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When starting a construction project, untreated expansive clay soil lacks the stability to provide excellent foundational support.
Chemically, clay has excess ions (negative molecules) that attract the cations (positive molecules) found in water. As a result, clay swell occurs when the soil absorbs water, leading to a significant increase in volume. Conversely, during the dry season, the soil dries, shrinks and cracks, which can cause significant challenges.
Clay swell causes various challenges, including:
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When you use an ionic clay stabilizer on expansive clay soil, it offers significant advantages and fulfills multiple purposes, including:
The ionic bond of these soil stabilizers reduces the soil porosity, leading to improved stability.
Since the product satisfies clay molecules’ affinity for water, they no longer want to absorb water and become resistant to it.
As you increase water resistance and decrease soil porosity, water flows away from your structure’s foundation, increasing drainage.
Using ionic soil stabilizers is often more cost-effective because you don’t have to pay for excavation.
Because you install the product on-site through injection rather than excavation, the application process causes less disruption and takes less effort.
Don’t let expansive clay soil and clay swell hinder your construction project. Work with HMI to find the ideal solution. Contact us today, and one of our professional staff members will assist you.
One of the most common options is to inject grout into clay soil to prevent clay swell. However, a more effective option is to apply an ionic soil stabilizer.
Our ionic clay stabilizer changes the soil’s chemical composition. The application is simple: You blend this acidic product with water, which acts as a shuttle, and inject it into expansive clay soil. The acid forms an ionic bond with the clay, satisfying its affinity for water molecules and preventing future clay swell.
With one simple application, you can stabilize soil, prevent clay swell and create a solid barrier beneath your structure’s foundation.
Working with HMI offers significant benefits, including:
These are just a few benefits of trusting HMI to provide solutions for expansive clay soils and other needs.
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