Ekki Mat Properties

Timbermat work with certified timber merchants from all over the world to make sure that we use sustainable timber supplies that comply with all of the relevant responsible forestry legislation while giving you the durability and longevity that comes with ground protection mats made from european and tropical hardwood.

Ekki mat properties. Coming from fsc forests in west africa ekki or azobe has a wonderful combination of mechanical properties density and durability. The main uses of ekki include marine construction sleepers heavy construction heavy duty flooring bridge decks wheel timbers bog mats waybeams and decking. Ekki mats are native to tropical west africa. Gj bogmats able to supply large or small quantities depending on your project requirements.

Ekki wood also apparently has a resistance to certain chemicals. These mats are suitable for all rubber tyred vehicles and should be laid to form a single track of either three or five metre width. Pieces of it were used at a chemical plant where i was formerly employed instead of metals. Our 4 x 4 09 square metre hardwood crane mats also known as ekki mats or pipeline mats can be used in certain situations where the ground conditions are poor to 01522 688465 07825 426603.

With a density of 1 2 ton m3 it is so dense it will sink in water. Ekki mats are available in our smaller standard size of 1m x 3m suitable for confined areas or for use as crane mats or the larger 1m x 5m size to spread pressure over a larger area per mat and their strength means that whether you apply the force over a smaller area or wish to dissipate it as evenly as possible ekki bog mats are a good way. This makes ekki a particular favourite for civil and marine projects such as piers groynes railway beams and sleepers etc. The grain is usually interlocked and the texture is coarse.

Strength properties n mm d30 d40 d50 d60 d70 bending 30 40 50 60 70 tension parallel to grain 18 24 30 36 42 tension perpendicular to grain 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 7 0 9 compression parallel to grain 23 26 29 32 34 compression perpendicular to grain 8 0 8 8 9 7 10 5 13 5 shear 3 0 3 8 4 6 5 3 6 0. Types of bog mat. Other images click to enlarge video click to play. As a guide only these mats may be used to support evenly distributed weights of up to 21 tonnes for 3 mtr.

We specialise in multiple timber hardwood mat solutions which include ekki mats tropical mats and european mats. Pipeline mats ekki back to roads and fencing. Ekki is a large tree attaining a height of 45 to 50m and a diameter of 1 5m. The colour of ekki varies from a dark red to chocolate brown it has an interlocked grain with a coarse and uneven texture.