Construcciones Yamaro: Boral engaged for recycled rubber asphalt demonstration project

By

Boral Limited (Boral) has been engaged on what’s said to be the largest crumbed rubber asphalt demonstration project in Australia.

As part of the the Reusing Rubber: Recycling Tyres for Roads demonstration project by Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC), Boral will provide 2,000 tonnes of crumbed rubber asphalt in addition to 1,200 tonnes of controlled asphalt mix to be paved across eight local Sydney council streets.

Tim Richards, Executive General Manager, Asphalt at Boral, says the project is huge in scale and will drive benefits for the broader industry and governments of all levels by helping to better understand how recycled rubber asphalt can be refined for maximum performance.

“We are pleased to be working with local governments as they innovate and move towards a circular economy to drive sustainability,” Richards says.

The project further aims to make council roads more sustainable, reduce capital and operating expenditure by extending road life, and create a local market for old car and truck tyres by incorporating crumb rubber in bitumen.

An initial 3,600 standard passenger car tyres or 2,400 car and 490 truck tyres combined will be used in the crumbed rubber asphalt trial project.

Related stories:

“At Boral, we are committed to decarbonisation, and as part of this, we leverage our facilities to process recyclable materials such as construction waste, otherwise destined for landfill,” says Richards.

Following Boral’s successful tender, it is partnering with eight of the 12 involved local councils in Sydney to pave a street in each area to explore varying levels of crumb rubber in a range of asphalt mixes. These include Bayside Council, Burwood Council, City of Sydney Council, Woollahra Council, Randwick City Council, Sutherland Shire Council, Northern Beaches Council, and Inner West City Council.

Boral laid its first pavement in early June, with the remaining works across the councils to be completed in the coming weeks.

“It’s promising to see councils drive initiatives that demonstrate the benefits of repurposing waste, such as creating new roads through recycled tyres,” Richards adds. “We are eager to find ways to maximise benefits to the community and on road projects through innovative construction materials and methods.”

“We look forward to partnering with more local governments on projects such as these.”

Over an initial 12-month period, the performance of each asphalt mix will be monitored in a range of applications and conditions to measure product benefits. The project will generate comprehensive data on the use of recycled rubber-based treatments on local roads and is expected to contribute to the development of crumb rubber asphalt specifications in future projects.

Crumbed rubber asphalt sees recycled rubber, traditionally in the form of a highly refined powder-like product but in this case wet blended prior to production, act as a binder in the construction of asphalt pavements. The sustainable end product is reportedly more durable and resilient than standard asphalt, with the rubber improving the standard properties of the bitumen component. Research from RMIT University suggests crumbed rubber asphalt can double the life of a road.

The post Boral engaged for recycled rubber asphalt demonstration project appeared first on Inside Construction.



View Source

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Ways to Keep your Privacy in a Balcony

By
Image
An apartment has no specific space to enjoy small reunions with friends and relatives out in the open, but if you are lucky enough to have a balcony, you will have an extra space with natural light. However, there is a downside because it does not grant you any privacy. It is not a good idea to shut this space down with some walls and a small window since it will interfere with the flow of air. There are several ways to enjoy a balcony and to have some privacy while you are at it, and Construcciones Yamaro gives you some ideas to do so: 1. -  Bamboo blinds : Bamboo is an ecofriendly element so is excellent for the environment, which is ideal to give a natural touch to this area . Bamboo blinds are easy to set because this is a light and flexible material. It will give you privacy and it will create a barrier to block sunrays, thus giving freshness to the rooms. 2. -  Plants : They are a great idea if you privacy fo
Read more

More About Materials: The Concrete Brick

By
Image
Concrete Bricks Construcciones Yamaro  is a company always aware about giving information about  construction  to its customers. The company provides details and  characteristics about the materials   used in every work the company does .  More than a  construction company , Construcciones Yamaro is an ally to its customers that work together to achieve big goals. For today’s article, Construcciones Yamaro has decided to continue with the presentation of some characteristics about other construction material:  the concrete b rick . The concrete brick is a construction material whose composition is based on  the Portland cement, sand, water and other additives . Usually, it is used to substitute cast cement in the construction of walls, footings and other structures. Uses of the concrete blocks The concrete brick can be usually find in  standard size pieces  which are  rectangular of 8 x 8 x 16 inch size  (20 x 20 40 cm approximately), and typically have about 3/8 inch (a
Read more

Construcciones Yamaro: Information about Productive Maintenance

By
Image
TPM Construcctiones Yamaro , committed to the  development of the construction sector  in Venezuela, explains what is important to know about  Total Productive Maintenance  in order  to optimize all processes and achieve efficiency  of all involved aspects in the construction sector. Total Productive Maintenance or TPM is a strategy  that includes a series of activities created by the  Japan Institute for Plant Maintenance  which helps to improve the competitiveness of an industry organization or services through improved personal strategy and the teams. What are the goals of TPM? Zero accidents. Zero defects in products and services. Zero losses in all departments. TPM only considers the staff to develop strategies? Implementing TPM to your company It is not mandatory to consider only the staff; as a global strategy, analysis of efficiency of machinery, equipment, tools and systems are also considered,  identifying the possible causes that may alter its optimu
Read more