BituForce Surfaced Roads

Purpose

There are three kinds of stabilization that have been successful historically, namely cement, lime and bitumen. All of these products have known test methods and failure mechanisms, all of these products also significantly increase the wet strength of stabilized aggregates.

Laboratory and field testing over the past 15 years has proven that Ecobond BSM significantly improves the strength and durability of gravel roads, particularly under heavy traffic conditions.

We have become aware of over 40 alternative products for stabilization on the market that do not improve the wet strength of the aggregates and as such cannot be tested or classified according to sound engineering methods. Ecobond is not one of these products, Ecobond is an improvement on bitumen emulsion stabilization.

Ecobond BSM - Synthetic Resin Reinforced Bitumen Emulsion

The use of Ecobond BSM in gravel road construction offers numerous advantages:

Ecobond BSM is a synthetic resin reinforced bitumen emulsion which is mixed into an aggregate such as natural gravel or crushed stone for the purpose of improving its engineering properties.

Bitumen emulsion stabilization has been used very successfully in many projects worldwide. Ecobond improves:

• Elastic strength - to counter visco-elastic behaviour
• Water resistance - to reduce moisture sensitivity

The product has been successfully used in various countries including South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and the USA, with consistently positive results in terms of road performance and cost-effectiveness.

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