The iron industries produce a huge quantity of blast furnace slag as by-product, which is a non-biodegradable waste material from that only a small percentage of it is used by cement industries to manufacture cement. In present inspection Blast Furnace Slag from Vizag-Steel Plant has been utilized for finding its appropriateness as a Fine Aggregate in concrete. Replacement of some natural aggregates with Slag would lead to abundant environmental benefits. It is interesting that the Blast Furnace Slag (BFS) can be used as a fine aggregate in concrete. Based on overall experimental results, it could be advisable that the Slag could be effectively utilized as fine aggregate in concrete practice. |
Keywords: Blast Furnace Slag (BFS); Fine Aggregate; Concrete; Environmental benefits; Compressive Strength; Slag Aggregate; Iron Industries;