EcSS 3000 Research Documentation
Years of scientific research validates positively the capability of EcSS 3000® soil treatment solution on expansive clay soils. The references below are provided via Environmental Soil Stabilization, L.L.C. (ESSL).
EcSS 3000® treatment is permanent, where other stabilization techniques are not.
Research Conclusion – Texas Transportation Institute
EcSS 3000® performance can be expected in any type of expansive soil, irrespective of its location or origin.
Effect of EcSS 3000® on Expansive Clays (Penn State 2004)
This research report concludes that EcSS 3000® decreases the negative charge of the clay surface, destabilizes the silicate structure and creates a hydrophobic environment at the particle surfaces which tends to repel water.
Conclusions on Irreversibility
EcSS 3000® treatment of expansive clays has been shown to be irreversible.
Mechanism of EcSS 3000® Research Report (Penn State 2006)
This report provides unambiguously direct evidence on the mechanism of action of EcSS 3000® soil stabilizer on expansive clay.
Contact Angle Research (Penn State 2006)
Tests now show that treatment with EcSS 3000® creates a moisture barrier within treated soils.
NMR testing shows that EcSS 3000® treatment results in an internal structure loss by disintegrating the silica sheets and causing a loss of connectivity between the silica and alumina sheets.
Customer Testimonials
Each year, more and more customers are discovering the benefit of utilizing EcSS 3000® soil treatment as an effective solution for their expansive clay soil problems.
CST Case Study (Larkin Project)
CST Stabilization continues to expand our customer base in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana, following initial work by ESSL here. Our first project dealing with tough expansive clay soils on the Front Range of Colorado is both instructive and conclusive.
Environmental Soil Stabilization, LLC of Arlington, Texas provides proprietary products and engineering technology to CST. They pioneered the use of EcSS 3000® in the United States. Property management firms, governmental units, and other industry customers experiences are documented here.