Open AccessPREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF STEEL SLAG ASPHALT
Author(s) -
Hassan Ziari,
Mohammad Mahdi Khabiri
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of environmental engineering and landscape management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1822-4199
pISSN - 1648-6897
DOI - 10.3846/16486897.2007.9636928
Subject(s) - asphalt , slag (welding) , aggregate (composite) , materials science , asphalt concrete , creep , metallurgy , service life , asphalt pavement , geotechnical engineering , waste management , composite material , engineering
Preventive maintenance is beneficial if pavement life is increased while maintaining its service ability, and it is an environmental problem. Steel slag material is inorganic, it can neither be incinerated nor decomposed, so it may be difficult to reclaim. This work aims to study the performance of asphalt concrete where some of the fractional fine aggregate is replaced with crushed steel slag material. Steel slag materials are brittle and rich in carbon and silicon, so the key technical indexes of steel slag‐asphalt concrete are strength. Materials used in the tests included AC 60–70 bitumen, limestone aggregate and crushed recycled steel slag. The Marshall test was used to examine the influence of optimal asphalt content, volume properties and strength of asphalt concrete when different percentages of crushed steel slag were added. The high‐temperature stability and creep stiffness performance of steel slag asphalt concrete was also tested, and the results are satisfactory.