Application of blast furnace slag in civil engineering: Worldwide studies

Blast furnace slag has a long tradition of use in different areas of civil engineering. From the 19th century to the present day, there has been a wide range of cost-effective and environmentally friendly applications for this industrial by-product. Starting with data on the historic use of blast furnace slag and continuing to today’s production rate and modern usage, this chapter presents the most common and closely investigated applications of blast furnace slag in a wide range of civil engineering areas. Blast furnace slag has latent hydraulic properties that permit its most common application as a cement additive and in concrete structures. This property also allows its application in soil stabilization and in mortar for masonry. In this chapter, the results of research conducted worldwide (laboratory and in situ) are presented to illustrate the high value of blast furnace slag as a material in civil engineering projects.

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