BLAST FURNACE SLAG FOR USE IN ROAD BUILDING. A LITERATURE STUDY

MASUGNSSLAGG SOM VAEGMATERIAL. EN LITTERATURSTUDIE

This report is a literature study of the properties of blast furnace slag as a road material. In Sweden the material has been used to a very small extent, but diminishing gravel resources and respect for nature conservation have brought its suitability as a road material into notice. It is found that air-cooled blast furnace slag is well suited for road base and subbase purposes and pavements with very good bearing properties can be obtained. Its usefulness as a surfacing aggregate in Sweden is more doubtful, mainly because of low resistance to abrasion by studded tyres. Watercooled blast furnace slag (granulated or pelletized slag) can be used as a stabilizing agent when activated by lime if the percentage of fines is high enough. This field of application deserves special attention. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • HOEBEDA, P
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 134 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abrasion resistance; Aggregates; Base course (Pavements); Bearing capacity; Blast furnaces; Durability; Granulated slag; Manufactures; Particles; Pavements; Porosity; Road construction; Slag; Soil stabilization; Stabilized materials; Stabilizers; Strength of materials; Subbase (Pavements); Subgrade materials; Variables; Waste products (Materials)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Subbase
• Old TRIS Terms: Roadbed material
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Pavements; I33: Other Materials used in Pavement Layers; I36: Aggregates;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163339
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: 0
• Report/Paper Numbers: VTI-Rapport Nr 111 Monograph
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 12 1978 12:00AM