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Partial Replacement of Cement with Bagasse Ash in Hot Mix Asphalt


AA Murana
L Sani

Abstract

Several waste and used materials from different sources are generated every day in large quantities. However, these wastes have been found to be useful in the stabilization and/or improvement of construction materials. Amongst these techniques is the use of Bagasse Ash (BA). It is in this light that a laboratory based investigation for the replacement of cement with BA in Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) was conducted. Tests on the suitability of materials used and their performance in terms of known engineering properties was carried out. Bitumen content of 4.5%, 5.5%, 6.5% and 7.5% was adopted. The focus involves the partial replacement of cement with BA in the following order, 0% (control), 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%. Seventy-two mix specimens were produced. The results obtained shows that the Cement/BA mixes exhibit satisfactory trend result with an average bitumen content of 5.5%.The results obtained shows that stability increases as BA content decreases, flows at 5.5% bitumen Content was observed to be fairly constant at roughly 2.5mm, the per cent air voids in the mix decreases with increasing bitumen content, the VMA values all fall within specification except for 30% BA replacement, the VMA value was 16% at 5.5% of Bitumen Content. Therefore, the Cement/BA mixes exhibit satisfactory trend results with an average Bitumen content of 5.5%.

http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njt.v34i4.5

 


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