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GoldenAirTM
Low Strength Flowable Fill
   
WHY USE GOLDENAIR FLOWABLE FILL?
       
 
Benefits
  
Applications
       
 
  • Easy to use
  • Stable Air Cell System
  • Economical
  • High Flow Rate
  • Fast Set Times
  • Minimum Bleeding
  • Low Strength and Density
  • Minimum Shrinkage or Settlement
  • 25% Volume Gain
  • Easily Pumped
  • Insulates from Heat and Noise
  • Utility Trenches
  • Building Excavations
  • Pipe Bedding
  • Road Base
  • Sub-Base Stabilization
  • Abandoned Tank Fills
  • Soil Stabilization
  • Sink-Hole Fills
  • Abandoned Mine Fills
     
 
GoldenAirTM is a lightweight foam-enhanced cementious material, which is purchased form you local Ready-Mix supplier. GoldenAirTM is manufactured by mixing portland cement, sand and GoldenAirTM liquid concentrate in the concrete mixer according to exact pre-engineered mix designs. GoldenAirTM material is delivered ready for placement by factory trained Ready-Mix drivers directly to your jobsite.
   
 
Here is a great resource for information about Flowable Fill : FlowableFill.org
 
COST COMPARISON
CLSM MIX DESIGNS
CURRENT CLSM Mix / cu. yd.
GoldenAirTM CLSM Mix / cu. yd.
Material
lbs
$ / lb
COST
Material
lbs
$ / lb
COST
Cement
50
$0.04
$2.00
 Cement
94
$0.04
$3.76
FlyAsh
150
$0.03
$3.75
 FlyAsh
0
$0.00
$0.00
Sand
2400
$0.01
$12.00
 Sand
2473
$0.005
$12.37
Additive oz.
2
$1.25
$2.50
 Additive oz.
3
$1.08
$3.24
Water gal.
40
$0.01
$0.40
 Water gal.
35
$0.01
$0.35
Aggregate
0
$0.00
$0.00
 Aggregate
0
$0.00
$0.00
 
 
Total
$20.65
 Total
$19.72
 
     
  GoldenAirTM Savings Solution >
$0.93

GoldenAirTM is a synthetic liquid anionic biodegradable concentrate specially formulated to yeild a tough, stable, volumminous microbubbled foam. It is used in direct combination with sand / cement slurries for the production of Controlled Low Strength Materials (CLSM i.e. flowable fill) concrete having weight densities of 100 to 115 pcf.

GoldenAirTM Foaming Agent Liquids meet the requirements of ACI 229 R-Controlled Low Strength Materials - Sections 3.4 Chemical Admixtures.

 


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