ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SOIL-CEMENT BASE CONSTRUCTION AS COMPARED TO CRUSHED ROCK BASE

Cement stabilization operations involve some special equipment with relatively high initial investment; this equipment is generally more expensive than conventional one. There is some doubt as to the economy of employing soil-cement to replace crushed rock base. An economic analysis is made of the cost of renting and operating the equipment, cost of cement, and cost of the soil. The results of the analysis indicate that soil-cement bases are cheaper than crushed rock bases by about 35 to 46 percent when the crushed rock has to be transported to the construction site over a distance of 200 to 300 kilometers. It was found that the most expensive item was the cost of cement, and the cheapest one was that of machinery. Cement cost accounted for 57% while the cost of machinery was only 19% of the total cost. (TRRL)

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  Thailand Department of Highways

  Materials and Research Division
  Bangkok 4,   Thailand 
• Authors:
  • RUENKRAIRERGSA, T
• Publication Date: 1982-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 22 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Ministry of Communications, Thailand
  • Publisher: Thailand Department of Highways
  • ISSN: 0125-8044

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Base course (Pavements); Cement; Costs; Crushed rock; Developing countries; Economic analysis; Equipment; Freight handling; Hiring policies; Road construction; Soil cement; Soil stabilization; Stabilized materials
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hire
• Geographic Terms: Thailand
• Old TRIS Terms: Haulage
• ITRD Terms: 4758: Cement; 224: Cost; 4173: Crushed stone; 150: Developing countries; 3674: Equipment; 228: Leasing; 5149: Mechanical handling; 3665: Road construction; 2961: Roadbase; 3689: Soil stabilization; 8113: Thailand
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379309
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: MR80 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1984 12:00AM