Utilization of steel slag aggregate for road bases

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-75

  Aiban, Saad Ali ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Calcareous; California Bearing Ratio; Eastern Saudi Arabia; Limestone; Road base; Soil stabilization; Steel slag aggregate (SSA)

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIMESTONE; MATERIALS TESTING; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SOIL MECHANICS; WATER;

BEARING RATIO; CALCAREOUS MATERIALS; ROAD BASE; SOIL STABILIZATION; STEEL SLAG AGGREGATE (SSA);

SLAGS;

EID: 33845248916     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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