Patent ID: 11891769
Assignee: SHINGLE WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  Y | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A system for stabilizing otherwise expansive soils beneath a rigid structure constructed on or in the expansive soils, the system comprising:
a quantity of discarded and/or degraded asphalt shingles, the asphalt shingles arranged in stacked parallel layers to form a moisture barrier, the layers placed over and within the in-situ expansive soils; and
a quantity of select fill material positioned over the stacked parallel layers of asphalt shingles and below and around the rigid structure;
wherein the rigid structure and the select fill are predominantly supported on the asphalt shingles and therefore are not in direct contact with expansive soils that might swell when infiltrated with moisture.