EPS is a suitable solution for projects where settlements may occur
VIDEOTUTORIAL 1.- USES AND APPLICATIONS OF EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS) IN THE CIVIL WORK
VIDEOTUTORIAL 2.- INSULATION UNDER THE ROOF WITH PLATES OF EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS)
Use of expanded polystyrene EPS in Civil Engineering works
Expanded polystyrene EPS can be used in many constructive applications such as lightening in civil engineering projects or as light filling in road and rail construction.
The properties of expanded polystyrene EPS as a lightweight foundation material make it an ideal product for use in the civil engineering sector. Its conditions as an insulator are combined with other qualities such as its stability, mechanical resistance and cohesion, which allow it to construct structures with high vertical and horizontal resistance.
The first experiences with this material in the field of Engineering took place in the early 1960s in Norway. The insulating effect of expanded polystyrene EPS prevented the subsoil from freezing, eliminating thaw problems.
Despite its low weight, the unique structure of this material provides the benefits of exceptional compression resistance without losing performance with moisture. This fact makes it the ideal solution for use as a filler of the structural foundation, for example, in infrastructures of roads, railways and bridges, and all kinds of projects that can be produced settlements or loss of stability. Therefore, some of the application areas most suitable for the EPS are the following:
• Construction of settlement-free roads.
• Elevation and drainage of sports fields, parks and lawn areas.
• Free elevation of parking spaces and land.
• Reduction of load by filling to reinforce high passes and sewers, and by lifting of in and out ramps.
• Elevations above pre-existing buried gas pipelines.
• Reduction of lateral loads by strengthening foundations of piles in restoration of urban areas.
• Elevations for noise barriers.
• Foundations for sheds and light buildings.
• Settlement repair on existing roads.
• Ramps for existing dams or buildings
• Pavements of patios and plots
• Terreros and industrial floors
Since the early 1970s, expanded polystyrene EPS has been used as a foundation material and civil hydraulic engineering on a growing scale.
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