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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Geotechnical and Environmental Assessment of Blast Furnace Slag for Engineering Applications.

Wojciech Sas, Justyna Dzięcioł, Algirdas Radzevičius, Maja Radziemska, Midona Dapkienė, Raimondas Šadzevičius, Rytis Skominas, Andrzej Głuchowski

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Wojciech SasSGGW Water Centre, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 02787 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5488-3297
Justyna DzięciołInstitute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 02787 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2436-9748
Algirdas RadzevičiusInstitute of Hydraulic Engineering, Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, 53361 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Maja RadziemskaInstitute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02776 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3526-5944
Midona DapkienėInstitute of Hydraulic Engineering, Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, 53361 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0003-0612-6520
Raimondas ŠadzevičiusInstitute of Hydraulic Engineering, Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, 53361 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-7616-6598
Rytis SkominasInstitute of Hydraulic Engineering, Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, 53361 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Andrzej GłuchowskiSGGW Water Centre, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 02787 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6651-6737

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing demand for building materials in the road industry creates interest for a new source of high-quality aggregates. In order to conserve natural resources, more attention is focused on anthropogenic soils and industrial solid wastes. For the successful application of these types of soil, a series of geotechnical and environmental tests have to be conducted. A potential hazard in the reuse of wastes from thermal degradation in the construction industry, particularly in reinforced concrete (RC) construction, is the migration of heavy metals into the groundwater environment. In this article, a geotechnical assessment of blast furnace slag (BFS) properties is presented. We conducted a series of CBR, and oedometric tests to evaluate the feasibility of BFS application in earth construction. The oedometric test results show acceptable compression characteristics which are in the range of natural aggregates. The CBR shows that this material may be used as a pavement subbase. We also noticed the preconsolidation pressure phenomenon in both Proctor and vibro-compacted soil during the oedometric test. The compression index and recompression index value show that the compression characteristics are close to those of dense sand. Based on the results described in the article, blast furnace slag is a candidate for technological application and can become one of the elements of sustainable development by contributing to a reduction in the negative environmental impact of production and use of building materials.

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aggregateanthropogenicblast furnace slagcompressionheavy metalsoedometric

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PMCPMC8537200

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