Soil Stabilisation
Soil Stabilisation is the process of mechanically reengineering soils on site to make it more usable for their intended purpose. Typically this involves the use of both cement and line binders which are mixed into the soil using our dust free soil stabiliser mixers to help dry out wet soils and give soils a higher load baring capacity. Once stabilised, soils can be treated as a sub-base material under roads, runways, warehouses etc and retained onsite rather then being transported to designated tip sites. Not only does this reduce the need for purchasing raw materials but it also limits lorry traffic to and from sites keeping emissions low and stops roads from becoming more congested.
Soils stabilisation is ever growing in the UK and Worldwide along with the understanding for the soil engineering processes involved.
What is Soil Stabilisation and what are the benefits?
Clews & Co Construction can work alongside your project design team in accordance to our engineers. Together we can establish the required amount of depth and cement required to be stabilised in order to meet the load baring capacity and life of the job. Engineers use the CBR test (California Load Baring Ratio Test) which measures the pressure needed to penetrate a soil sample, compared to the pressure required to penetrate a standard stone/rock base.
Key Benefits
Reduced raw materials and excavation costs
Ability to work with wet soils to keep ground works rolling
Safer site as reduced lorry traffic
Environmentally friendly as reduced requirements for primary aggregates
Simple and swift process, keep ahead of scheduling