What is flowable fill?
Flowable fill materials are a increasingly popular choice due to numerous advantages, its versatility and reliable performance. It can be used for a variety of applications including structural fill and slope stabilization in roadways, backfill behind masonry walls, trenching of utilities, and pavement repair. It is highly versatile, allowing it to easily conform to varying shapes, materials and depths without the help of formwork.
In addition to its versatility, flowable fill material also offers advantages over regular concrete mixes. Its lower water content makes it less prone to shrinkage cracks, which are common with standard concrete mixes. It also has better compaction properties than traditional cement mixes, ensuring there is minimal settling over time. While not necessarily stronger than other concrete mixes due to its air content and unique composition, flowable fill material also provides greater stability when used as structural fill or backfill thanks to its increased shear strength and greatly reduced permeability when compared with other types of concrete mix.
Why are flowable fill mixtures used?
Flowable fill mixes offer a number of advantages over traditional concrete mixes, making them the ideal material of choice for large amounts of specialized concrete construction projects. These advantages include:
Low water content, making it less prone to shrinkage cracks.
High versatility, allowing it to easily conform to varying shapes and depths without the help of formwork.
Superior stability when used as structural fill or backfill thanks to its increased shear strength and greatly reduced permeability compared with other types of concrete mix.
Better compaction properties than traditional ready mixed concrete , ensuring there is minimal settling over time.
These key benefits make flowable fill mixtures an excellent option for any project requiring an exceptionally dependable construction solution that also has quick turnaround times. In addition, this type of mix can be tailored specifically for each individual project ensuring optimal results every time.
Delivery and Placement of Flowable Fill with Omega Ready Mix Volumetric Concrete Trucks
Flowable fill by Omega Ready Mix is delivered and placed using volumetric concrete trucks equipped with a special blending auger. This allows for the accurate measurement of the weight of all necessary ingredients for flowable fill mixtures, ensuring that components of the mix meets each individual project’s precise requirements.
Rather than being mixed at the cement factory, these mixes are loaded into the truck and then blended on-site. The mixture and pump discharge rate can be regulated to ensure maximum control over the filling process, enabling an ideal solution for any flowable fill project due to its accuracy, efficiency, and convenience.