What advantages can DURA-BASETM provide over conventional roads?

DURA-BASETM was engineered to handle surfaces and sub-grades that don't meet acceptable California Bearing Ratio (CBR) standards. By absorbing and disbursing the weight of vehicles and stationary equipment, DURA-BASETM is able to provide a stable surface while protecting the ground beneath.

While it is possible to re-grade and replace an entire haul route with a dense graded aggregate, the cost of such an undertaking is very high. Therefore, a portable, temporary road surface (DURA-BASETM) meets the demands of the project and will prove a more efficient and affordable solution to the challenges encountered on the haul route.

How can DURA-BASETM protect underground systems?

Buried utilities and conduits are quite vulnerable when heavy vehicles compress the soil to a significant depth. With DURA-BASETM, even a several hundred ton loaded transporter can gain safe access over soft ground through the stability and weight-distribution properties of the mats. Protect your assets underground as well as on the surface with the DURA-BASETM System and your total productivity will be enhanced.

How will DURA-BASETM assist with the safety challenges that confront lifting and hauling projects?

A major concern for a lift or haul project is maintaining a balanced load. A poor sub-grade or soft spot in the road could cause a dangerous shift of the load- the vehicle or crane could sink, high-center or bog down. DURA-BASETM can resolve any inadequacies of the sub-grade while providing a stable, consistent surface from which to lift or transport loads.

What advantages does DURA-BASETM have over other products?

Some operators use steel road plates to protect asphalt or to "bridge" areas with an insufficient CBR. However, inch-thick steel road plates have been known to deflect under certain loads, which could potentially force steel edges into the tires of a transporter or its hydraulic mechanism, disabling the vehicle and unbalancing the load. While steel plates lack an interlocking mechanism, and are susceptible to curling and slipping, they do have a 1" inch profile, which facilitates ramping up and down between road or surface sections.

DURA-BASETM is a matting system, which interlocks to form one continuous, stable surface, free from deflection, shifting or slippage. With its low (4.25 inches) profile and wide lip of half that thickness, DURA-BASETM easily interfaces with existing road surfaces and can be configured to form a flush, even transition between sections of a haul route.

How does DURA-BASETM address concerns about mud or debris on public roads?

When vehicles leave a muddy site to enter public roads or highways, there is always a risk of excess debris tracking onto the pavement. Kickback spray from equipment can also create a driving or visibility hazard for motorists. Eliminate the risks and liability while creating a safe work environment with DURA-BASETM Composite Mat System. DURA-BASETM covers mud and soft soils to create a clean, trafficable roadway for vehicles and equipment, while enhancing the safety of public throughways.

If contamination of soils or confinement of waste streams is of concern, DURA-BASETM can help. Made from a proprietary blend of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), DURA-BASETM can be cleaned and decontaminated after use and readied for the next challenge.

What are the advantages DURA-BASETM provides to rigging companies?

The DURA-BASETM Composite Mat System is quite simple to install; tools and instructions are provide with each mat purchase or lease. The minimal requirements for laying down the mats are 3 people and a forklift. One person to operate the forklift and two laborers to set and lock each mat into place. Riggers will find that the system can be rapidly installed and removed; and the 1,050-pound mats have a great weight advantage over wooden mats of the same size or capacity. Transportation costs are greatly reduced since 40 to 42 mats fit on one truck.

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Heavy Lift and Haul
DURA-BASETM Provides Stable Road for Steam Generator Replacement

Summary: At some power plants, compression tests performed on access roads reveal acute inability to bear heavy loads. The asphalt road of one such power plant, which comprised part of a critical haul route, showed signs of failure in the sub-grade when subjected to a single-pass test load of 83 tons. A recent project at the plant mandated a strict time frame in which to remove and replace its steam generators, creating a need for a reliable temporary road surface to supplement sections of the existing access road. DURA-BASETM Composite Mat System was deployed in these key sections of the haul route to provide a suitable road surface to carry the 400-ton weight of a loaded transport vehicle during multiple passes and turning maneuvers.

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