Earth Retaining Walls and Reinforced Slopes
The economical, flexible and attractive way to build earth retaining structures
With the need to maximise the area of development combined with difficult and varied terrain, engineers can choose from a wide range of traditional options – reinforced concrete, gabions, crib walls, sheet piling and structural brickwork, to name but a few. Increasingly, though, many are turning to Tensar technology for a tailored solution that can meet aesthetic, budget and environmental needs
How your project can benefit
A simple, modular systems using carefully integrated components, Tensar reinforced soil structures offer various advantages over traditional reinforced concrete:
- Up to 75% cost savings
- Rapid construction, cutting times by up to half
- A choice of face angles from 20˚ to 90˚, architectural and natural finishes and design options for easily-built curves and terraces
- Internationally-certified
- Up to 120-year design life
- Indemnified designs
- Most systems need neither crane lifts nor temporary propping
- Environmental advantages can include the use of site-won or waste fill materials and significantly reduced construction carbon emissions
Application areas
Using our 30 years’ construction experience, reinforced soil design expertise and geogrid products, TensarTech Earth Retaining Systems offer a number of options to suit a wide variety of applications. These include:
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Retaining walls
and Bridge abutments with a choice of systems including modular facing blocks, full height or incremental concrete panels
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Steep slopes
constructed with fast, economical techniques to create embankments with a steep face angle and a vegetated finish
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Repair of slopes
using a combination of geogrids and the failed soil to restore slope stability with less environmental damage