Road recycling
The recycling of roads is becoming an increasingly important option for maintenance of highways, for both sustainability and environmental reasons. All UK County Councils should be considering the re-use of road materials in a closed cycle, looking to reduce the use of imported natural materials, previously used in road construction. Cost savings of using recycled […]
Sustainability in the UK Construction Industry
Sustainability in the UK Construction Industry The words reuse and recycle are two of the most important and misunderstood words in the construction industry today. Perhaps not as exciting though as the terms; carbon offset, digital design, and smart infrastructure. Energy, resources, and materials must be conserved in future construction works. Currently far too […]
Piling Mats for driven, auger and sheet piling applications.
A new soil stabilisation technology is available in the UK; RoadCem zeolite our product enables any available materials including organic topsoil’s, silts, sulphate bearing clays and waste materials to be effectively stabilised to build strong, flexible piling mats for both driven, auger and sheet piles. With this proven time and cost saving technology now available […]
Lime soil stabilisation problems
Department of Civil Engineering Institute of Technology recently carried out a study into the Impact of moisture intrusion on durability of lime stabilized subgrades. They found the following conclusions can be drawn. Observations in the study show that the inherent water holding capacity and high-water affinity of Calcium Silicate Hydrate to be a reason for […]
Replacing cement with waste ash streams in soil stabilisation – less carbon more strength?
Experimental study on the use of RoadCem blended with by-product cementitious materials for stabilisation of clay soils. Authors: Samuel J.Abbey Eyo U.Eyo Chukwueloka A.U.Okeke Samson Ngambi Highlights Shear strength increases due to the formation of C‑S‑H gel and particle bonding. Cement-GGBS mixtures change stabilisation mechanism from glue to wrapping effect. Mixture of cement, GGBS and […]
Road Repairs, is value for money or sustainability best? With RoadCem you can have both.
Road Repairs, is value for money or sustainability best? With RoadCem you can have both. A couple of years ago I watched the road into my village being reconstructed, well I was more or less held prisoner on my own drive for two days whilst the work was completed. It did look beautiful when it […]
What the is best way to construct a temporary access road?
What the is best way to construct a temporary access road? Temporary access roads are required across and to construction sites. They provide access for heavy construction vehicles carrying materials and equipment needed at the site and occasional movement of tracked construction vehicles. Because these roads are required for only temporary use, they are often […]
Stabilisation of peat with RoadCem
Stabilisation of peat with RoadCem Construction of Tesco Store close to Breydon Water, Great Yarmouth. RoadCem was used to stabilise the salt water sedge and peat on the site. Area’s containing Peat or Peat bogs are difficult to implement in a durable construction system. RoadCem now makes the big difference and extends the field of […]
Carbon Neutral Concrete Blocks without OPC
Carbon Neutral Concrete Blocks without OPC Cement production generates large quantities of fine grained a (<250µm grain size) waste material called cement kiln dust (CKD). Abeln et al. (1993) define CKD as a “fine particulate matter that consists of entrained particles of clinker, raw materials, and partially calcined raw materials”. The production of CKD means […]
Weather and Soil Stabilisation
Weather and Soil Stabilisation With traditional lime/cement soil stabilisation any rainfall during installation can result in a change in the moisture content of the soils being treated. This will adversely affect the structure of the stabilisation and its subsequent performance. However when RoadCem is added this weakness and/or failure will only occur in the most […]