RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Electric arc furnace slag in substitution of quartz for surface treatment of concrete paving slabs A1 Santamaría, Amaia A1 Ortega López, Vanesa A1 Skaf Revenga, Marta A1 Revilla Cuesta, Víctor A1 Manso Villalaín, Juan Manuel K1 EAF slag K1 Dry shake hardener material K1 Sustainable concrete K1 Coating concrete paving slab K1 DSH concrete durability K1 Ingeniería civil K1 Civil engineering K1 Materiales de construcción K1 Building materials AB Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) slag, a by-product of the steelmaking industry, also serves as a highquality aggregate material for structural concrete production. In this research, its use is proposedas a Dry-Shake Hardener (DSH), in substitution of quartz, in concrete paving top coatings. Threeconcrete paving slab kinds were produced using EAF: one without fibers, another with metallicfibers; and the third with synthetic fibers. Half of each slab was coated with a classical cementquartz mix and the other half with a novel cement-slag mix. After four years of outdoor agingat the city of Burgos, Spain, the slabs were visually inspected and no significant differences werefound between the two coated materials. Impact, skid, and abrasion resistance tests were carriedout and showed similar results for both types of coating courses. The result of both the short andlong-term water absorption test results indicated, firstly, no short-term water absorption in bothcases and, secondly, lower long-term water absorption in the quartz-cement mix. Finally,observation of the oil stain resistance tests on the top coatings led to the conclusion that thecleaning ability is very good. Analyzing all the results, it may be concluded that a new applicationfor EAF slag have been found, it is a suitable material for use as a DSH for coating concrete pavingslabs. PB Elsevier SN 2352-7102 YR 2024 FD 2024-04 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8345 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8345 LA eng NO The authors wish to express their gratitude to the following funding entities MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, “ERDF A way of making Europe”; the “European Union”, NextGeneration EU/PRTR [PID2020-113837RB-I00; PID2021-124203OB-I00 and TED2021-129715B–I00]; the Junta de Castilla y León (Regional Government) and ERDF [UIC-231, BU11917]; the Basque Government [IT1619-22 SAREN research group]; and Burgos University [Y135.GI]. DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 22-nov-2024