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Portland

03/29/2014 6:44 AM

What is the ratio of Portland to road base to stabilize it?

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03/29/2014 10:18 AM

4 Portlands to 1 Seattle.

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03/29/2014 11:13 PM

That's only on the West coast. On the East coast it's 4 Portlands to 1 Boston.

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04/03/2014 1:25 PM


East coast: Portland Maine and Boston MA :)

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04/03/2014 1:23 PM


Portland Oregon and Seattle Washington :)

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Re: Portland

03/30/2014 12:47 AM

Ah, want a formula for dirt-crete do you. Sorry, this has to be done by test. The idea is to achieve the load capability specified and the amount varies greatly by area depending on the mix of sand, clay, rock and type of each in the dirt. Casts are made and tested and usually specifications call for quite a few tests. Some local companies can come close to guessing because they have experience with what is there. The previous answers are only half joking. It really does depend on where you are, but the mix will change as the soil conditions change.

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03/30/2014 2:29 AM

Reinforced earth or what I like to call shitcrete.

It will be anywhere between 3:1 and 4:1 depending on what your using as an aggregate mixture and what it will be used for.

Split bamboo makes a good steel rebar substitue for roadbases if you intend to run heavy traffic.

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03/30/2014 10:49 AM

It's difficult to give an intelligent answer, since we don't really know what the OP wants, what the soil composition is, wherever on the planet they may be (we aren't told that either) the traffic load, amount of rainfall/ freeze/thaw, etc, etc, etc, etc

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03/30/2014 12:57 PM

You may also want too research some newer topping materials, that are applied and act as binders and solidifiers. Compaction its required, then a liquid is sprayed over the top, allowed to penetrate, and sometime resprayed, depending in loads . Being used for quick roads, sidewalks, parking lots for forestry vehicles, etc, where bringing in loads of aggregate is not practical, and a surface that does not break down with water is necessary. Grade, compact, and spray, is how it is explained.

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