Method of building embankments and structure supports of backfilling
AssigneeK-Krete, Inc.
InventorsWilliam E. Brewer, Franklin V. Zimmer
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Abstract
The invention relates to a controlled density fill material and a method of using such fill material in, for examples, the backfilling of sewers, embankments, structures and utility trenches. The material includes Portland cement, fly ash and aggregates. The material, while having some properties of both, is neither a soil nor a concrete.
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A method of building an embankment, comprising defining the area to be filled and introducing a controlled density fill material into the area, such controlled density fill material consisting essentially of 2% to 6% by weight of Portland cement, 2% to 10% by weight of fly ash, 70% to 90% by weight of aggregate, and 5% to 15% by weight of water, the fill material being sufficiently placeable and flowable that tamping or vibrating is unnecessary and having a concrete-comparison 28-day compressive strength of less than 1400 psi, whereby the material may be easily re-excavated.
A method of supporting a structure, comprising defining the area to be filled and introducing a controlled density fill material into the area, such controlled density fill material consisting essentially of 2% to 6% by weight of Portland cement, 2% to 10% by weight of fly ash, 70% to 90% by weight of aggregate, and 5% to 15% by weight of water, the fill material being sufficiently placeable and flowable that tamping or vibrating is unnecessary and having a concrete-comparison 28-day compressive strength of less than 1400 psi, whereby the material may be easily re-excavated.
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