Study on sisal ash as filler in bituminous mixes

Sisal is a fibrous material which is produced in tanzania for different uses. The waste product of the sisal industry in the form of ash has been tried as a filler material in bituminous mixes, in this investigation conducted in the laboratories of highway and transportation engineering, university of dar es salaam, dar es salaam, tanzania. The experimental work involved preparing and testing of marshall test specimens using the different percentages of the three fillers sisal ash, rock dust and cement, with varying amounts of bitumen content. The optimum filler and bitumen contents, satisfying the marshall design criteria were established for the three types of filler used. The results obtained for sisal ash (SA) as the filler are reported in this paper and are quite encouraging when compared with the other fillers. Areas for further research in this field are also included (a).

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• Authors:
  • Saxena, S C
  • Loukides, C
  • Massawe, T E
• Conference:
  • Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) Conference, 13th, 1986, Adelaide, Australia
• Publication Date: 1986

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 275-84
• Monograph Title: Study on bitumen with a view to improving road surfacing
• Serial:
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bitumen; Developing countries; Fillers (Materials); Mix design; Pavement components; Porosity; Properties of materials; Stiffness
• ATRI Terms: Bitumen; Developing countries; Filler; Material properties; Mix design; Pavement materials; Porosity; Stability; Stiffness
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01427397
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 24 2012 2:17PM