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BLC on screen
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An introduction to the material, its pavement application and partnership opportunities, with French and English on-screen text.
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English presentation
48 s · ENIllustrative 48-second edits of the film supplied by BLC, with synthetic narration. The imagery is not a record of the laboratory tests.
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BLC presentation · 2 min 41 s
Understand freezing and thawing
Water enters
Cracks and edges can admit water into pavement layers.
Freezing lifts
With available water and frost-susceptible soil, ice lenses can form.
Thawing weakens
Retained water can reduce support and increase deformation under traffic.
Our educational guide presents deterioration mechanisms associated with water, freezing and thawing, with technical references to explain them.
Read the explanation and sourcesPublished coverage
BLC in PLAN magazine.
2021July–August · PLAN · p. 62
Brief · Source: BLC
A material innovation for longer-lasting roads
A short item about the study of pavements incorporating lightweight concrete. Published in the Mosaïque section and credited to BLC as its source.
Read the publication (French PDF)2016July–August · PLAN · pp. 26–27
Article · Valérie Levée
Lightweight concrete for frost insulation
An article by Valérie Levée on frost-susceptible soils and the lightweight concrete approach presented by BLC founder André Lauzon.
Read the publication (French PDF)Archives of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec magazine. Articles reflect their publication date; reference data and their scope are set out in our technical documentation.
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About BLC
Béton Léger du Canada (BLC) is a Québec company focused on the development and transfer of lightweight insulating concrete technology. BLC provides producers, engineering firms and construction stakeholders with documented material properties, including for the assessment of pavement insulation. The company is developing an approach based on industrial partnerships and licensed production.
Media contact
Éric Lauzon
President, Béton Léger du Canada
eric.lauzon@betonlegercanada.com
514 497-9049
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