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Is it true that expanded clay aggregate or eca is preferred for covers for sludge storage tanks

Yes, it is, Sludge storage tanks typically require covers to keep them at the proper temperature: often 90°F for mesophilic operation, or 140°F for thermophilic operation. It can be difficult to develop a cover that’s lightweight, yet offers proper insulation for a sludge storage ta...



Why does one use eca or expanded clay aggregate for lightweight fill for underground structures ?

ECA ® (Expanded Clay Aggregate) is a perfect material for lightweight fill material when creating underground structures. It offers an extremely high strength-to-weight ratio, due to its unique construction, with thousands of tiny holes and pores throughout the structure of the clay.

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What is the application of expanded clay aggregate or eca for buried tanks and pipes

Insulating buried tanks and pipes are necessary to ensure that temperature fluctuations do not cause the metal or other material to expand or deform excessively, even during extreme changes in temperature, such as from summer to winter.

For this reason, ECA ® (Expanded Clay Agg...



Please explain in short the use of eca or expanded clay aggregate for lightened embankments?

In areas where a traditional, earth-only embankment may be impractical or dangerous – such as in landfills, embankments made on the softened ground, and embankments on potentially-unstable slopes – Expanded Clay Aggregate (ECA ®) can be used to create special, lightened embankment...



Is eca or expanded clay aggregate highly useful for containment structures?

Yes, Expanded Clay Aggregate (ECA ®) is a highly-useful material that can be used with steel-reinforced concrete to create nuclear containment structures. As a material, ECA ® is extremely fire-resistant and has very good insulating properties, which can help reduce the impact o...



Is expanded clay aggregate a preferred aggregate for fill for below-ground cavities?

Expanded Clay Aggregate (ECA ®) is an ideal material for filling in below-ground cavities in multiple construction applications. Whether you’re excavating for a storage tank, utilities, or for any other purpose which requires you to fill a cavity with strong, lightweight material, ECA&n...



Why is ECA ® or expanded clay aggregate used for compensated foundations ?

Expanded Clay Aggregate (ECA ®) can be used to help strengthen the ground below an existing foundation, using an equivalent volume of expanded clay. ECA ® has a much lower density compared to soil, which helps reduce the overall weight of the building and compensate for the loads tha...



What is the application of expanded clay aggregate or eca for tunnels?

Expanded Clay Aggregate (ECA ®) is an ideal material for building tunnels. Most commonly, it’s used to fill in the gaps between the rock mass that is excavated, and the liner of the tunnel. Expanded Clay Aggregate is extremely strong, but some types of ECA ® can collapse at loa...



Please explain the use of expanded clay aggregate or eca in construction of lightened embankments and fills

In some areas, a traditional embankment may be either impractical or dangerous. Most commonly, this is true in areas where the soil dynamics are not ideal, and the underlying earth may be prone to shifting, which could cause catastrophic embankment or fill failure.

Using an Expanded Cla...



What is the use of expanded clay aggregate or eca in civil engineering structures ?

ECA ® (Expanded Clay Aggregate) has a number of great uses in civil engineering structures ranging from dams to bridges, earthworks, structural foundations, pipelines, tunnels, reservoir construction, and even railway and roadway construction. It can be used in any project that is expose...