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Accumulation of discarded scrap tires are non-biodegradable and have been a major concern. Even after a long period of land fill treatment, unmanaged waste tire poses environmental and health risk though fire hazard. Therefore, utilization of rubber from these scrap tires for the production of building materials in construction industry would help to preserve the natural resources and also maintain ecological balance. So, rubber used as replacement of aggregates with using fibers. Fiber reinforced concrete containing rubber particles have increased levels of toughness in comparison with conventional concrete. This experimental investigation focused on the material properties of fiber reinforced rubber concrete. Rubber particles were used at various concentrations to partially replacement with coarse aggregate 0, 5, 10, 15&20% with the addition of 0.85% steel fiber. This investigation includes an evaluation of standard fresh and hardens concrete properties. Results show that the fiber reinforcement counteracts the negative effects of using rubber particles to replace traditional aggregates.