Basic oxygen furnace slag for road pavements: A review of material characteristics and performance for effective utilisation in southern Africa

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dc.contributor.authorKambole, C.
dc.contributor.authorPaige-Green, P.
dc.contributor.authorKupolati, W.K.
dc.contributor.authorNdambuki, J.M.
dc.contributor.authorAdeboje, A.O.
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-19T10:41:10Z
dc.date.available2019-09-19T10:41:10Z
dc.date.issued2017-05
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractBasic oxygen furnace (BOF) slag aggregates exhibit several favourable technical and environmental characteristics compared with natural stone aggregates, making them potentially valuable road construction materials. BOF slag-bitumen mixes have shown better resilient moduli, rutting resistance, bonding and moisture damage resistance and stripping resistance than mixes with natural aggregates and they can also be high quality substitutes for natural aggregate in lower road pavement layers. Regrettably, most southern African specifications do not cater for slags resulting in limited BOF slag reuse hitherto. This may be due to observed pavement performance problems arising from some chemical constituents in this slag. Excessive free lime (f-CaO) and periclase (MgO) in slags react with water, resulting in large volume expansions which can lead to premature failure when used in roads. Aging treatment hydrates these oxides, thus ensuring allowable slag expansion. Low C3S and C2S contents in BOF slag make it a poor hydraulic binder. It may nonetheless, be used in soil stabilisation when activated by lime and other pozzolans. Heavy metals such as chromium, vanadium and nickel in the slag could potentially leach and pollute the environment. Assessment and monitoring of such elements are necessary for the environmental acceptance of using BOF slag in road pavements.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKambole, C., [Et...al] (2017). Basic oxygen furnace slag for road pavements: A review of material characteristics and performance for effective utilisation in southern Africa. Construction and Building Materials, Vol.148, pp.618-631en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5727
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectBasic oxygen furnace slagen_US
dc.subjectRoad pavementen_US
dc.subjectTechnical characteristicsen_US
dc.subjectVolumetric expansionen_US
dc.subjectMoisture damageen_US
dc.subjectHeavy metal leachingen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::TECHNOLOGY::Civil engineering and architectureen_US
dc.titleBasic oxygen furnace slag for road pavements: A review of material characteristics and performance for effective utilisation in southern Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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