The use of scrap tires in civil engineering involves creative solutions and diversified applications. The present paper presents parametric analyses based on laboratory data with different tires, wall heights, filling materials, water levels and soil friction angles. A design draft for 376 different earth retaining structures (combining all variables) was made and a statistical analysis performed to study the effect that each variable had on the base value. Finally, a case study is presented of a tire wall construction near Ijuí City - RS. The cost of this solution is given in comparison with the traditional concrete ones.
Earth retaining structures; tire walls; tires reuse
