PERCOLATED HONEYCOMB GRID FOR INDUSTRIAL FLOORING

ALVÉOCIM®

PERCOLATED HONEYCOMB GRID FOR INDUSTRIAL FLOORING

The construction of high-performance industrial

flooring can be tricky when there are access,

width and load restrictions to be considered.

This is the case on such sites as underground

areas and raised platforms in which cumbersome

and heavy laying machinery cannot be used and

flooring thickness is restricted.

Eurovia has devised a thin surfacing combining

strength and easy application for use in industrial

flooring subjected to high stresses. Alvéocim® is a

surfacing material for industrial flooring consisting of

a synthetic honeycomb structure into which a cement

slurry is percolated.

kEY BENEFITS

No need of heavy equipment

A honeycomb structure easily workable and flexible

A high-strength solution

The high-strength solution

TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT

18, place de l’Europe - 92565 Rueil-Malmaison cedex

Tel.: +33 1 47 16 38 00 - Fax: +33 1 47 16 38 01

www.eurovia.com

technique@eurovia.com

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6,000 m2 realisedfor luggage parks in the airport Charles-de-Gaulle in Roissy

Between 20 and 40 mm

in thickness only

More than 10 years of experience

ALL REqUIRED qUALITIES

Alvéocim® is a jointless, high-performance industrial surfacing. It has excellent resistance to shearfailure and rutting and has excellent shear strength. Alvéocim® is insensitive to many chemicals and to accidental hydrocarbon spills.

It meets the requirements of storage and handling areas and roads with heavy channelled traffic. It is the ideal solution for structures in which, because of loading or space restrictions, it is difficult or impossible to use conventional road surfacing equipment.The thinness and limited weight of Alvéocim® make the material particularly well-suited to maintenance work, since clearances can be maintained and overloading can be avoided.

AT THE HEART OR THE PERFORMANCE

STRUCTURE

The honeycomb structure is made of translucent polyethylene with 20mm hexagonal cells. It is manufactured in standard 2m by 1m plates with a thickness of 2 to 4cm. The lower face of the plate is covered with a permeable non-woven polyester fabric to assist the Alvéocim® plate bonding to its substrate. The slurry is a mixture of cement, mineral filler, water and resin. The latter is a plastifying and film-forming vinyl which assists in the cell filling and formation of a dust-resistant film at the surface of the flooring.

APPLICATION

Alvéocim® is applied to a base which has been properly treated to take account of the type of soil and the dynamic and/or static loads expected (substrate of bituminous mix, material treated with hydraulic binder, cement concrete).

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No heavy equipment is required to lay Alvéocim®. A tack coat suited to the type of substrate is first applied. The honeycomb plates are easy to handle and can be cut to fit any surface. The slurry is made in a mixer fitted with a pump to pipe the slurry to the areas where it is to be applied.

The slurry is then smoothed with conventional floats followed by a vibrating plate. The surface can be re-trafficked by light vehicles the day after the slurry has been applied.

Alvéocim® is a registered trademark.