LIGHTWEIGHT FOAMED CONCRETE for Roads and Geotechnical Applications EABASSOC LIGHTWEIGHT FOAMED CONCRETE for Roads and Geotechnical Applications
EABASSOC LIGHTWEIGHT FOAMED CONCRETE Made from Sand, Cement, Water & Foam Dry Densities from 400 to 1600 kg/m3 Compressive Strengths from 1 to 15 MPa Mix Designs chosen to optimise density, strength and cost
Advantages of Foamed Concrete Lightweight...does not impose large loadings Does not settle Free flowing Enables Fast Work Excellent load spreading characteristics Reliable quality control Once placed requires no maintenance Low water absorption over time Resistance to freeze-thaw cycle Non-Hazardous
Typical Uses for Roads Trench Reinstatement Road Widening (Sub-Base) Road Building on Soft Ground (Sub-Base) Road Repairs Bridges over Drainage Channels
Road Widening
Road Sub-Base
Principle of Roads on Soft Ground Soft Ground = X kg Soft Ground Wearing Course = Y kg Foamed Concrete Road Base = Z kg Y X + Z =
Road on Soft Ground - example Density of road = 1050 kg/m3 Concrete Foamed Concrete Peat Density (kg/m3) 2400 650 1200 0.12m 0.40m
Bridges over Drainage Channels
Bridges over Drainage Channels
Bridges over Drainage Channels
Bridges over Drainage Channels
Geotechnical Applications Landslide Repair Soil Stabilisation Bridge Abutments (on soft ground) Emergency Void Filling Mine Fill Land Reclamation Tunnelling
Landslide Repair Nagano Expressway, Japan Retaining Wall Wall (8m) Hillside A = 0.4m B = 0.3m 27 m New Plan Foamed Concrete 650 kg/m3 Original Plan Traditional Materials 80m x 50m x 9m Landslip A = Road Surface Layer B = Basecourse Terraces
Hillside Stabilisation
Hillside Stabilisation
Hillside Stabilisation
Hillside Stabilisation
Cathedral at Gniezno, Poland
Cathedral at Gniezno, Poland
Cathedral at Gniezno, Poland
Cathedral at Gniezno, Poland Foamed Concrete Mix Design sand : cement : water 1.4 : 1 : 0.6 Dry density 900 kg/m3
Bridge Abutment
Bridge Abutment
Emergency Void Fill, Heathrow
Mine Fill
EABASSOC LIGHTWEIGHT FOAMED CONCRETE Made from Sand, Cement, Water & Foam Dry Densities from 400 to 1600 kg/m3 Compressive Strengths from 1 to 15 MPa Road Widening, Sub-Bases, Repairs Soft Ground Ground Stabilisation Emergency and Planned Void Filling