Use of BOF slag and blast furnace dust in asphalt concrete: an alternative for the construction of pavements

The boom in the construction of large engineering works has boosted the demand for steel, which has generated an increase in the production of steel waste, a situation that causes environmental problems due to the accumulation and inadequate disposal of these by-products. The use of recycled materia...

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Main Authors: Alfonso López-Díaz, Ricardo Ochoa-Díaz, Gloria Elizabeth Grimaldo-León
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2018-07-01
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/70404
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author Alfonso López-Díaz
Ricardo Ochoa-Díaz
Gloria Elizabeth Grimaldo-León
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description The boom in the construction of large engineering works has boosted the demand for steel, which has generated an increase in the production of steel waste, a situation that causes environmental problems due to the accumulation and inadequate disposal of these by-products. The use of recycled materials in different processes must be focused on sustainable development and the protection of the environment. This work was developed with the objective of studying the use of Basic Oxygen Furnace slag (BOF) and Blast Furnace Dust (BFD) to manufacture asphalt hot mixes for pavements as an alternative to mitigate the environmental problems derived from the accumulation of this steel waste and the exploitation of non-renewable materials, such as gravel and sand. To achieve the objective, three types of asphalt mixtures were analyzed, a mixture with conventional materials (control) and two mixtures that partially and totally replace the coarse aggregate with BOF and the fine aggregate with BFD. The design of the mixtures was made with the RAtional Methodology for COmpacted geomaterials' DEnsification and Strength Analysis (RAMCODES), which is based on the principle of the vacuum polygon. Tests were carried out to evaluate the physical characteristics and the susceptibility to water and plastic deformation of each type of mixture. The results of this study indicate that it is feasible to use the analyzed steel residues to partially replace conventional aggregates in road paving.
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spelling doaj.art-755752d7bf0a4343a05d8ec1e8ce61952022-12-21T19:07:49ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaDyna0012-73532346-21832018-07-0185206243010.15446/dyna.v85n206.7040449048Use of BOF slag and blast furnace dust in asphalt concrete: an alternative for the construction of pavementsAlfonso López-Díaz0Ricardo Ochoa-Díaz1Gloria Elizabeth Grimaldo-León2Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de ColombiaUniversidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de ColombiaUniversidad de BoyacáThe boom in the construction of large engineering works has boosted the demand for steel, which has generated an increase in the production of steel waste, a situation that causes environmental problems due to the accumulation and inadequate disposal of these by-products. The use of recycled materials in different processes must be focused on sustainable development and the protection of the environment. This work was developed with the objective of studying the use of Basic Oxygen Furnace slag (BOF) and Blast Furnace Dust (BFD) to manufacture asphalt hot mixes for pavements as an alternative to mitigate the environmental problems derived from the accumulation of this steel waste and the exploitation of non-renewable materials, such as gravel and sand. To achieve the objective, three types of asphalt mixtures were analyzed, a mixture with conventional materials (control) and two mixtures that partially and totally replace the coarse aggregate with BOF and the fine aggregate with BFD. The design of the mixtures was made with the RAtional Methodology for COmpacted geomaterials' DEnsification and Strength Analysis (RAMCODES), which is based on the principle of the vacuum polygon. Tests were carried out to evaluate the physical characteristics and the susceptibility to water and plastic deformation of each type of mixture. The results of this study indicate that it is feasible to use the analyzed steel residues to partially replace conventional aggregates in road paving.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/70404steel wasteBOF slagblast furnace dustasphalt concrete
spellingShingle Alfonso López-Díaz
Ricardo Ochoa-Díaz
Gloria Elizabeth Grimaldo-León
Use of BOF slag and blast furnace dust in asphalt concrete: an alternative for the construction of pavements
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BOF slag
blast furnace dust
asphalt concrete
title Use of BOF slag and blast furnace dust in asphalt concrete: an alternative for the construction of pavements
title_full Use of BOF slag and blast furnace dust in asphalt concrete: an alternative for the construction of pavements
title_fullStr Use of BOF slag and blast furnace dust in asphalt concrete: an alternative for the construction of pavements
title_full_unstemmed Use of BOF slag and blast furnace dust in asphalt concrete: an alternative for the construction of pavements
title_short Use of BOF slag and blast furnace dust in asphalt concrete: an alternative for the construction of pavements
title_sort use of bof slag and blast furnace dust in asphalt concrete an alternative for the construction of pavements
topic steel waste
BOF slag
blast furnace dust
asphalt concrete
url https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/70404
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