Overview
Recycled Crushed Concrete (RCC) products are manufactured at grades that can be used as direct replacement of quarried aggregate that have typically a higher carbon footprint once transported to your project site.
The ease of compaction, higher yield and high performance of these materials make RCC a better sustainable option for your project.
+ Reduced carbon footprint
+ Ease of compaction
+ Higher yield
+ High performance
+ Lower cost
These benefits have also been acknowledged by client specifiers who have now developed acceptance criteria for the use of high quality RCC products as an alternative to the more traditional finite natural aggregate sources.
The initial production of concrete generates a significant carbon footprint resulting from the high fuel and energy consumption required in cement manufacture. As an industry we can mitigate this environmental impact by ensuring concrete products are re-processed as many times as possible, to maximise the contribution they offer to the built environment.
Recycled Crushed Concrete
Recycled crushed concrete aggregate granular fill sub-base, and basecourse products available in the following sizes:
- Graded All Passing 100mm
- Graded All Passing 65mm
- Graded All Passing 40mm
- Graded All Passing 20mm
- Graded All Passing 10mm
ECO Base Application |
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Ready Mix Concrete |
Suitable as ready mix concrete replacement |
ECOBase10 |
RCC Application |
Description |
RCC Product |
Pavement Construction - Basecourse |
Roads with a traffic loading of less than 1x106 ESA. |
RCC - 40 RCC - 20 |
Pavement Construction - Subbase |
One or more layers placed below the basecourse layer. |
RCC - 40 RCC - 65 |
Pavement Construction – Subgrade Improvement/Undercut |
One or more layers placed over the subgrade to improve bearing strength. |
RCC - 65 |
Footpaths |
Treated as pavement subject to loads from foot traffic and occasional service vehicles. |
RCC - 40 RCC - 20 |
Kerb & Channel |
Material placed directly under kerb and channel to provide bearing strength and lateral support. |
RCC - 40 RCC - 20 |
Lightly Trafficked Access ways, cycleways, driveways, carparks |
Treated as pavement that is subject to minimal heavy vehicles and traffic typically has a tight turning radius. |
RCC - 40 RCC - 20 |
Backfill |
Fill used as a trench backfill for subsoil and other services |
RCC - 40 RCC - 65 |
Select Fill |
Fill used to raise site level as well as provide temporary access for vehicles. |
RCC - 65 |
Bedding Material |
A material used to support paving blocks for pedestrian areas, carparks, shopping malls, footpaths, pipe bedding, cycle ways or on lightly trafficked accessways |
RCC - 20 |
Drainage Medium |
Backfilling material for Storm water pipes, sewer pipes or sub-surface drainage lines. |
RCC - 40 |
Disclaimer: We recommend that you undertake engineering consultation to ensure that your product selection achieves the construction design criteria.