Laterlite Compensated foundations on soft soil
COMPENSATED FOUNDATIONS ON SOFT SOIL
COMPENSATED FOUNDATIONS ON SOFT SOIL
Compensated foundation technique with Laterlite Expanded Clay allows the construction of new buildings on soft soil and ground of poor loadbearing capacity (where traditional foundations would cause an unacceptable amount of settlement) compensated foundations can be constructed using Laterlite Expanded Clay, which is sufficiently strong to support the whole load of the building.
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BRAND
Laterlite
PRODUCTION
Made in USA
ACTION
Control of rising damp from the ground due to capillary action (With Laterlite Plus).
DISTRIBUTION
Ease of incorporating service distribution runs into the construction.
BUILDING
Stable and durable support for the building
BRIDGING
Elimination of thermal bridging
DOWNLOAD
↓ Geotechnics and Infrastructure
ADVANTAGES
-Rapidity of construction -Consolidation settlement is controlled or eliminated -Simple construction with minimal impact and disturbance to neighbouring buildings -Can be integrated with other works in more complex situations (piling, etc.) -Provides thermal insulation, drainage, and protection from rising damp
COLLECTION
Compensated
ENVIRONMENT
Outdoor
DETAIL
A compensated foundation consists of replacing a volume of the ground below the foundations with an equivalent volume of Laterlite Expanded Clay (which has a much lower density) thereby reducing the weight and partly or wholly compensating for the loads imposed by the new building.
STRUCTURE
Incorporating a layer of expanded clay below the base structures of a building, tank, or swimming pool (the base slab and foundations) provides an extremely durable, stable, robust layer of thermal insulation that is free of interruptions, is easy to spread. If special laterlite plus hydrophobic expanded clay is used, this provides effective additional control of rising damp.
USE
Construction
PRODUCT TYPE
Soil
DENSITY
Lower
PROTECTION
Rising Damp
SUPPORT
Stable and durable support for the building
