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road construction & reconstruction with roadcem

To understand the way RoadCem works we have to take a look at the repetitive loads which are typical for roads

when in use; assuming we have a cyclic dynamic loading which is acting through the asphalt to the road base

However it is possible to have these two attributes within one material. Reinforced concrete is a good

example; It has a higher modulus of elasticity than standard concrete, and it is more flexible. As we know it

is not suitable for road base construction and it isn’t needed as RoadCem technology achieves both these.

requirements in the following way:-
By forming needle like crystalline growths around and between the particles being stabilised RoadCem

essentially wraps the individual particles together in a dense woven matrix; this is far stronger than

conventional cement bonding between particles which is based on the individual contact points between

adjacent particles being ‘glued’ together – a more unstable connection leading to brittle behaviour.

The wrapping effect produced by the inclusion of RoadCem is far stronger than traditional cement

stabilisation, enabling higher loads to be taken by the stabilised material with much lower deformations and

the average modulus of elasticity is 40 to 50% higher than conventional cement stabilisation alone.