Embankments and Retaining Walls by reinforced soil

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Embankments and Retaining Walls by reinforced soil

 

Retaining Walls by reinforced soil method - the Yagur interchange

Retaining Walls by reinforced soil method - the Yagur interchange

Retaining Wall by reinforced soil method -Akko interchange

Retaining Wall by reinforced soil method -Akko interchange

Retaining Wall by reinforced soil method -the Seam Zone project

Retaining Wall by reinforced soil method -the Seam Zone project

Retaining Walls by reinforced soil method - the Yagur interchange

Retaining Walls by reinforced soil method - the Yagur interchange

Retaining Wall by reinforced soil method -the Seam Zone project

Retaining Wall by reinforced soil method -the Seam Zone project

Reinforced soil wall with reinforcement strips PARAWEB - Route 6 (Cross-Israel Highway)

Reinforced soil wall with reinforcement strips PARAWEB - Route 6 (Cross-Israel Highway)

Reinforced soil wall with reinforcement strips PARAWEB - Route 6 (Cross-Israel Highway)

Reinforced soil wall with reinforcement strips PARAWEB - Route 6 (Cross-Israel Highway)

Horizontal placement of geogrids and geotextiles of various types on the embankment section creates a reinforced soil structure. The method is based on the formation of a mass composed of compacted soil layers with the addition of a reinforcement element. The reinforcement geotextiles or geogrids of high tensile strength and low elongation are placed across the section to beyond the sliding circles.

Advantages:

  • Cost savings stemming from controlled use of local fill materials
  •  Steepening embankment slopes reduces fill and expensive land area
  •  Improved overall stability and increased safety coefficients
  •  Option of building retaining walls and embankments on soft soils
  •  Greater flexibility in selecting various facing elements such as gabions, modular concrete units, Green Terramesh, etc.