“GET OUT OF THE MUD”-REDUCE CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND DELAYS BY CHEMICALLY STABILIZING UNSTABLE SOI

The Technology Education Committee Presents

An Informative Seminar

“GET OUT OF THE MUD” - REDUCE CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND DELAYS BY CHEMICALLY STABILIZING UNSTABLE SOILS”

During winter and spring, you can be sure that wet, muddy soils will wreak havoc on a project’s schedule and profitability. You can remove the soil and import suitable soil, or simply wait for better weather. A more efficient and cost-effective solution is to use chemical stabilization to deal with unstable soils.

We’ll show how you can use chemical stabilization during construction for:

· Drying and modifying unstable soils that cannot be compacted as structural fill.

· Stabilizing slab and footing subgrade soils to minimize damage from construction traffic.

· Stabilizing soils for pavement and construction roads.

· Raising the pH of the highly acidic soils in NJ.

You’ll also learn ways to incorporate chemical stabilization as a value engineering tool to reduce construction costs by:

· Stabilizing the soils to reduce the thickness and cost of the overlying pavement section.

· Stabilizing soils to reduce the thickness and costs of concrete slab construction.

· Producing a stabilized subgrade for construction equipment and haul roads.

· Using full depth reclamation to create a stabilized layer for new pavement.

In today’s market, you cannot afford the extra costs of project delays or importing suitable soils. The costs for soil stabilization, which are typically in the range of $3 per square yard (for drying) to $8 per square yard (for stabilization), are quite a deal.

To learn more, attend the upcoming breakfast seminar to be held at the Builders League of South Jersey facility on Friday, February 13, 2009, from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. Registration and continental breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m. Representatives from Carmeuse North America and Geo-Technology Associates will present a summary of how soil stabilization can reduce your construction costs and schedule delays.