Description
Tire rubber waste represents a huge potential for a new entry on the market through new materials and products. One approach to these new possibilities are small and local solutions, while others represent full scale and international level solutions. In any case, it is necessary to take small steps from local levels in order to achieve global level solutions for the disposal of this type of waste, primarily by giving it new value through new products. Currently, only 5% of the recycled tire rubber waste is being used in construction, with possibilities being much larger. This is one of the reasons why new technologies should be designed so that tires can be recycled more and be used as raw material for the creation of new products. Lately, car tires have found their use in the cement production industry as a replacement energy source, for production of playground surfaces and sports grounds and for various lining and covers. Furthermore, one of the latest tendencies in research is the use of tire rubber waste and its components in concrete production technology. The main goal of the ReCoTip project is the development of new material for application in load-bearing reinforced-concrete structures with improved seismic resistance. Defined project goals will be achieved by establishing a new international research group of young scientists in order to accelerate the establishment of independent research careers after obtaining a PhD. The new research group will conduct scientific research via experimental and numerical methods to prove defined hypothesizes, with strong Organization support. Demonstration of the use of recycled tire powder and fine particles will be carried out in self-compacting concrete, production and testing of structural members (beams and columns) with equivalent mechanical and durability properties as normal self-compacting concrete, and finally development of reinforced-concrete frame with improved earthquake resistance. ReCoTip project will further strengthen scientific and organizational capacity through two new PhD thesis, three master thesis and one postdoctoral specialization. This guarantees the strategic interest of the organization for the successful development of applicants' career and participation in international competitive calls during ReCoTiP project implementation. Following the completion of planned research within the project ReCoTiP, specific recommendations relating to the use and utilization of recycled car tire rubber powder and fine grains will be made and key direction defined for further research with regards to the results achieved by the project.
Project goal
The primary goal is the development of a new material for application in load-bearing reinforced-concrete structures with improved seismic performance.
Basic information
Name of the Program and Call date
Croatian Sceince Foundation, May 2017, Installation Research Projects - UIP-05-2017
Project title
Development of Reinforced Concrete Elements and Systems with Waste Tire Powder
Akcronym
ReCoTiP
CSF Project code
UIP-2017-05-7113
Duration
01.01.2018. – 31.12.2022.
Project value
1.812.175,00 HRK / 243,792,17 €
Sceintific area
Interdisciplinary, Technological sciences
Classification according to ERC
PE8 Physical Sciences and Engineering:
Product design, process design and control, construction methods, civil engineering, energy systems, material engineering
PE8_3 Civil engineering, maritime/hydraulic engineering, geotechnics, waste treatment
PE8_9 Materials engineering
PE8_12 Sustainable design
Institution
Faculty of civil engineering and architecture Osijek
Project manager
Assistant professor Ivana Miličević
Specific goals
O1 Forming a new research group
O2 Exploring the possibilities of using TP in SCC
O3 Defining the optimal mixture of SCC with TP
O4 Investigation of the application of the new material in RC structures through experimental methods
O5 Investigation of the application of the new material in RC structures through numerical methods
O6 Submitting project proposals created by the research group to new funding sources
O7 Project management
O8 Dissemination
Project team members
Assistant professor
Ivana Miličević
Faculty of civil engineering and architecture Osijek
Team leader
She graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek in 2004, after which she worked in the economy until 2007, when she was employed at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek, where she received her PhD in 2014. From 2016 to 2018 she worked as the Vice Dean for science and postgraduate studies. Her teaching activities and research interests are in the field of basic technical sciences, branch materials. Previous research is related to properties and applications of recycled materials in construction. She participated in five international scientific projects and as a leader on three scientific research projects. She is a member of the RILEM International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures and of the technical committees RILEM / TC 273-RAC, HZN / TO 553. Sheis a member of the editorial board of the Electronic Journal of the Faculty of Civil Engineering Osijek e-GFOS.
Assistant professor
Tanja Kalman Šipoš
Faculty of civil engineering and architecture Osijek
Team member
She was employed at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek in 2004, immediately after graduating from that institution. She defended her doctoral thesis at the same faculty in 2013 and today works as an assistant professor at the Chair of Structural Theory. During the last fifteen years, she has participated in four international scientific projects and has written several scientific papers published in journals and proceedings dealing with theoretical and practical aspects of seismic structural calculations. She has specific experience in modeling nonlinear behavior of materials and structures in earthquake action, the use of which will be her most important contribution to this project. She is a member of the Croatian Society of Mechanics and the editorial board of e-GFOS.
Associate professor
Marijana Hadzima-Nyarko
Faculty of civil engineering and architecture Osijek
Team member
She is an associate professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek, where she graduated in 2001, received her master's degree in 2006, and in 2011 got her PhD. During her career so far, she has participated in four scientific projects and has been involved in research in the field of concrete structures and earthquake engineering, which has resulted in a number of papers published in renowned scientific journals and conference proceedings. She is the head of the Laboratory for Materials and Structures at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek and a member of the editorial board of the scientific journal Tehnički vjesnik. He pays particular attention to developing cooperation with renowned scientists of similar research interests in the international environment.
Assistant professor
Ivana Šandrk Nukić
Faculty of civil engineering and architecture Osijek
Team member
She graduated and received her master's degree at the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb, and received her PhD from the Faculty of Economics in Osijek in 2012. Prior to her employment at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek, she gained 11 years of experience in the economy, working as a financial analyst at Zagrebačka banka dd.d. in Zagreb and as a project manager at the construction company Werkos d.o.o. in Osijek. Today, she is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Organization, Technology and Management, where she is the Chair of the Department of Engineering Economics and Management. She has been a contributor to two scientific projects and has written several scientific papers, and will focus her competences on this project primarily on the analysis of the market for innovative materials and composite products and their profitability.
Assistant professor
Goran Gazić
Faculty of civil engineering and architecture Osijek
Team member
He completed his education at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek in 2007, where he got a job right after graduation. In 2014 he defended his PhD, for which he received an award from the Croatian Society of Civil Engineers for the best doctoral thesis in the field of structural mechanics. So far, he has participated in four scientific projects, and in this project he will use his knowledge in the field of design and testing of structures in the simulation of the effects of earthquake loading for the purpose of conducting experiments on elements and the AB framework.
Assistant professor
Tihomir Dokšanović
Faculty of civil engineering and architecture Osijek
Team member
He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek, where he is currently working as an Assistant professor, and received his doctorate in 2017 from the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Zagreb. During his studies, he was awarded the State Scholarship for Particularly Gifted Students, the Dean's Award for Best Academic Success, and the Rector's Award. As an assistant, he received the Award for Best Work presented at the Second Meeting of Young Researchers "Common Foundations" and as the project team leader at the University of Osijek competition for the best project idea. He has participated in four scientific projects, and his scientific interests are related to aluminum and steel structures, and structural testing. As an author and co-author, he has published 17 papers, nine of which are in internationally recognized journals. He has been a member of the TO548 / PO9 technical committee since March 2016, CEN / TC 250 / SC 9 / WG 3 since June 2018 and the Society of Civil Engineers Osijek since April 2011.
PhD
Marin Grubišić
Faculty of civil engineering and architecture Osijek
Team member
He received his PhD in 2016 from the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek, where he graduated in 2010. So far, he has participated in three scientific projects. He has received the Award for the best paper / presentation at the University of Kosice and two scholarships for professional development, and has been trained on several occasions at the University of Ljubljana, the University of Weimar and the IUSS Institute in Pavia, Italy. He will contribute to this project by conducting experimental research on structural elements. He is a member of several professional associations and is the author of scientific papers published in journals and scientific conferences.
Kristina Strukar
Faculty of civil engineering and architecture Osijek
Team member
She graduated in 2017 from the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek and soon afterwards got a job as an assistant at the same Faculty and enrolled in postgraduate studies. During her studies, she received the Dean's Award from the Faculty of Civil Engineering for the best grade point average, the Rector's Award from J.J. Strossmayer in Osijek for excellent student seminar work and the Lions Club Osijek Award for the best grade point average. As a student, she has participated in numerous extracurricular activities. She was a member of the SGFOS Association 2014-2017, and in 2016-2017. and president. Her interests as a graduate student and member of the design team are related to the development of new environmentally friendly material and its application in structural elements.
