I am looking for optimum rubber fibre content to be used as partial replacement of sand without significant compromising compromising compressive strength. Also, which fibre type is suitable in this concrete to better improve its tensile properties?
For rubberized fiber concrete, preferable option is the used tire crumbed rubber. In that case you can use steel wire obtained from used tire, other options is the PVA fiber has shown better compatibility. Whereas about the content, up to 30% replacement by sand has shown better results, however, it depends on the specifications (target strength, fatigue life etc.)
According to the literature the the percentage was up to 30 % . But be careful with constant w/c the fluidity of cement concrete increased as the dosage increase so the compressive and flexural were decreased and the toughness increased
fine crumb rubber can be opted as a replacement material with sand up to 20 %. Concrete with this much of percentages may give better results in terms of strength performance. Fibres like polypropylene or glass fibres can enhance tensile as well as flexure properties of resultant concrete...