Stability and Settlement Analysis of a Lightweight Embankment Filled with Waste Tyre Bales over Soft Ground

Abstract The waste tyre-derived products, including whole tyres, tyre bales, shreds, chips, and crumb rubber, have begun to be used in various geotechnical applications. In particular, the use of bales construction a lightweight embankment on soft ground has potential satisfy demand for low-cost materials exhibiting such beneficial properties. This paper presents comparison between common medium sand-filled two tyre-baled structures with granular interlayers: sand rubber aggregate. To assess efficiency bale application conditions, subsoils were considered study: sandy clay silty clay. stability settlement analysis embankments, as well subsoil bearing capacity checking, performed all structural cases. Bishop’s limit equilibrium slicing method finite element analysis. comprehensive testing filling was also carried out obtain set parameters both analyses. allowed qualitatively assessing effectiveness using road when founded ground. revealed that generally enhanced stability, effectively reduced settlement, normal stress subsoil. slip surface is located mostly within slope, showing good rotational independent conditions.