ATAKTrucking.com supplies and delivers building supplies such as gravel & salt
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Gravel, Sand, Topsoil, & Aggregate materials delivered to NJ & NY
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- Construction Materials & Delivery- Wholesale Pricing-20 Ton Minimum
ATAK Trucking Inc. has been suppliers of Gravel, Sand, Stone, Dirt, Topsoil and Aggregate materials to New Jersey & New York State Municipalities, Parks Departments, Builders, Landscapers, Paving Companies, Nurseries, and Private Contractors since 1986.
ATAK Trucking delivers the finest quality Sand, Gravel, Stone, Dirt, Topsoil and Aggregate Materials to NJ and NY Metro area. Please contact us to receive a Free Quote http://www.ataktrucking.com
Construction materials supplied;
Gravel and Stone delivery,
Pea Gravel, Clean Stone sizes 3/8″ – 2 ½”, Blended Stone sizes ¾” , 1 ½” , 2 ½”, Dense Graded Aggregate, Screenings, Core Stone, 3″-5″ Stone, Rip-Rap Rocks,
Recycled Materials delivery,
Clean Stone, RCA Recrushed Concrete, Recrushed Asphalt,
Sand delivery,
Mason Sand, Concrete Sand, Utility Sand, Bank Run Sand, White Sand
Dirt and Topsoil delivery,
Screened Topsoil, Top soil, Fill Dirt,
Wholesale accounts are welcome.
Languages
English
Additional Information
Fill dirt is earthy material which is used to fill in a depression or hole in the ground. While Fill Dirt is usually subsoil (soil from beneath the top soil) and underlying soil parent material which has little soil organic matter or biological activity. Fill dirt is taken from a location where soil is being removed as a part of leveling an area for construction, it may also contain rocks and stones as well as earth.
Fill dirt should be as free of organic matter as possible since organic matter will decompose creating pockets of empty space within the fill which could result in settling. Settling of the fill can result in damage to any structures built on the fill.
A common use of fill dirt is in highway maintenance to build up the shoulders of highways so that the ground on either side of the pavement is at the same level as the pavement itself and that the highway shoulders are sufficiently wide as to allow vehicles room to pull off of the highway if needed.
Fill dirt is also used for landscaping projects which involve the creation of ridges and earth structures for pools, waterfalls, and other water features as well as to breakup a level area in order to provide more interesting textures to the landscape.
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- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Topsoil is the uppermost layer of soil, usually the top 2 to 6 inches. It has the highest concentration of organic matter and microorganisms, and is where most of the Earth's biological soil activity occurs. Plants generally concentrate their roots in, and obtain most of their nutrients from this layer. The actual depth of the topsoil layer can be measured as the depth from the surface to the first densely packed soil layer known as hardpan.
As one of the layers of soil on the Earth's surface, topsoil is sometimes referred to as the A horizon. This layer is formed from the deposition of eroded material as well as decaying organic matter. A variety of soil mixtures are sold commercially as topsoil, usually for use in improving gardens and lawns, or for ideal growing conditions in container gardens, by using potting soil, for example.
A major environmental concern known as topsoil erosion, occurs when the topsoil layer is blown or washed away. Without topsoil, little plant life is possible. It takes approximately 500 years for one inch of topsoil to be deposited, but there are 25 billion tons of topsoil lost each year.
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- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Types of Gravel;
Multiple types of gravel have been recognized, including:
Bank gravel: gravel intermixed with sand or clay.
Bench gravel: a bed of gravel located on the side of a valley above the present stream bottom, indicating the former location of the stream bed when it was at a higher level.
Creek rock: This is generally rounded, semi-polished stones, potentially of a wide range of types, that are dredged or scooped from river beds and creek beds. It is also often used as concrete aggregate and less often as a paving surface.
Crushed Rock: Rock that is mechanically broken into small pieces then sorted by filtering through different size mesh.
Crushed stone: This is generally limestone or dolomite that has been crushed and graded by screens to certain size classes. It is widely used in concrete and as a surfacing for roads and driveways, sometimes with tar applied over it. Crushed stone may also be made from granite and other rocks. A special type of limestone crushed stone is dense grade aggregate, or DGA, also known as crusher run. This is a mixed grade of mostly small crushed stone in a matrix of crushed limestone powder.
Fine gravel: gravel consisting of particles with a diameter of 1 to 2 mm.
Lag gravel: a surface accumulation of coarse gravel produced by the removal of finer particles.
Pay gravel: also known as "pay dirt"; a nickname for gravel with a high concentration of gold and other precious metals. The metals are recovered through gold panning.
Piedmont gravel: a coarse gravel carried down from high places by mountain streams and deposited on relatively flat ground, where the water runs more slowly.
Plateau gravel: a layer of gravel on a plateau or other region above the height at which stream-terrace gravel is usually found.
River run gravel: naturally deposited gravel found in and next to rivers and streams.
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- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sand
Sand is a granular material made up of fine mineral particles. It is a naturally occurring, finely divided rock.
Sand comprises particles, or granules, ranging in diameter from 0.0625 (or 1⁄16 mm) to 2 millimeters. An individual particle in this range size is termed a sand grain. The next smaller size class in geology is silt: particles smaller than 0.0625 mm down to 0.004 mm in diameter. The next larger size class above sand is gravel, with particles ranging from 2 mm up to 64 mm (see particle size for standards in use). Sand feels gritty when rubbed between the fingers (silt, by comparison, feels like flour). Sand is commonly divided into five sub-categories based on size: very fine sand (1/16 - 1/8 mm diameter), fine sand (1/8 mm - 1/4 mm), medium sand (1/4 mm - 1/2 mm), coarse sand (1/2 mm - 1 mm), and very coarse sand (1 mm - 2 mm). These sizes are based on the Φ sediment size scale, where size in Φ = -log base 2 of size in mm. On this scale, for sand the value of Φ varies from -1 to +4, with the divisions between sub-categories at whole numbers.
Constituents of sand
The most common constituent of sand, in inland continental settings and non-tropical coastal settings, is silica (silicon dioxide, or SiO2), usually in the form of quartz, which, because of its chemical inertness and considerable hardness, is resistant to weathering.
The composition of sand is highly variable, depending on the local rock sources and conditions. The bright white sands found in tropical and subtropical coastal settings are eroded limestone and may contain coral and shell fragments in addition to other organic or organically derived fragmental material.[1] The gypsum sand dunes of the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico are famous for their bright, white color. Arkose is a sand or sandstone with considerable feldspar content, derived from the weathering and erosion of a (usually nearby) granite. Some sands contain magnetite, chlorite, glauconite or gypsum. Sands rich in magnetite are dark to black in color, as are sands derived from volcanic basalts and obsidian. Chlorite-glauconite bearing sands are typically green in color, as are sands derived from basalt (lava) with a high olivine content. Many sands, especially those found extensively in Southern Europe, have iron impurities within the quartz crystals of the sand, giving a deep yellow colour. Sand deposits in some areas contain garnets and other resistant minerals, including some small gemstones.
Sand is transported by wind and water and deposited in the form of beaches, dunes, sand spits, sand bars and related features.
Study of sand
Study of individual grains can reveal much historical information as to the origin and kind of transport of the grain. Quartz sand that is recently weathered from granite or gneiss quartz crystals will be angular. It is called sharp sand in the building trade where it is preferred for concrete, and in gardening where it is used as a soil amendment to loosen clay soils. Sand that is transported long distances by water or wind will be rounded, with characteristic abrasion patterns on the grain surface. Desert sand is typically rounded.
People who collect sand as a hobby are known as arenophiles or psammofiles.
Uses of Sand
Sand is often a principal component of concrete.
Molding sand, also known as foundry sand, is moistened or oiled and then shaped into molds for sand casting. This type of sand must be able to withstand high temperatures and pressure, allow gases to escape, have a uniform, small grain size and be non-reactive with metals. It is the principal component in glass manufacturing. Graded sand is used as an abrasive in sandblasting and is also used in media filters for filtering water. Brick manufacturing plants use sand as an additive with a mixture of clay and other materials for manufacturing bricks. Sand is sometimes mixed with paint to create a textured finish for walls and ceilings or a non-slip floor surface. Sandy soils are ideal for certain crops such as watermelons, peaches, and peanuts and are often preferred for intensive dairy farming because of their excellent drainage characteristics. Sand is used in landscaping, it is added to make small hills and slopes (for example, constructing golf courses). Beach nourishment - transportation to popular beaches where seasonal tides or artificial changes to the shoreline cause the original sand to flow out to sea.[2] Sandbags are used for protection against floods and gun fire. They can be easily transported when empty, then filled with local sand. Sand castle building is a popular activity. There are competitive sand castle building competitions (See sand art and play). Sand animation is a type of performance art and a technique for creating animated films. Aquaria are often lined with sand instead of gravel. This is a low cost alternative which some believe is better than gravel. Railroads use sand to improve the traction of wheels on the rails.
