yes that was a typo it should have been 6"
i'm not really concerned with the material just the cost of the fill and placing the fill. i offered as a solution, not do the work for 3 months and pay the contractor accel. thinking that it might actually save money. That was not thought of highly...
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Do you know where to look for a productline, a company a ....? I emailed the styrofoam industry and have not heard back. i even emailed the tire recycle assoc. i would like to come up with an alternative that is not so weather dependent.
Specs read 6'lifts
The client has on site borrow area
The cost is being driven up by using lime or cement used for soil stabilization because, of the time of year this work is going to happen.
I had hoped to investigate a product that could be placed while not being concerned with the rain...
The soil is mostly silt. the original geotech report was concerned that there would be significant settlement and shifting. another report says that the soil can be used for fill. I put the soil info in the question as FYI. If someone knows of something, but it requires strong soils to begin...
What products are there that can be be used as fill for a large railroad project? The fills are as much as 30'. The soils are not good. The client needs to do this during the wet season. We are utilizing cement soil treatment, but it is proving to be expensive.
