A Comparative Study on Utilization of Waste Materials in GSB Layer

International Journal of Civil Engineering

© 2014 by SSRG - IJCE Journal

Volume 1 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2014

Authors : K V Subrahmanyam, U Arun Kumar, Dr. PVV Satyanarayana

10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V1I3P102

How to Cite?

K V Subrahmanyam, U Arun Kumar, Dr. PVV Satyanarayana, "A Comparative Study on Utilization of Waste Materials in GSB Layer," SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 1,  no. 3, pp. 9-13, 2014. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V1I3P102

Abstract:

The utilization of non conventional waste materials like steel slag, copper slag, Scrap Tyres, fly ash etc. in road construction activities is gradually gaining significant importance in India. Owing to the increase in construction cost of roads at an alarming rate there is an increase in the cost of conventional road materials. Steel slag is a waste material produced as a by-product during the oxidation of steel pellets in an electric arc furnace. This by-product can be used as replacement of aggregates in pavement layers. Due to increase in the motor vehicles day by day tends to increase in heaps of discarded rubber tyres. One of the main issues associated with the management of scrap rubber tyres has been their proper disposal. A study was conducted to investigate the possibility of using Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GBFS) and also with Waste Rubber Tyre (WRT) with various blended mixes of conventional aggregates in subbase layer with different percentages separately. This study also presents the result of experimental investigation on the influence of Rice husk ash (RHA) on the index properties of Red soil which is used as filler material in subbase layer

Keywords:

California bearing ratio (CBR), Granular Subbase (GSB), Granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS), Rice husk ash (RHA), Waste rubber tyre (WRT).

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