‘StyroFill Geofoam’ from Infinite Build Foam

Mr. Dhaval Shah, Director, Infinite Build Foam shares with Built Expressions that the company’s STYROFILL Geofoam is an attractive fill material for a wide variety of transportation and non-transportation applications  StyroFill Geofoam by INFINITE BUILD FOAM is a rigid, engineered, lightweight fill material typically made of expanded polystyrene (EPS), is the best possible solution for lightweight & structural fill applications. For fills, a key advantage of StyroFill Geofoam is its low weight — approximately 1 to 2 percent the weight of soil.

Typical densities for EPS fill are between 20 to 30 kg per cubic meter, therefore maintaining a predictable compressive strength that is suitable for many structural applications such as filling of sunken areas, roads, landscaping etc. Some of the important features are:

• StyroFill Geofoam products are approximately 100 times lighter than soil. It can meet specific project requirements or easily shaped in-field to install requirements.
• StyroFill Geofoam stands out when it comes to its peers like Conventional concrete, foam concrete, Soil etc., because of its physical properties & low maintenance. StyroFill Geofoam weighs approximately 22 Kg per cubic meter as compared to Conventional concrete which weighs around 2500 Kg per Cubic Meter, hence reducing weight on structures.
• StyroFill Geofoam can be Prefabricated or custom produced to meet specific project requirements or easily shaped in-field to install as per requirements.

The combination of light weight and compressive resistance makes STYROFILL Geofoam an attractive fill material for a wide variety of transportation and non-transportation applications, from slope and soil stabilization to roadbeds and to reduce lateral pressure on retaining walls.

Major Application Areas:

• Lightweight Road filling
• Foundations Filling
• Retaining Walls Filling
• Weight Reduction filling
• Bridge Abutments filling
• Slope Stabilization
• Bridge Approaches
• Embankments
• Earth Retaining Structures
• Landscape Architecture
• Stadium Seating
• Plaza Decks
• Garden filling

Product specifications:

Specifications: Sizes/Block

Thickness - 48”

Width up to 40”

Length up to 160”

Standard Block

Size: 40”X40”X48”

Custom Sizes: From 1” to 48” thick

Colour: White

StyroFill Geofoam’s resilience and shock absorbing property helps the buildings to withstand shocks, tremors, jolts generated by earth quake. When a building shakes during earthquake, the soil adjacent to the building puts additional pressures on its walls as it tries to move back and forth, Styro geofoam plays as a buffer material between building’s walls and neighbouring soil and protect the structures from additional pressures. StyroFill Geofoam which deforms in a controlled manner when placed against a structure can reduce earthquake pressures by 40 to 50 percent.

STYROFILL Geofoam by Infinite Build Foam has become the favorite filling material chosen by the Civil Engineers, Architects & Geo Technical Experts, and Structural Designers as it has been successfully used in the above mentioned applications. Also the Environmental Impact of STYROFILL Geofoam is not harmful because of its features such as Comply to LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environment Design), HCFC, CFC free, 100% Recyclable, Global Warming Potential (GWP) is Zero, and Ozone Depleting Potential (ODP) is zero & almost endless life.