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Reasons of the D47 Motorway Pavement Deformations Caused by Swelling of Metallurgical By-Products

Metallurgical by-products, primarily blast furnace and steel slag, have ranked among important alternative sources of fill as well as of material for the structural layers in highways. These are always artificial aggregates produced within the ironmaking or steelmaking process, or in the production of nonferrous metals.