The soil quality in the vicinity of bridge embankments is often very poor alluvial soils due to proximity to bodies of water, creating a weak sub-surface foundation for the bridge approach and bridge abutment structures. Differential settlement of conventional fill at bridge abutments is a persistent and costly problem for highway road agencies. Minor differential movements can increase lateral loads on the bridge abutments and wing walls as well as produce pavement depressions at the ends of the bridge. These pavement depressions are not only hazardous for motorists but heavy trucks hitting these depressions can cause bridge deck damage.
Elastizell EF lightweight cellular concrete fill is the perfect choice for the bridge approach embankment rehabilitation or construction as its lightweight low-density composition exerts less pressure on the sub-soils, which reduces consolidation and settlement issues that occur with the use of the heavier conventional fill materials. Elastizell EF cellular concrete fill will also eliminate lateral loads against the bridge abutment and wing walls and help prevent pavement depressions from occurring, thus keeping bridge pavement maintenance costs low.
Elastizell EF lightweight cellular concrete fill can also allow bridge spans to be shortened by allowing cost-effective abutment structures to be built over poor or marginal soils, often found in the vicinity of bridge crossings. Elastizell EF can also economize the size and extent of deep foundation systems.
Elastizell lightweight cellular concrete is not susceptible to failure due to exposure to hydrocarbons like synthetic expanded polystyrene lightweight fills. Elastizell is fire-resistant, non-flammable, and does not support combustion or emit toxic gasses.
Elastizell Systems' ability to expertly mix on-site requires only bulk deliveries which reduces truck traffic by up to 90 percent.
Elastizell Systems has provided exceptional lightweight concrete applications and solutions for more than four decades.
