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


Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Here are some pics from the Gravel-Lok Demo Day a couple weeks ago in Severn, MD.
















Saturday, August 29, 2009

Gravel-Lok Details

Understanding Gravel-Lok

  • Basically it is a polyeurathane. It's Plastic
  • One part liquid – ready to use formula
  • Moisture curing liquid that cures to an inert substance.
  • Color: CLEAR UV STABLE
  • Will not leach into the ground

Moisture:
Gravel-Lok is cured by the moisture in the air. The higher the humidity the quicker it cures.
When winter approaches and temperatures fall below 50 degrees and there is less moisture in the air it takes longer to cure.


FOR MORE INFORMATION, CADS, VIDEOS, ETC. - CLICK HERE

Gravel-Lok Installation Video

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Gravel-Lok: Natural Stone Surface

When faced with the problem of getting something to grow in shaded tree areas of a property there are not too many solutions. Putting hardscaping such as pavers can be too costly and plain old gravel or mulch can be messy with constant maintenance. Another factor can be ensuring that the tree roots still gets plenty of water. When a resident in Severn Maryland approached Life Time Pavers after talking with several landscape architects there was only one solution. The contractor recommended an aggregate bonding system called Gravel-Lok to solve the problem. Gravel-Lok created a cost effective solution that maintained the natural look of the landscape. The cost of the project was about 45% less than traditional hardscaping options. The 900 sft project was installed in 2 days and the end product exceeded the expectations of the client. Gravel-Lok being completely pervious was the ideal choice to help preserve the natural water flow to the root system of the existing trees. By using a 1 inch Delaware valley river jack stone the earth tone colors blended nicely into the landscape. The clean edge was achieved by using a plastic paver edge restraint with spikes. The base system was produced using Cell-Teks SG200 stabilizer grid with a nonwoven geofabric separator and infilled with #57 stone open graded aggregate to achieve maximum permability. Gravel-Lok can be utilized in a wide variety of applications such as pathways, driveways, laying over old concrete and asphalt and much more.









Sunday, July 12, 2009

Gravel-Lok Aggregate Bonding System

Gravel-Lok Aggregate Bonding System
Pea Gravel, Open Aggregates, Loose Stone, Recycled Glass
Permeable Pavement System. Low Cost, Easy To Install

Gravel-Lok is a single component, moisture curing liquid scientifically designed to bond together a wide variety of aggregates. Combined with a SG Stabilizer Grid base support system the result is a permeable natural stone, durable pavement system which can be utilized in a wide variety of civil, residential and industrial applications, as well as a solution for municipalities, parks and other government projects. Matching the strength of traditional paving methods , nothing is sacrificed while creating an economical, decorative functional pavement system.

Check this video out -- Gravel-Lok Aggregate Bonding System
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP_j1GCYFfA