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Slag Concrete

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slag concrete
Concrete made with blast-furnace slag as the coarse aggregate; relatively lightweight.

Slag Concrete 

a lightweight concrete, in which the aggregate consists of metallurgical or furnace slag that has been crushed, dispersed, and purified of contaminants. It is used in the erection of cast-in-place wall structures (mainly building walls, ceilings, and floors) and in the prefabricated manufacture of concrete, stone, blocks, and panels.



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Myers took the innovative approach of completely closing each side of the freeway in alternating directions, working around the clock over 38 days, and using a new rapid-set slag concrete material.
 
 
 
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