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Endurazyme - How it works

Endurazyme has being designed to manipulate the chemistry of the clays with the objective of achieving the following:

  •  promoting the formation of strong ionic bonds between the clay platelets as opposed to the weaker 
  •  van der Waals' forces the result from the dissociation of the water molecule.
  •  controlling the hydration/dehydration cycle ,throughout both the curing process and the life  of the road, by waterproofing the soil matrix against water ingression.
  •  increasing the workability of the soils via the use of a wetting agent. This lubricating action  frees up the fines in the soil and thus increases the surface contact with the other active constituents of the product.
  • allows the greater use of  marginal and in-situ material:  the cost of the product can be recovered with the savings associated with  not having to import as much material to achieve the same engineering performance. This frugal use of gravel resources will also ensure that the life span of existing premium gravel pits will be extended. In some instances pavement depths can be reduced where testing shows that design strengths are being achieved on reduced pavement thickness.
  •  reduced permeability of the soil matrix: the unique action of Endurazyme will result in a more water resistant structure.  Coupled with adequate attention to site drainage, water ingression is significantly reduced thus ensuring the road maintains its' load bearing capacity and serviceability.
  •  ability to seal: the resulting surface can be sealed if desired. Some agencies have found the combination of an Endurazyme treated base course and a primer seal will provide a very serviceable road surface while saving tens of thousands of dollars compared to traditional construction and sealing methods. This method is even proving to be more cost effective than paying for annual maintenance programs and gravel re-sheeting every few years.
  •  ability to use Endurazyme with traditional stabilisation techniques: the use of Endurazyme with cement and lime stabilisation not only allows significant reductions in the volumes of cement and lime used but this combination yields exponential strength increases.  Endurazyme can also be used with traditional mechanical stabilisation techniques such as pavement recycling techniques to produce excellent base course from suitable insitu material. 
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