{"id":13045,"date":"2020-11-02T10:06:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T10:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tobermore.co.uk\/professional\/?p=13045"},"modified":"2025-05-29T12:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T11:45:08","slug":"new-online-concrete-paving-sub-base-specifier-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tobermore.co.uk\/professional\/blog\/new-online-concrete-paving-sub-base-specifier-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Concrete Paving Sub Base Specifier Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tobermore has launched a free online sub base specifier tool for concrete block and slab paving. By entering a few project details, you’ll receive preliminary sub base design drawings which you can use for your initial design and project pack.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The performance of any concrete block or slab paving relies on the support of a suitable sub base. This refers to the layer of crushed aggregate and bound roadbase layers that provide the strength and load-bearing capability of the paving.<\/p>\n

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Concrete block and slab paving should be designed to accommodate the intended traffic over its design life without showing signs of significant surface deformation.\u00a0 To ensure this is achieved the pavement must be correctly designed by specifying the correct thickness of sub base\/roadbase layers.\u00a0\u00a0A sub base layer is always included to spread the loads applied by vehicles and a bound roadbase layer will be included for heavier trafficked pavements to provide extra load-bearing capacity.<\/p>\n

In order to assist, Tobermore has launched a free online sub base specifier tool<\/a>.\u00a0 By entering a few project details, you will receive preliminary sub base design drawings that can assist with your initial design and project pack.<\/p>\n

The sub base specifier tool goes beyond BS 7533 by providing specifiers with a wider choice of new sub base designs to enable them to achieve more cost-effective solutions. The sub base specifier tool provides block and slab paving designs for various loading categories. The designs are based specifically on Tobermore products and have been produced using over 50 years of on-site experience and research by the UK\u2019s leading structural engineer in paving, Professor John Knapton. The tool will provide you with cross-section drawings illustrating the required build-up and a specification for the materials required.<\/p>\n

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Benefits<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A correctly designed sub base will:<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Spread the applied loads<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Provide longevity to the pavement<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Prevent settlement or channelisation<\/p>\n

How to use the sub base specifier tool\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

To use the tool, follow these simple steps:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Select the\u00a0project type<\/b> you are working on<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Next, select the product type<\/b> you’d like to use \u2013 Block Paving or Paving Slabs<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Now select which of our products<\/b> you would like to specify<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Select the depth<\/b> of the product you’d like to specify<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Now select the product\u00a0plan size<\/b><\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Choose the maximum loading category\u00a0<\/b>your project will be subject to<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Receive your\u00a0DWG drawings<\/b>\u00a0straight to\u00a0your\u00a0inbox<\/p>\n

If you have any queries (technical or otherwise) regarding the new sub base specifier tool, please get in touch<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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