If you’re embarking on a construction project, and don’t know how to get started, then you can’t go wrong by starting by the grounds of your foundation.
Before getting the concrete or asphalt out, inspect your soil and see if it needs strengthening to help support your build and save long-term costs and problems.
Defining Soil Stabilization
Soil stabilization can be defined as the process in which soil is transformed into a long-term stronger property. Increased the sheer strength and capacity of soil will help reduce the shrink potential and harmful weather effects.
Soils that are strong help provide the structural base for roads and buildings, so stabilization is incredibly important for modern day construction projects.
What It Could Be Used For
There could be any number of reasons you need some soil stabilization, but one of the main reasons is for infrastructure and construction reasons.
Turning poor quality soil into a stronger base, helps enable the production of pavements, embankments, reinforced earth structures, railways, housing and other industrial units.
These projects and buildings have the chance of being built due to foundation strength. Without soil stabilization, the ground wouldn’t be able to be constructed on, and if it was, then it would require further costs down the line to maintain.
One of the most effective methods is to use a vehicle that’s built for purely this purpose. Roadtec are a specialist in soil stabilizers who provide stabilizer vehicles that are ideal for road rehabilitation, cold recycling and soil stabilization.
Their vehicles are designed to perform in a wide variety of applications depending on your requirement and need.
The Benefits
Aside from the obvious benefit of being able to lay down a foundation, there are a number of benefits associated with soil stabilization.
For example, you will most likely save money both short and long term. Having soil stabilization done without specialized vehicles, means you will have to do a dig and dump method. This method adds extra costs for vehicles movement, as much more is needed and can lead to added tax and purchases overall.
Overall, it will also lead to more time being saved too, as the project will require less preparation time, less import need and can lead to the ground being ready for use much quicker.
Environmentally speaking, having less trucks taking out soil and bringing in imported material, will help lessen the impact on the climate. Not only does this lead to less costs and more general approval, but you’ll also keep the neighbors happy and on your side.
Science Bits Explained
The actual process of soil stabilization involves the use of chemicals to improve the soil properties for engineering and construction purposes.
Lime will increase the pH of any soil, solubilizing silica and alumina are natural within soil containing clay. The silica and alumina react with calcium from the lime, and water within the soil helps produce calcium-silicate-hydrates, known as CSH, and calcium-aluminate-hydrates, known as CAH.
These two properties can also be found within cement, and can permanently improve the capacity of soil.
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