EasyPile® CFA
A ready-mixed CFA piling concrete
Heidelberg Materials EasyPile® CFA has been specifically formulated for CFA piling concrete using the admixture system Sika® PilePak. Heidelberg Materials designed and developed this ready-mixed CFA piling concrete specifically to help contractors overcome the issues related to sinking cages into bored concrete piles in difficult ground conditions.
Uses
EasyPile® is suitable to use in all ground conditions including the following:
| Ground condition | |
|---|---|
| Wet | ✓ |
| Dry | ✓ |
| Dense | ✓ |
| Sandy | ✓ |
| Gravel | ✓ |
| Normal | ✓ |
Benefits
- EasyPile CFA not only reduces cage failures on site but also helps increase the speed of piling, reducing wastage and costs
- Improved Health and Safety
- Ease of cage placement in all ground conditions
- Reduced water loss from concrete
- Reduced occurrences of aggregate locking during cage placement
- Reduced segregation and bleeding
- Reduced downtime and associated costs
- Improved cohesion properties
- Improved pumpability
- Reduced pump blockages
- Easy to produce
- Assured quality
- Available nationally from all Heidelberg Materials UK concrete plants
- Design incorporates use of Heidelberg Materials Regen, leading to significantly lower levels of embodied CO2 and greater BREEAM credentials.
Concrete properties
| Admixture | Dosage | W/C ratio | Cement content kg/ cubic metres | Slump | Compressive strength | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days N/mm2 | 28 days N/mm2 | |||||
| Control | 0.48 | 370 | 70mm | 39.0 | 56.5 | |
| Heidelberg Materials EasyPile® | One bag | 0.48 | 370 | 150mm | 37.5 | 54.0 |
| NOTE – Actual strengths and dosage may vary depending on design requirements, ground conditions and constituent materials used. | ||||||
| Slump retention | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | 1 Hour | 2 Hour | 3 Hour |
| 200mm | 190mm | 170mm | 150mm |
Contact us
| Region | Telephone | Email address |
| Scotland | 0330 123 4627 | concretescotland@uk.heidelbergmaterials.com |
| North East | 0330 123 4628 | concretenortheast@uk.heidelbergmaterials.com |
| North West | 0330 123 4629 | concretenorthwest@uk.heidelbergmaterials.com |
| Central West | 0330 123 4631 | concretecentralwest@uk.heidelbergmaterials.com |
| Central East | 0330 123 4632 | concretecentraleast@uk.heidelbergmaterials.com |
| South West | 0330 123 3406 | concretesouthwest@uk.heidelbergmaterials.com |
| South Wales | 0330 123 3403 | concretesouthwales@uk.heidelbergmaterials.com |
| South East | 0330 123 4633 | concretesoutheast@uk.heidelbergmaterials.com |
| London | 0330 123 4635 | concretelondon@uk.heidelbergmaterials.com |
