[TH-xx] PERFORMANCE OF USE OF CALCINATED BAUXITE IN BITUMINOUS

PAVEMENTS AND ITS EFFECTS ON SKID RESISTANCE.

Shubham S. Neware
Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Pune-411005
Email Id: newaress12.civil@coep.ac.in
Pranay S. Waghmare
Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Pune-411005
Email Id: waghmareps12.civil@coep.ac.in
Gaurav D. Pawar
Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Pune-411005
Email Id: pawargd12.civil@coep.ac.in
Kunal J. Jadhav
Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Pune-411005
Email Id: jadhavkj12.civil@coep.ac.in

Abstract: India is the 5th largest producer of bauxite in the world after Australia, China, Brazil
and New Zealand. Indian states of Orissa, Gujarat and Jharkhand produce more than 10,000 tons of
bauxite every year. Bauxite is an aluminum ore which is mainly used to derive Aluminum generating a
by-product. According to an article published by NDTV India over 137000 people were killed in road
accidents. In 2013 alone that is more than a number of people killed in all wars put together, one of the
many causes of accidents are insufficient skid resistance offered by the road. The project is aimed at using
bauxite residue i.e. calcinated bauxite for surface treatment. Skid resistance is the force developed when a
tyre is prevented from rotating along the pavement surface. Skid resistance can be significantly improved
by providing surface treatment to the wearing course, present study aims at using calcinated bauxite for
surface treatment without mixing it with any resins or bitumen but directly as fine graded aggregate of
particle size less than 2.36 mm and coarser than 600 micron.

Keywords: Skid resistance, surface treatment, calcinated bauxite.