The growing use of brownfield sites and the focus on sustainability issues bring increasing recognition of the benefits of soil stabilisation:

• Speed of project completion
  
• Reduced use of imported aggregates
  
• Less local construction traffic
  
• Reduced project costs
  
• The provision of an economic and effective subbase
  
• The ability to deal with sulfate-bearing soils

Organisations

Representatives from the following organisations, participate in task group activities.

Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering
Bam Contractors
Barton Plant
Beach Soil Stabilisation
Buxton Lime
C J Haughey
Cementitious Slag Makers Association
Combined Stabilisation
Highways Agency
Independent Stabilising
Lafarge
Lagan Group
McArdle Group
Norder Design Associates
Rapid International
Singleton Birch
Smith Sports Civils
Stabilised Pavements
Tarmac
UK Quality Ash Association (UKQAA)
VolkerFitzpatrick
Wirtgen

Publications

The Group has produced a number of publications which are free to members.
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	Case Studies: A series of case studies of soil stabilisation projects undertaken by Britpave members. Each explains why soil stabilisation was undertaken, describes the project and sets out the benefits of using the technique rather than traditional construction methods. • Ref. DS/SS/001 to 010 • 2006/7 • Price £FREE
	Immediate trafficking of cement bound materials Reviews the results of a joint Highways Agency/Britpave project to examine the immediate trafficking of a range of cement bound materials. The report identifies those mixtures that can be trafficked early and those that require a curing period. • Ref. BP/14 • 2005 • 17 pages • Price £10 • Free to Britpave Members
	HBM and Stabilisation: 1 Parking areas and hardstanding Provides design and specification guidelines for clients, designers and contractors wishing to use hydraulically bound mixtures for parking areas and hardstandings. Also covers mixture design, construction and control testing and includes a useful glossary of terms. • Ref. BP/26 • 2007 • 9 pages • Price £10 • Free to Britpave Members
	HBM and Stabilisation: 2 Residential and commercial road pavements Provides design and specification guidelines for clients, designers and contractors wishing to use hydraulically bound mixtures for residential and commercial road pavements. Also covers mixture design, construction and control testing and includes a useful glossary of terms. • Ref. BP/27 • 2007 • 9 pages • Price £10 • Free to Britpave Members
	HBM and Stabilisation: 3 Heavy duty paving Provides design and specification guidelines for clients, designers and contractors wishing to use hydraulically bound mixtures for heavy-duty paving in areas subject to wheel/axle loading in excess of that permitted on public roads. Also covers mixture design, construction and control testing and includes a useful glossary of terms. • Ref. BP/28 • 2007 • 9 pages • Price £10 • Free to Britpave Members
	Stabilised Soils as subbase or base for road and other pavements Gives guidance on the two-stage stabilisation of cohesive soils, such as clay, using lime followed by cement, pfa and/or ggbs to produce a strengthened sub-base or base. Covers specification, site investigation, mix design, construction and testing. • Ref. BP/08 • 2004 • 7 pages • Price £10 • Free to Britpave Members
	Guidlines of Best Practice Provides guidance for all involved in soil stabilisation. Pays particular attention to the responsibilities of the parties to the contract and can be used to assess the information that is required to specify a soil stabilisation project and schedule the detailed testing required. • Ref. BP/47 • 2010 • 6 pages • Price Free
	Stabilisation of Sulfate-Bearing Soils Explains the mechanisms that cause sulphate heave. Recommends the methods for sampling and testing for sulfates and sulphides and describes measures to minimise the risk of sulphate-induced disruption. • Ref. BP/16 • 2005 • 9 pages • Price £10 • Free to Britpave Members
	Cement and other hydraulically bound mixtures Describes the European standard BS EN 14227 issued in November 2004 that covers hydraulically bound mixtures for road and other pavements. Explains how the new mixtures compare with those specified for use before that date and gives guidance on their selection and specification. • Ref. BP/13 • 2005 • 13 pages • Price £10 • Free to Britpave Members

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