Any know about cement?

[skilly1]

I need to make a cement roadway which can take the weight of a 40tonne wagon. I have 2 sizes I am looking at:

10m long, 4m Wide and 200mm deep,

20m Long, 4m wide and 200mm deep.

I have been advised I can used cement with fibre in it to make it stronger, but I was also going to uses that metal grid.

I have no idea if the cement is thick enough (it will be on a hardcore base) or what the metal grid stuff does/what thickness to have and where should it be positioned. Can anyone advise? Also does it need to be made in sections, if so what do you put between each section and how long can each section be?

This is for a wash down pad out of a temporary quarry.

[skilly1]

Vieste said:

Call the cement guys up they will know what you need.

Did try that and they were useless saying it was not up to them to advise.

[skilly1]

Thanks very much for the figures.

I have diggers on site, and we have just put in a temp roadway using MOT type 1 and Tarmac planning. I am trying to avoid using expensive architects and contractors, how hard can it be?!!

I have a team of guys who can build what I need and they have built small concrete pads before.

I did look at the cattle grid option but they are very expensive as I would need 4 decent size ones, also the pit would need cleaning out which would be a PITA. This would also need a concrete foundation.

My idea is to have 2 jet wash machines either side of the pad to clean the wheels off the trucks as they come out and the pad is washed down at the end of every day. The muck and water will go into ditches which can be re-dug as required..

[skilly1]

At £20,000 I need a cheaper solution. I have tried to find a used one but no luck.

[skilly1]

Tarmac is too expensive and not ideal for the job.

It is a 2 year operation, so hiring a wheelwash will cost as much as buying one.

I am not quarrying (just said it for ease of explanation!) It is an inert waste importation scheme (i.e clay, stone, soil) with about 40 deliveries per day.