Black Cotton Soil is one of the most difficult sub surfaces to build upon.
A rich proportion of montmorillonite is found in Black cotton soil from mineralogical analysis. A high percentage of montomonillonite renders a high degree of expansiveness. These properties result in cracks in the soil without any warning. These cracks may sometimes extend to severe limits like ½” wide and 12” deep. So typical buildings constructed on this soil may suffer severe damage with the change of atmospheric conditions. However the MAS structures and not subject to such issues due to their monolithic construction.
As can be seen in the images below, such Black Cotton soil is easily dealt with by ACCL a MAS Distributor for Modern Arch Structures. ACCL has just broken ground in Kenya building a MAS-570™ and MAS-1300™ using local labor and supplies.
ACCL has a proven track record of making the impossible, possible and bringing projects in under budget and ahead of schedule.
Project Manager: Scott Donaldson
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