1.7 million discarded tires were used on the project constructed near Williamsburg in the summer of 1993, the only shredded-tire highway embankment in Virginia to date. During the 10-year monitoring period, the shredded-tire embankment performed satisfactorily based on environmental and engineering assessments. The researchers recommended that the use of shredded-tire embankments be considered a viable option for disposing of discarded tires in an environmentally responsible way.
Notes: "April 2004."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-20).

Final report; August 1993-March 2004.

Also available online (Adobe Acrobat Reader required) via the Virginia Transportation Research Council website http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/index%5Fmain.htm.

Performed by Virginia Transportation Research Council for Virginia Department of Transportation and U.S. Federal Highway Administration under contract no. 50199