LABORATORY EVALUATION OF STEEL SLAG

AGGREGATES FOR BITUMINOUS MIXES

SPONSORED BY

HARSCO INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

OCTOBER, 2012

FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT DIVISION

 LABORATORY EVALUATION OF STEEL SLAG AGGREGATES FOR
BITUMINOUS MIXES

Dr. S. Gangopadhyay : Director, CSIR-CRRI

Project Team

Dr. P.K.Jain : Head, Flexible Pavement Division

M.N.Nagabhushana : Principal Scientist

Satish Pandey : Scientist (Project Leader)

Aniket Ranjan : Junior Technical Assistant

Technical Assistance

Gagandeep Singh : Trainee Scientist

Secretarial Assistance

G.C.Lohani : Sr. Stenographer

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The CSIR-Central Road Research Institute would like to place on record its deep appreciation to

Shri Rajanikanth Reddy P., Senior Manager, Slag Co Products, Harsco India Private Limited, for

sponsoring this project to the institute and for taking keen interest during the laboratory evaluation.

Sincere thanks are also due to Sh. Devesh Tiwari, Principal Scientist, Pavement Evaluation

Division, CSIR-CRRI to provide help during laboratory investigation.

 DISCLAIMER

All the technical data and informations furnished in this report are based on the laboratory

investigations carried out in the CSIR-CRRI facility. The responsibility of CSIR-Central Road

Research Institute (CRRI) is limited to the technical and scientific matters contained in this report.

All the test results are valid only to the test samples i.e steel slag aggregates supplied to

CSIR-CRRI by HARSCO India Pvt. Limited. Any use of the findings of the report without

consulting CRRI by any other agency or person, other than the client are solely at their own risk

and responsibility.
 CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION PAGE NO.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I

DISCLAIMER II

LIST OF CONTENTS III

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES IV

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1-2

1.1 Background 1

1.2 Objective and Scope of Work 2

2.0 LABORATORY INVESTIGATION 2-7

2.1 Natural Aggregate and Steel Slag Aggregate 2-3

2.2 Bitumen Binder 3-4

2.3 Preparation of Bituminous Mixes 4-7

3.0 PERFORMANCE TESTS 7-10

3.1 Indirect Tensile Strength test 8

3.3 Boiling Test 8-9

3.4 Wheel Tracking Test 9-10

4.0 SUMMARY OF RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 10-11

5.0 CONCLUSIONS 11

5.1 Limitations 11

6.0 REFERENCES 11
 LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Table/Figure No. Description Page No.

Table 1 Physical Properties of Aggregates 3

Table 2 Physical Properties of Binder 4

Table 3 Proportioning of Aggregate 5

Fig. 1 Designed Aggregate Blend 5

Fig.2 Binder Content Vs. Air Void 6

Fig. 3 Binder content Vs. Flow 6

Fig.4 Binder Content Vs.VFB 6

Fig.5 Binder Content Vs. Marshall Stability 6

Fig.6 Binder Content Vs. Density 6

Table 4 Volumetric and Mechanical Properties of Bituminous Mix 7

at OBC
Table 5 Results of Indirect Tensile Strength Test 8

Table 6 Results of Boiling Water Test 9

Fig. 7 Development of Rut Vs. Number of Cycles 10