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Materials Resource Efficiency in Street Works<br />

Materials Resource Efficiency in Street Works<br />

Utility <strong>Good</strong> <strong>Practice</strong> Industry <strong>Guide</strong>Agreement


Materials Resource Efficiency in Street Works<br />

<strong>Good</strong> <strong>Practice</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

This good practice guide forms part of the<br />

suite of documents aimed at:<br />

■ increasing the use of recycled and<br />

stabilised materials in street works; and<br />

■ reducing the waste arisings sent to landfill<br />

(including the adoption of waste avoidance<br />

techniques such as trenchless technology<br />

and first time permanent reinstatement).<br />

This guide is designed to provide the<br />

Street Works Community (Utility Companies,<br />

their Contractors, Local Authority Inspectors,<br />

and Materials Suppliers) and other interested<br />

parties with an overview of the use of recycled<br />

and stabilised materials in street works, and<br />

the techniques associated with waste avoidance.<br />

In addition, the guide contains signposts to<br />

information and case studies that demonstrate<br />

what is feasible and achievable when using<br />

technologies to avoid waste generation, and in<br />

the use of recycled and stabilised materials.<br />

This guide does not aim to reproduce or replicate<br />

the UK Highways Authority and Utility Committee<br />

– HAUC (UK) – Specification for the Reinstatement<br />

of Openings in Highways, which is freely available<br />

from the DfT website 1 . The Specification should<br />

be used as the single source of information on<br />

the specification of materials in street works.<br />

Background to the <strong>Good</strong> <strong>Practice</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

In 2005, it was estimated that the utilities<br />

sector generates about 4.8 million tonnes of<br />

trench excavation waste and about 2.5 million<br />

tonnes of this was landfilled 2 , enough to fill the<br />

Millennium Stadium. Not generating waste and<br />

recycling waste arisings, can deliver savings by<br />

avoiding new materials and waste disposal costs.<br />

The Draft Strategy for Sustainable Construction<br />

(England and Wales) suggests industry wide<br />

targets and milestones of:<br />

These targets for England and Wales are<br />

complemented by targets to:<br />

■ reuse or recycle 75% of construction,<br />

demolition and excavation wastes by 2020<br />

(<strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong> Waste Management<br />

Strategy 2006-2020); and<br />

■ reduce business waste, including<br />

construction and demolition waste,<br />

by 200,000 tonnes a year (Business Waste<br />

Framework - Scotland).<br />

Background Information<br />

In November 2005, <strong>WRAP</strong> commissioned<br />

research to investigate the use of trench<br />

arisings and other recycled materials in gas<br />

and water company trenches. The reserach 2<br />

estimated that arisings from water and gas<br />

companies’ asset renewal throughout<br />

Great Britain is 4.8 million tonnes per<br />

annum. The work also examined the<br />

barriers and opportunities for recycling<br />

trench arisings. To further define these<br />

barriers, and to develop an evidence base<br />

to address them, <strong>WRAP</strong> initiated two further<br />

projects in 2006/07.<br />

The first of these produced process and cost<br />

models for the two most prevalent practices<br />

for dealing with trench arisings, and<br />

compared these to recycling ‘hub’ options 3 .<br />

This demonstrated that a business case can<br />

be made for recycling hubs.<br />

The second project examined the technical<br />

aspects of using recycled and stabilised<br />

materials in reinstatements 4 . The project<br />

collated multiple case studies, highlighting<br />

that the second edition of the HAUC (UK)<br />

Specification 1 includes specific provision<br />

for the use of recycled aggregates and<br />

stabilised materials, including the reuse<br />

of trench arisings.<br />

Source: <strong>WRAP</strong><br />

By 2012<br />

By 2015<br />

By 2020<br />

A 50% reduction of<br />

construction, demolition<br />

and excavation waste sent<br />

to landfill, compared to 2005<br />

– also in the Waste Strategy<br />

for England 2007<br />

Zero net waste at construction<br />

site level<br />

Zero waste to landfill,<br />

where feasible<br />

Welsh HAUC – Approved materials<br />

Welsh HAUC have published tables of<br />

approved materials, including materials<br />

using recycled and secondary aggregates.<br />

The tables include approved materials<br />

containing blastfurnace slag and recycled<br />

asphalt.<br />

These materials, along with many others,<br />

are also allowed by the Highways Agency’s<br />

Specification for Highway Works.<br />

Source: Welsh HAUC website, www.welsh-hauc.org.uk<br />

1<br />

Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways, Highway Authority and Utilities Committee (UK), London, 2002. Available on line via www.dft.gov.uk<br />

2<br />

‘Identifying opportunities for recycling of excavated spoil from utility works in local authority areas, and promoting the use of recycled materials through<br />

good practice’, <strong>WRAP</strong>, 2005. Available on line via www.wrap.org.uk<br />

3<br />

‘Utilities Recycling Hub Commerciality Study’, <strong>WRAP</strong>, 2006. Available on line via www.wrap.org.uk<br />

4<br />

‘Recycled and stabilised materials in trench reinstatement’, <strong>WRAP</strong>, 2007. Available on line via www.wrap.org.uk


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The Suite of Documents<br />

The Draft Strategy for Sustainable Construction 5<br />

is a joint industry/government strategy which<br />

includes the objective of developing agreements<br />

and initiatives between the construction<br />

industry and its clients with the aim of reducing<br />

the carbon footprint and use of resources.<br />

This guide supports voluntary agreements<br />

aiming to deliver a step change in the levels of<br />

recycled materials used and the waste landfilled<br />

by the utilities sector, shown in Figure 1.<br />

The suite of documents<br />

Utility<br />

Contractor<br />

Agreement<br />

Figure 1: Suite of utility industry voluntary agreements and<br />

supporting documents<br />

National Grid - Utility Company and<br />

Contractors partner to improve efficiency<br />

National Grid is committed to the protection<br />

and enhancement of the environment and,<br />

in 2005/6, two five-year Road to Zero targets<br />

were set:<br />

■ To reduce the amount of waste spoil that<br />

can be diverted from landfill to ZERO by<br />

2010/11<br />

■ To reduce the amount of primary<br />

aggregate used for reinstatement<br />

to ZERO by 2010/11 where suitable<br />

alternatives exist<br />

In 2004/5, approximately 300,000 tonnes of<br />

waste spoil was sent to landfill from gas mains<br />

replacement. This amounts to approximately<br />

58% of the total spoil excavated. Recognising<br />

the challenge, key performance indicators<br />

were set for the four Gas Alliance contracts,<br />

while term contractors were encouraged to<br />

recycle and use recycled materials.<br />

All ten contracting partners are now taking<br />

steps to ensure that waste is diverted<br />

to landfill and more recycled materials<br />

are used. Only 30% of waste spoil is now<br />

disposed of via landfill.<br />

Source: National Grid<br />

Utility<br />

Industry<br />

Agreement<br />

<strong>Good</strong> <strong>Practice</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Regional<br />

and HAUC/RAUC<br />

National<br />

HAUC/RAUC Memorandum<br />

Memorandum<br />

of Understanding<br />

of Understanding<br />

Councillor’s Briefing Note<br />

Local Authority Inspector's Briefing Note<br />

<br />

Database of Street Works Recycling<br />

<br />

<br />

Who Should Use this <strong>Guide</strong><br />

This guide should be used by Utility<br />

Contractors engaged in street works for the<br />

various Water, Telecommunication, Gas, or<br />

Electricity companies who have signed the<br />

Utility Industry Agreement. The Utility Industry<br />

Agreement commits its signatories to:<br />

■ writing company policies that embed:<br />

- the use of recycled and stabilised<br />

materials and<br />

- the reduction of waste arisings sent to<br />

landfill (including the adoption of waste<br />

avoidance techniques such as trenchless<br />

technology and first time permanent<br />

reinstatement);<br />

■ setting company targets and milestones for<br />

the increased use of recycled and stabilised<br />

materials and the reduction of the waste<br />

arisings sent to landfill;<br />

■ using procurement and contractual<br />

arrangements to deliver these company<br />

targets, where feasible;<br />

■ promoting the use of recycled and stabilised<br />

materials which meet specified performance<br />

and quality requirements 1 ; and<br />

■ pro-actively sharing knowledge<br />

on the use and trials of recycled and<br />

stabilised materials.<br />

To achieve their targets and milestones,<br />

the Utility Companies will need to work in<br />

partnership with their Contractors (and with<br />

Local Authorities and Materials Suppliers).<br />

In response to the commitment of the Utility<br />

Companies, Contractors are encouraged to<br />

sign up to the Utility Contactors Agreement,<br />

which includes similar commitments,<br />

including a commitment to:<br />

■ support Utility Companies by agreeing<br />

contractual targets and milestones to<br />

increase the use of recycled and stabilised<br />

materials, and reduce the waste arisings<br />

sent to landfill; and<br />

■ include targets and milestones for the use<br />

of recycled and stabilised materials and<br />

waste reduction in sub-contracts.<br />

A HAUC/RAUC Memorandum of Understanding<br />

has also been developed, which can be used<br />

to publicly demonstrate a Local Authority’s<br />

commitment to waste reduction and recycling<br />

in street works. This guide will also be of<br />

interest to Local Authority Inspectors looking<br />

for more information concerning the use of<br />

recycled materials in street works, or the use<br />

of waste avoidance technologies.<br />

5<br />

Draft Strategy for Sustainable Construction, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (formerly the Department of Trade and Industry),<br />

London, July 2007. Available online via www.berr.gov.uk. This strategy is open for consultation until 30 November 2007


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<strong>Good</strong> <strong>Practice</strong> Principles<br />

The waste hierarchy (Figure 2) is a well<br />

known and understood concept that should<br />

be considered for all trenching activities.<br />

This means that it is preferable to:<br />

■ reduce the quantities of waste generated<br />

(for example, by using trenchless<br />

technologies);<br />

■ reuse materials as they arise (for example,<br />

recycling trench arising at a local hub to be<br />

used in local trench reinstatements<br />

- closed loop recycling);<br />

■ use recycled materials for trench<br />

reinstatement rather than using primary<br />

materials (for example, using a recycled<br />

aggregate subbase in preference to a<br />

primary aggregate subbase);<br />

■ send excess materials for recycling rather<br />

than for landfill disposal; and<br />

■ only send materials unsuitable for recycling<br />

for landfill disposal.<br />

Waste avoidance techniques and closed loop<br />

recycling also:<br />

■ reduce the number of vehicle movements,<br />

which reduces the carbon emissions<br />

associated with reinstatement works;<br />

■ avoid unnecessary loading and unloading<br />

of materials, minimising congestion and<br />

easing traffic flow around the works; and<br />

■ reduce costs by avoiding the unnecessary<br />

disposal of waste materials and purchase<br />

of reinstatement materials.<br />

Reduce<br />

Reuse<br />

Recycle<br />

Dispose<br />

Figure 2: Schematic diagram showing the waste hierarchy<br />

<strong>WRAP</strong> – Economic viability of recycling<br />

hubs in London<br />

Process and cost models developed for<br />

<strong>WRAP</strong> demonstrated that investment in<br />

the land and equipment for a trench arising<br />

recycling hub can be economically viable.<br />

These models also indicate the true cost<br />

of waste disposal from street works.<br />

The process models indicate that the costs<br />

of establishing recycling hubs can be offset<br />

by reducing the costs of reinstatement by:<br />

1. 48% to recycle trench arisings through<br />

a waste transfer station and reinstate<br />

with primary aggregate<br />

2. Up to 56% to send trench arisings to<br />

a recycling hub and to reinstate with<br />

materials from the hub<br />

Compared to sending trench arisings<br />

to landfill and reinstating with primary<br />

material. All ten contracting partners are<br />

now taking steps to ensure that waste<br />

is diverted to landfill and more recycled<br />

materials are used. Only 30% of waste spoil<br />

is now disposed of via landfill.<br />

Source: ‘Utilities Recycling Commerciality Study’,<br />

www.wrap.ork.uk/construction<br />

Alfred M c Alpine and Encore Aggregates<br />

– Recycled trench arisings in<br />

reinstatement<br />

Alfred M c Alpine were involved with the<br />

reinstatement of trenches excavated to<br />

allow works to be undertaken on a gas<br />

pipeline at Clyde Street in Glasgow.<br />

The in situ material was excavated and<br />

recycled ex situ by Encore Aggregates.<br />

The material was then reused in the<br />

reinstatement works.<br />

Source: AggRegain website, www.aggregain.org.uk<br />

United Utilities - CBEM3 trials in Leeds<br />

The CBEM3 (cement-bound excavated<br />

material) pilot trial was set up by National<br />

Grid at Sheepscar, Leeds, in August 2004,<br />

and continues to operate successfully under<br />

United Utilities.<br />

The current trials of CBEM3 in West<br />

Yorkshire are intended to prove CBEM3 as<br />

a long-term, commercially and practically<br />

viable reinstatement solution for much<br />

larger workloads in a relatively small<br />

geographical area.<br />

Source: United Utilities<br />

5<br />

Draft Strategy for Sustainable Construction, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (formerly the Department of Trade and Industry),<br />

London, July 2007. Available online via www.berr.gov.uk. This strategy is open for consultation until 30 November 2007


Materials Resource Efficiency in Street Works<br />

Thames Water & Clancy Docwra -<br />

Trenchless mains reinstatement<br />

in London<br />

As part of its Alliance Agreement with<br />

Thames Water, Clancy Docwra has laid<br />

300 km of mains, completing over 50% using<br />

trenchless techniques including directional<br />

drilling, pipe bursting and insertion.<br />

The high percentage of trenchless mains<br />

installation has been achieved by employing<br />

an innovative approach to the works and<br />

ensuring pre-construction planning is<br />

intense and detailed.<br />

Using expert utility apparatus locating<br />

services has resulting in an improved unit<br />

rate, improved relations with the various<br />

London Boroughs, and an excellent Health,<br />

Safety and Environmental record with<br />

minimal damages or accidents.<br />

Source: Source: Thames Water/Clancy Docwra<br />

National Grid - Keyhole Road<br />

Openings Utilising Core & Vacuum<br />

Excavation Techniques<br />

National Grid is the first utility in the UK to<br />

combine vacuum and coring technology for<br />

excavating in the Highway. This is a method<br />

of opening the highway to work on plant<br />

through either an 18 inch or 24 inch hole.<br />

The technique involves two main<br />

components:<br />

■ A core is cut into the surface down to<br />

the subbase; the complete core is then<br />

removed for refitting after the work<br />

■ A vacuum is used to remove all the soil<br />

down to the apparatus to be worked.<br />

Special tooling has also been developed<br />

so that work can be carried out from the<br />

surface through the 18 inch hole.<br />

The excavated material is then compacted<br />

to a compliant level, and finally, the core is<br />

bonded back into position.<br />

Source: National Grid<br />

WASTE AVOIDANCE<br />

Trenchless Technology<br />

According to the Society for Trenchless<br />

Technology (www.ukstt.org.uk) 6 , Trenchless<br />

Technologies are “Methods for utility and other<br />

line installation, rehabilitation, replacement,<br />

renovation, repair, inspection, location and leak<br />

detection, with minimum excavation from the<br />

ground surface”.<br />

The Society’s website provides a useful<br />

introduction to trenchless technologies,<br />

as does the Department for Transport’s best<br />

practice guidance 7 . In addition, the Highways<br />

Agency’s Design Manual for Roads and<br />

Bridges (DMRB) includes an advice note on<br />

trenchless technologies 8 . It should be noted<br />

that trenchless technologies are not always<br />

suitable and there may be no alternative to<br />

opening trenches.<br />

According to the UKSTT website, Trenchless<br />

Technology can be broken into three areas:<br />

■ repair and Renovation, Cleaning, Localised<br />

Repair Techniques and Lining;<br />

■ replacement, Pipebursting, Pipe Splitting,<br />

Pipe Eating and Lead Extraction &<br />

Replacement Systems; and<br />

■ rew installation. Impact Moling,<br />

Pipe Ramming, Auger Boring & Thrust<br />

Boring, Pipe Jacking, Micro Tunnelling,<br />

<strong>Guide</strong>d Rod Pushing, <strong>Guide</strong>d Boring &<br />

Directional Drilling, Rock Boring, Cable<br />

Pulling and Cable Blow In Systems.<br />

Keyhole Techniques<br />

For small excavations, keyhole techniques can<br />

be utilised to minimise the size of the opening,<br />

reducing disruption and the amount of arisings<br />

and, if the excavated material is used for<br />

reinstatement, reducing the amount of waste<br />

sent to landfill.<br />

First Time Permanent Reinstatement<br />

It is not uncommon for utility excavations to<br />

be initially reinstated on a temporary basis.<br />

At a later date the temporary reinstatement<br />

is replaced with a permanent one.<br />

This approach is inefficient as the temporary<br />

materials that are removed will either go to<br />

landfill or are taken to be recycled off site.<br />

Whenever possible, first time permanent<br />

reinstatement should be undertaken.<br />

This will result in less materials being wasted<br />

and may also reduce the costs associated with<br />

the reinstatement process.<br />

6<br />

Glossary – Trenchless Technology, United Kingdom Society for Trenchless Technology (UKSTT), Leamington Spa. Online at www.ukstt.org.uk/glossary<br />

7<br />

Best <strong>Practice</strong> In Street Works And Highway Works, Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions (now under the Department for Transport),<br />

London, 2001. Online via www.dft.gov.uk<br />

8<br />

Guidance On The Trenchless Installation Of Services Beneath Motorways And Trunk Roads – HA 120/07, Volume 4 - Geotechnics And Drainage, Section 1<br />

– Earthworks, Part 8, Highways Agency, London, 2007. Online via www.highways.gov.uk


Materials Resource Efficiency in Street Works<br />

RECYCLED AND STABILISED MATERIALS<br />

The <strong>WRAP</strong> guidance document - Recycled and<br />

stabilised materials in trench reinstatement 4 ,<br />

highlights good practice in recycling trench<br />

excavation wastes.<br />

Specific provision is given for the use of<br />

recycled aggregates and hydraulically<br />

bound mixtures, and the reuse of trench<br />

arisings, within the second edition of the<br />

Specification for the Reinstatement of<br />

Openings in Highways 1 . This has recently<br />

been complemented by Advice Note 1,<br />

which has been produced “to clarify various<br />

issues associated with Appendix A9” of the<br />

Specification and thereby removes barriers to<br />

the use of stabilised materials.<br />

Wide experience with recycled materials and<br />

stabilised materials (hydraulically bound<br />

mixtures) already exists, both within the utility<br />

reinstatement sector and the wider highway<br />

engineering community. Taken from the <strong>WRAP</strong><br />

guidance document, Figure 3 shows materials<br />

flows in good practice recycling 4 .<br />

Recycled Materials<br />

Recycled materials in reinstatements are<br />

permitted by the HAUC (UK) Specification for<br />

the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways;<br />

as they are specified in the Highways Agency’s<br />

Specification for Highway Works 9 .<br />

The Specification for Highway Works includes<br />

the use of recycled aggregates (from<br />

construction, demolition and excavation waste)<br />

and secondary aggregates (by-products of<br />

industrial processes) in capping, subbase,<br />

base, binder and surface course layers.<br />

This includes their use in concrete, asphalt<br />

(including foamed asphalt), and hydraulically<br />

bound and unbound mixtures (such as<br />

subbases and cappings) 9 .<br />

Transportation of<br />

trench arisings<br />

Landfill<br />

<strong>WRAP</strong> AggRegain Specifier Tool<br />

The <strong>WRAP</strong> AggRegain Specifier tool,<br />

online at www.aggregain.org.uk, is a free<br />

tool that helps specifiers and buyers<br />

choose the right aggregate for the right<br />

application, to see which recycled and<br />

secondary aggregates can be used in the<br />

chosen application. Users can download<br />

detailed technical notes and case studies<br />

demonstrating the use of recycled<br />

materials.<br />

For example, searching via unbound<br />

subbase indicates that Type 1, 2, 3 and R<br />

subbase can use a wide range of recycled<br />

and secondary aggregates:<br />

■ Blastfurnace & Zinc slag<br />

■ Burnt Colliery spoil<br />

■ China clay sand and Stent<br />

■ Foundry sand<br />

■ Incinerator bottom ash<br />

■ Recycled aggregate (RA)<br />

■ Recycled asphalt (up to 50%)<br />

■ Recycled concrete aggregate (RCA)<br />

■ Recycled glass<br />

■ Slate aggregate<br />

■ Spent oil shale<br />

■ Steel slag<br />

Barhale Construction – ‘Trenchmod’<br />

in the Borough of Camden<br />

Barhale Construction used ‘Trenchmod’ –<br />

a proprietary system for recycling materials<br />

– on a project in Mansfield Road, Camden,<br />

to modify the trench arisings for future<br />

reinstatements. Arisings were taken to the<br />

‘Trenchmod’ plant located on a Thames<br />

Water site at Lea Bridge, Hackney.<br />

The processed material was then<br />

transported back to Camden as and<br />

when required.<br />

Trench excavation<br />

& reinstatement<br />

Local<br />

transportation of<br />

trench arisings<br />

On-site re-use or<br />

recycle (quality<br />

controlled process)<br />

Recycling (quality<br />

conrolled process)<br />

Non<br />

recyclable<br />

waste<br />

Other<br />

application<br />

The performance history of the product and<br />

previous Utility Companies’ usage has led<br />

to an outright conditional acceptance from<br />

the London Borough of Camden, where<br />

‘Trenchmod’ may be used as a backfill/Type<br />

1 subbase alternative.<br />

Local<br />

transportation<br />

of certified<br />

reinstatement<br />

materials<br />

Source: ‘Recycled and Stabilised Materials in Trench<br />

Transportation<br />

of primary<br />

reinstatement<br />

materials<br />

Other<br />

feedstock<br />

KEY<br />

<strong>Good</strong> practice<br />

Standard practice<br />

Figure 3: Simplified materials flow highlighting good<br />

practice 4<br />

9<br />

Specification for Highway Works, Volume 1, Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works, Highways Agency, London. Online via www.highways.gov.uk


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Stabilised Materials<br />

The HAUC (UK) Specification for the<br />

Reinstatement of Openings in Highways 1<br />

allows the use of stabilised materials, such<br />

as hydraulically bound mixtures (HBMs),<br />

where there is evidence that the material will<br />

meet specified technical and performance<br />

requirements.<br />

Stabilised materials are attractive in many<br />

highway and other construction projects as<br />

they can improve locally available otherwise<br />

unsuitable materials, suitable to use and fit<br />

for purpose. The use of stabilised materials<br />

can enable trench arisings to be recycled,<br />

avoiding waste, transportation and disposal,<br />

and bringing primary materials to site.<br />

Advice Note 1 confirms that:<br />

■ materials complying with to Series 800<br />

of the Highways Agency’s Specification<br />

for Highway Works 9 can be used without<br />

trial. Series 800 includes specifications for<br />

stabilised materials (HBMs) in subbase<br />

and base layers; and<br />

■ when a stabilised material has gained<br />

approval from one Authority (and the<br />

results and audit trail are available), other<br />

Authorities cannot withhold permission to<br />

use the material unless there are reasonable<br />

engineering reasons for doing so.<br />

HBM<br />

CBGM A<br />

CBGM B<br />

CBGM C<br />

FABM 1<br />

FABM 2<br />

FABM 3<br />

FABM 5<br />

SBM B1-2<br />

SBM B2<br />

SBM B3<br />

HRBBM 1<br />

HRBBM 2<br />

HRBBM 3<br />

SC<br />

SFA<br />

SHRB<br />

SS<br />

General<br />

Description<br />

Cement Bound<br />

Granular<br />

Mixtures<br />

Fly Ash Bound<br />

Mixtures<br />

Slag Bound<br />

Miixtures<br />

Hydraulic Road<br />

Binder Bound<br />

Mixtures<br />

Treated Soils 840<br />

Series 800<br />

Clauses<br />

821-823<br />

830-832, 834<br />

830-832<br />

830-832<br />

Morrison Utility Services -<br />

Stabilised trench arisings in<br />

Type 2 roads in Hampshire<br />

Morrison Utility Services conducted an<br />

approval trial using SMR Soil Stabiliser to<br />

recycle trench arisings into a Type 2 road in<br />

Sarisbury Green, Hampshire.<br />

The excavated trench arisings were<br />

processed at a nearby site and the SMR<br />

stabilised material transported back to<br />

the site when required. The SMR Soil<br />

Stabiliser is suitable for both large and<br />

small reinstatement operations as it can be<br />

incorporated using mobile plant and hand<br />

mixing. Testing of this material has shown<br />

that it can outperform SHW Type 1 subbase.<br />

Following the successful trial on the A27,<br />

the material has now been approved for<br />

Type 2, 3, and 4 roads across Hampshire.<br />

Source: ‘Recycled and stabilised materials in trench<br />

reinstatement’, www.wrap.org.uk/construction<br />

O’Keefe – Assessment of lime<br />

treated arisings<br />

A site trial of lime modified material was<br />

carried out at the O’Keefe Construction<br />

plant yard in Dunbrick, Sevenoaks. The<br />

material, provided by Skanska, was<br />

screened to remove the fraction >40 mm.<br />

The remaining material was divided,<br />

with half being treated with the addition<br />

of 1% lime.<br />

Both materials were then used to reinstate<br />

a small trench, where two CBR tests were<br />

carried out. Two weeks later further CBR<br />

test readings were taken.<br />

CBR (%)<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

0<br />

untreated<br />

– tested<br />

immediately<br />

untreated<br />

at 2 weeks<br />

age<br />

1% lime at 2<br />

weeks age<br />

The results showed no improvement in<br />

strength for the untreated material, whereas<br />

the treated material showed significant<br />

strength gain.<br />

Source: O’Keefe Soil Remediation<br />

2% lime at 2<br />

weeks age<br />

insitu test -<br />

immediate<br />

insitu test<br />

at 2 weeks<br />

age


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