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Geofoam for Structural & Earthworks Applications

Types of Geofoam Structural & Earthworks Applications

  • Retaining Walls
  • Parking Structures
  • Foundations
  • Berms
  • Embankments
  • Landscapes
  • Green Roofs
  • Levees
  • Dikes
  • Utility Protection
  • Compressible Inclusion

About Geofoam for Structural & Earthworks Applications


The use of EPS Geofoam in earthworks and structural applications provides the benefit of reducing both vertical and lateral pressures on below-grade structures.  Soil creates nearly 40 pcf of lateral pressure.  If a structure is below ground level, this lateral pressure increases by a factor of 10.  The use of EPS Geofoam completely eliminates this lateral pressure.  The use of EPS Geofoam for earthworks and structural applications is easy to install, does not require surcharging, pre-loading or staging and is a cost-effective engineering solution.

ACH Foam Technologies structural and earthworks EPS Geofoam

ACH Foam Technologies' Geofoam Structural & Earthworks Projects

  • Inn at the Mountain Gods, 1,000,080 Ft³, Embankment and Foundation Stabilization Fill, 2006 (Mercalero, New Mexico)
  • Millennium Park, 497,000 Ft³, Green Roof and Landscape Fill, 2004 (Chicago, Illinois)
  • Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 350,000 Ft³, Green Roof and Landscape Fill, 2011 (Kansas City, Missouri)
  • Latter Day Saints Conference Center, 310,000 Ft³, Green Roof & Landscape Fill, 2000 (Salt Lake City, Utah)
  • The Gateway, 190,000 Ft³, Utility Protection, Landscape & Concrete Fill, 2001-2007 (Salt Lake City, Utah)
  • InterMountain Medical Center, 138,000 Ft³, Foundation Stabilization Fill, 2006 (Murray, Utah)
  • University of Arkansas, 108,000 Ft³, Backfill and Retaining Wall Stabilization Fill, 2009 (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
  • Hanging Lake Tunnel, 72,500 Ft³, Erosion Control Fill, 2007 (Glenwood Canyon, Colorado)
  • IGT Knowledge Center, 67,500 Ft³, Foundation Stabilization Fill, 2006 (Reno, Nevada)
  • Snohomish Culvert, 66,500 Ft³, Culvert Protection Fill, 2008 (Marysville, Washington)
  • Pyramid Point, 28,000 Ft³, Slope Stabilization Fill, 2007 (Aspen, Colorado)
  • California Academy of Sciences, 27,800 Ft³, Green Roof & Landscape Fill, 2009 (San Francisco, California)
  • Weber Canyon, 20,000 Ft³, Compressible Inclusion, 2009 (Ogden, Utah)
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