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Your Guide to Storage PIG Trailers
What is a Storage PIG Trailer? Mintek storage PIG trailers, sometimes simply referred to as PIGS, are large mobile tank trailers intended to store dry bulk powders like lime or cement. Although Mintek specializes in lime-based products, such as quicklime and...
Soil Compaction Test for Construction
What Is Soil Compaction Testing? Soil compaction testing for construction determines if adequate mechanic stress was applied at the appropriate water content to achieve maximum density. Assuming fixed compaction effort, the only variable the contractor can control is...
Disposal Methods of Hazardous Waste
Common Methods of Hazardous Waste Disposal The proper management of hazardous waste, including hazardous waste disposal and recycling, requires an understanding of both the federal and state regulations to make sound decisions and ensure proper disposal through...
Remediating Expansive (Shrink-Swell) Soils
What is an Expansive (Shrink-Swell) Soil? Expansive soil is one of the more problematic soils due to its ability to cause damage to roads, foundations, and other various structures as it undergoes significant volumetric changes (shrinking and swelling) related to...
How to Stabilize Clay Soil
What is Soil Stabilization? Soil treatment is often considered when a construction site contains problematic soils. These soils can be overly wet and unable to be compacted properly and require drying; they may be sticky, prone to rutting and generally difficult to...
Powered by Mintek: Dose Rate Calculator
Estimating your dose rate doesn’t have to be complicated - utilize our NEW! Dose Rate Calculator to help determine the amount of lime reagent required for your jobsite. Start by entering your contact and project information, followed by your treatment area, mixing...
Soil Stabilization Methods and Materials
What is Meant by Soil Stabilization? Soil stabilization is a process by which the physical properties of a soil are transformed to provide permanent strength gains before construction. Stabilized soils outperform non-stabilized soils when materials, design, and...
How To: Applying Lime or Calciment LKD on a Jobsite
Interested in learning more about the most common ways lime or Calciment LKD are applied on a jobsite? Below, we walk step-by-step through the process.Get back to work with less downtime Get a QuoteTransportation and Application Most commonly, lime and Calciment LKD...
Anti-Stripping Agent for Asphalt – Application, Process, and Effect
What are the Different Types of Hot Mix Asphalt Plants? There are two basic configurations for plants used in the production of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA), continuous or batch plants. Both configurations use two main ingredients, aggregate and asphalt binder. A Hot Mix...
What are Dredge Spoils?
What are Dredge Spoils? Dredge spoils are the sand, soil, silt and other organic matter that accumulates on the bottom of a body of water and are removed during dredging. Urban development, farming, natural disasters, tidal influence and other factors contribute to...