GeoFoam as a structural fill
GeoFoam as a structural fill
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Hi, folks!
We are trying to use GeoFoam as a structural fill for the railroad. The vertical and longitudinal forces are very high, special worries are about shear transfer between layers o geofoam blocks. The force is about 40 lb/sft. If anybody has an experience in it or knows where to look? Please, help!
Yakov
We are trying to use GeoFoam as a structural fill for the railroad. The vertical and longitudinal forces are very high, special worries are about shear transfer between layers o geofoam blocks. The force is about 40 lb/sft. If anybody has an experience in it or knows where to look? Please, help!
Yakov






RE: GeoFoam as a structural fill
Were you ever able to find any information on this material? I am looking into using it for fill in an abutment for an elevated roadway, but need to learn more about it. My primary concern is how it acts in a seismic event. What sort of lateral loads would we expect to see from the foam blocks on the abutment wall?
TSM
RE: GeoFoam as a structural fill
Yakov
RE: GeoFoam as a structural fill
esearch Institute.
RE: GeoFoam as a structural fill
Check out www.elastizel.com or www.maxflow.com
Both have geotechnical applications for cellular concrete.
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rjakiel@kersur.net
RE: GeoFoam as a structural fill
RE: GeoFoam as a structural fill
Thanks for suggestion. We, actually, used lightweight concrete (Elastizell, 30pcf) on the other project. Foam concrete is more expensive than geofoam and the project I described is about 3000 feet long.