Cargo handling and transferring facilities have historically provided engineering, construction and maintenance challenges. At locations where ships, barges and trains are loaded and unloaded, intense traffic of heavily loaded trucks is normally the rule and many of these facilities use giant cranes and mobile lift equipment with wheel load weights many times heavier than those of loaded trucks. Proximity to water often contributes to soft subgrade conditions at these facilities.
Pavements rapidly deteriorate as base and subgrade layers become saturated.
Large unpaved areas require constant maintenance grading to remain operational and local air quality and water quality regulations create the need to actively control dust emissions and soil erosion and to limit the travel of sediment offsite into streams, rivers, bays and coastal estuaries. Proximity to sensitive watershed areas complicates performance requirements with the need to utilize environmentally friendly treatment technologies. Selection of appropriate products becomes doubly important. SSPCo is the resource for these cargo handling facility problems. Whether it is reinforcement of base and subgrade soils or stabilization and treatment of aggregate surface course materials and dirt surfaces, innovative solutions are available for your review.