@article{10902/11333,
year = {2016},
month = {8},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10902/11333},
abstract = {Annually, copper production and refining processes of generate large volumes of copper slag, and the disposal of this waste remains a major economic and environmental problem. This annual production causes an increase in the number and volume of landfills, as well as the quantity of slag that backs up landfills, it also produces leachates which contain metals such as Cu, Pb, Hg and SO2. In this research, friction and cohesive qualities of copper slag are exploited, in order to incorporate this slag as aggregate in asphalt mixes containing Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP). Results demonstrate that the use of copper slag in an addition percentage of 35% is favorable, because flow values increase and stability values decrease. The Marshall Quotient is reduced up to 27%, improving the performance of mixes with RAP and obtaining behavior similar to a traditional mixture. This improvement is also reflected in an 8% increase in the indirect tensile strength, which stands the use of copper slag as a solution in RAP applications with more demanding tensile and fatigue requirements.},
organization = {The presented results are part of the FONDECYT Initiation into Research project No. 11140889, funded by CONICYT-Chile, and the DID S-2014-27 project, funded by the Universidad Austral de Chile. The authors also would like to thank Bitumix S.A. and its CDI, CONAV S.A. and the Regional Laboratory of Transportation of Puerto Montt for the material donations and facilitation of their dependencies},
publisher = {Elsevier Ltd},
publisher = {Construction and Building Materials Volume 119, 30 August 2016, Pages 268-276},
title = {Effect of copper slag addition on mechanical behaviour of asphalt mixes containing reclaimed asphalt pavement},
author = {Raposeiras Ramos, Aitor Cristian and Vargas-Cerón, A. and Movilla Quesada, Diana and Castro Fresno, Daniel},
}