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Volume 02, Issue 6

Published on: June 2026

EFFECT OF BAMBOO FIBER ON THE PERFORMANCE OF STONE MATRIX ASPHALT USING SLAG AS AGGREGATE REPLACEMENT

Gourav Kirar

Anil Rajpoot

Department of Civil Engineering, Vikrant University Gwalior
DOI:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i6.055

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The increasing demand for sustainable and durable pavement materials has encouraged the incorporation of natural fibers and industrial by-products in asphalt mixtures. This study investigates the effect of bamboo fiber and steel slag aggregate on the performance of Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA). Bamboo fiber was incorporated at 0.3% and 0.5% by weight of the total mix, while slag aggregate was used as a partial replacement for natural aggregates at 25% and 50%. Marshall Mix Design methodology was adopted to evaluate the engineering characteristics of the modified SMA mixtures. Performance evaluation included Marshall Stability and Flow, Indirect Tensile Strength (ITS), rutting resistance, and moisture susceptibility tests. The results indicated that the combined use of bamboo fiber and slag significantly improved the stability, tensile strength, and rutting resistance of SMA mixtures compared to the control mix. The highest performance was achieved for the mixture containing 0.5% bamboo fiber and 50% slag replacement, which exhibited maximum tensile strength and minimum rut depth. The study concludes that bamboo fiber and slag aggregate can be effectively utilized in SMA mixtures to produce sustainable, economical, and high-performance asphalt pavements.

Keywords: Stone Matrix Asphalt, Bamboo Fiber, Slag Aggregate, Sustainable Pavement, Marshall Stability, Rutting Resistance

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Kirar, G. (2026). Effect of Bamboo Fiber on the Performance of Stone Matrix Asphalt Using Slag as Aggregate Replacement. International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, <i>02</i>(6). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i6.055

Kirar, Gourav. "Effect of Bamboo Fiber on the Performance of Stone Matrix Asphalt Using Slag as Aggregate Replacement." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, vol. 02, no. 6, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i6.055.

Kirar, Gourav. "Effect of Bamboo Fiber on the Performance of Stone Matrix Asphalt Using Slag as Aggregate Replacement." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management 02, no. 6 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i6.055.

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