Civil & Infrastructure Solutions
Plasti-Fab manufactures moulded expanded polystyrene (EPS) products that have been used successfully in a wide variety of geotechnical applications. GeoSpec® lightweight fill material is expanded polystyrene (EPS) geofoam used in ground fill applications where a lightweight fill material is required. EPS geofoam has been used in projects involving a wide variety of applications worldwide for over 50 years.
GeoSpec EPS Geofoam Applications
- Road construction over poor soils
- Road widening
- Bridge abutment
- Bridge underfill
- Culverts, pipelines & buried structures
- Compensating foundation
- Rail embankment
- Landscaping & vegetative green roofs
- Retaining and buried wall backfill
- Slope stabilization
- Stadium & theater seating
- Levees
- Airport runway/taxiway
- Foundations for lightweight structures
- Special Applications
- Noise and vibration damping
- Compression application
- Seismic application
- Rockfall/impact protection
- Permafrost embankments
Material Properties for GeoSpec
Table 1 – Typical Design Considerations
| Material Property | Units | D6817 GeoSpec Type Designations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS12 | EPS15 | EPS19 | EPS22 | EPS29 | EPS39 | EPS46 | ||
| Product Density Minimum ASTM C303 |
kg/m3 (pcf) |
11.2 (0.70) |
14.4 (0.90) |
18.4 (1.15) |
21.6 (1.35) |
28.8 (1.80) |
38.4 (2.40) |
45.7 (2.85) |
| Compressive Resistance Minimum @ 1% strain ASTM D1621 |
kPa (psi) |
15 (2.2) |
25 (3.6) |
40 (5.8) |
50 (7.3) |
75 (10.9) |
103 (15.0) |
128 (18.6) |
| Flexural Strength Minimum ASTM C203 |
kPa (psi) |
69 (10) |
172 (25) |
207 (30) |
240 (35) |
345 (50) |
414 (60) |
517 (75) |
| Limiting Oxygen Index Minimum ASTM D2863 |
% | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Additional Compressive Resistance Properties | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material Property | Units | EPS12 | EPS15 | EPS19 | EPS22 | EPS29 | EPS39 | EPS46 |
| Compressive Resistance Minimum @ 5% strain ASTM D1621 |
kPa (psi) |
35 (5.1) |
55 (8.0) |
90 (13.1) |
115 (16.7) |
170 (25.0) |
241 (35.0) |
300 (43.5) |
| Compressive Resistance Minimum @ 10% strain ASTM D1621 |
kPa (psi) |
40 (5.8) |
70 (10.2) |
110 (16.0) |
135 (19.6) |
200 (29.0) |
276 (40.0) |
345 (50.0) |
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