Composition and structures created therewith
AssigneePerma Edge Industries, LLC
InventorsChristopher K. Yancey, Scott P. Doyle
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Abstract
According to aspects of the present disclosure, a composition is disclosed, which can be utilized to construct a retention structure, e.g., for use with hardscape such as pavers, tile, stone, and other building materials. The composition is a mixture of a cement component (e.g., Portland cement), a sand component, a gravel component, a silica fume component, and fiber component, the above components mixed in varying ratios. When the cement component, sand component, gravel component, silica fume component, and fiber component are mixed in an effective amount, combined with a water component, and applied against a hardscape, the composition, once cured, defines a retention structure that abuts to, but is not adhered to the hardscape.
Claims13
A structure created by a process comprising:
- mixing water with a composition of a cement component, a sand component, a gravel component, and a fiber component to define a mixture;
- applying the mixture along an edge of a hardscape;
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- shaping the mixture along the hardscape;
- wherein when the cement component, the sand component, the gravel component, and the fiber component are mixed in an effective amount and mixed with the water component, such that the mixture, once cured, results in a hardscape retention structure adjacent to the hardscape, wherein:
- the cement component of the mixture, once cured, is between approximately ten percent by weight and approximately twenty-five percent by weight of the cured mixture;
- the sand component of the mixture, once cured, is between approximately 30 percent by weight and approximately 50 percent by weight of the cured mixture;
- the gravel component of the mixture, once cured, is between approximately 35 percent by weight and approximately 55 percent by weight of the cured mixture;
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- the fiber component of the mixture, once cured, is up to approximately 0.025 percent by weight of the cured mixture.
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