USE OF CINDERS IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION

UTILISATION DES SCORIES LD EN TECHNIQUE ROUTIERE

CINDERS HAVE INTERESTING MECHANICAL PROPERTIES. THE AIM OF THE PROJECT IS TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITY OF USING THEM AS AGGREGATES IN SURFACE DRESSINGS, ASPHALTIC CONCRETE AND STABILIZED GRAVEL. IN 1979 IT IS PLANNED: TO CONTINUE OBSERVATIONS ON EXPERIMENTAL SECTIONS USING CINDERS, STABILIZED OR NOT, AS AGGREGATES FOR SURFACE DRESSING OR ASPHALTIC CONCRETE; TO CONSTRUCT AND OBSERVE AN EXPERIMENTAL SECTION CONTAINING GRAVEL-SLAG-PHOSPHOGYPSUM CINDERS. THIS RESEARCH PROJECT PARTLY SUPERSEDES IRRD NO 500419.