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    Pouring Parking Pad During Rainy Season on Clay

    Edit: Should read simply "joint" not "expansion joint".
  2. THBuilder

    Pouring Parking Pad During Rainy Season on Clay

    Thank you all for the input. I am incorporating it all including an idea that came to me to use some leftover gypsum board as an expansion joint between the slab and the surrounding concrete.
  3. THBuilder

    Pouring Parking Pad During Rainy Season on Clay

    No frost at all. Tropical climate (Thailand).
  4. THBuilder

    Pouring Parking Pad During Rainy Season on Clay

    Thank you for the replies thus far. They are much appreciated and helpful. The site is in a rural area (not USA) and there are no technical resources available to provide more detailed info. The clay is firm underfoot as I allowed it to saturate for 3 weeks, adding ~10 cm each week and...
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    Pouring Parking Pad During Rainy Season on Clay

    I want to pour a 15 cm thick reinforced concrete parking pad on wet clay during rainy season. The parking pad is completely covered by the second floor, but it is not possible to dry the clay completely. Lime or other treatment materials are not available. This is for a 2 car home. I am...

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