Ballastcrete

[vrodc]

I am looking for information on "Ballastcrete". It is supposed to be a kind of mud used as ballast.

Can anyone help me, please?

Thanks in advance.

Vicente Rodriguez

 

[unclesyd]

Other than high density concrete the only other material I've seen used as a mineral ballast was a material based on Bentonite clay. The name wasn't Ballastcrete.

There is a company called Blastcrete that makes various cement pumps and mixers.

I've seen the Blastcrete name on this wesite.

http://www.ferrocement.net

Try also

http://www.woodenboat.com

Good Luck

 

[vrodc]

Thanks for the info, but i think this is not what i was looking for. I was thinking on a slurry ballast... I don´t know if i am expressing correctly.

Anyway, thanks for the info

Best regards.
Vicente Rodriguez

 

[ncc212]

when i get back to work on moday i will dig out a company ref for you. For the moment yes the balast creete is like a slurry and can have a variety of densities it can also be put in with a hardener applied, which makes it set and therefore solid and hard to remove or without the addition of the hardener where it remains as a slurry.

Whilst calling it a slurry i was informed that it did not give free surface effects in the same way as a fluid which may or may not be of use to you. Gt back to you with the address on monday.

 

[vrodc]

Thanks for your interest ncc212.

Yes, actually the ballast crete is a commercial registered product and it is not the only one with that characteristics in the market. By other means a could contact two or three companies specialized in this slurry ballast and so I think the question I did is already answered.
Anyway, it would be very kind of you to post the information you have on this companies (the links) so i can see if there is someone i didn´t know of.

Thanks for all in advance and happy christmas for all of you.

Vicente Rodriguez