Geocellular Confinement


Geocellular Confinement takes infill materials and produces a stiff base by creating a semi-rigid slab. The system prevents the lateral displacement of infill materials which eliminates rutting and washboarding usually associated with gravel pavements. The system allows for a reduction in overall base thickness, as well as enabling subgrade materials to withstand more than 10 times the number of cyclic load applications, without the appearance of deflection when compared to unconfined aggregates. GCS allows for the use of lower quality infill materials in situations where quality aggregates are not readily available and helps to create pavements on soft soil subgrades. When it comes to load support in porous paving applications, Cell-Tek's LSG SERIES delivers the competitive advantage.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Green Porous Paving (Value Engineering)



Value Engineering for Green Porous Paving Systems


Cell-Tek's all-in-one porous paving solution can reduce project cost when green porous paving is required.  With increased strength and reduced material and labor cost can help add additional profits to the bottom line without sacrificing.  We have provided a side by side comparison of Cell-Tek's systems with competing products.



SG SERIES STABILIZER GRID provides superior support to your pavement system. The system confines materials and prevents lateral movement away from the applied load. The stabilizer grid acts as a large mat, by spreading the load over an extended area while increasing the load bearing capacity of the pavement surface.


      

        

       



Checklist of Benefits
All-in-One System
Load Bearing Strength within System
Ideal for Soft Soil Conditions
Reduce Excavation & Hauling
Use with Slopes Greater than 8%
No Additional Base Required
High Volume Packaging (up to 6000 sft per pallet)
Reduce Labor Cost
Increased Water Storage within System


Project Example Cost Analysis  (2500 SF Project)


   Description of Work                  SG Series          Plastic Cup 
Total Excavation Depth                 5" - 7"                10" - 12"
Total Infill Materials (Tons)         75 Tons               150 Tons
Product Cost                                   $2500                   $5000
Labor Installation Cost                  $3750                   $7000
Total Estimate Cost per SF           $3.50 SF               $6.50


Conclusions
Up to 50% Material Cost Savings
Up to 50% Labor Cost Savings
Up to 50% Site Disturbance Reduction