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SPR-3310: Investigation of Use of Slag Aggregate and Slag Cements in Concrete Pavement to Reduce Their Maintenance Costs

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STATE

IN

SOURCE

TRID

END DATE

12/31/17

RESEARCHERS

Kho Pin Verian, Parth Panchmatia, Jan Olek, Purdue University

SPONSORS

Indiana DOT

KEYWORDS

Coarse aggregates, Compressive strength, Concrete pavements, Costs, Durability, Flexural strength, Fly ash, Freeze thaw durability, Maintenance, Slag, Wetting and drying tests

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The air-cooled blast furnace slag (ACBFS), the by-product of the pig iron making process, is often used as coarse aggregate in portland cement concrete (PCC) pavements, especially in the areas located in the vicinity of the iron mills. The utilization of this by-product as an aggregate in concrete offers environmental and economic benefits in the form of elimination of waste, decrease in the disposal costs, and reduction in need for mining of the natural materials. However, concerns exist with relation of the influence of these aggregates on the long-term durability of pavement concretes, especially at locations exposed to freezing and thawing environment. The objective of this research was to evaluate the influence of using the ACBFS aggregate (slag aggregate) as a replacement for natural aggregates on the properties of pavement concrete designed to meet the standard specifications of the Indiana Department of Transportation.
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