...Hayet Cherfa; Mohammed Amin Benbouras; Ali Smaida; Nacira Saoudi; Brahim Saoudi; Adel Hassan Yahya Habal; Fatiha Debiche Purpose This study aims to examine the use of dune sand ( DS ) and granulated blast furnace slag ( GBFS ) to improve the physical and mechanical properties of gravel roads...

...Aissa Boucedra; Madani Bederina Purpose This study aims to the framework of the development of a new sand concrete, essentially manufactured with river/dune sand and recycled plastic aggregates (PAs; 0/3.15 mm). This new concrete may have a great interest, as it can enable us to achieve the best...

... of Algeria and natural dune sand from Algerian desert areas. Design/methodology/approach Two local additions are finely crushed to a fineness greater or equal to that of the used cement and incorporated into the mortars with predetermined rates; (0, 10%, 15% and 20%) compared to the cement weight...