Cinder waste material for the construction of road

Cinder is a waste material generated as coal residues from the blast furnace of power plants at TATA Steel Industries, Jharkhand, India. Another waste material, Slag, is generated as a byproduct during the manufacturing of molten iron. Both cinder and slag were dumped together at the dumping site (80% cinder and 20% slag) and is commonly called "cinder" as it mainly contains cider. The material has very limited applications. Cinder material was collected from the dump area and was investigated for its feasibility in the road embankment and sub grace. The paper discusses the physical, chemical and geotechnical properties of cinder and results of typical stability analysis of cinder embankment. The paper also discusses the suitability of cinder waste for embankment and sub grace, considered the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) specifications. It was concluded that the material has potential for the construction of embankment, while it is unsuitable for sub grade.