Unpaved Roads and Working Platforms
Spread the load on-site with Tensar Technology
Unpaved roads are a feature of construction sites around the world. But while they often have to cope with extremely heavy loads, they often have to be sited on weak or variable ground. That’s where Tensar’s geogrids – and in particular the innovative TriAx® – can help reduce costs by mechanically stabilising granular materials very efficiently. When compacted over the geogrid, the granular particles project through the triangular apertures and are mechanically confined. This interlock, combined with the grid’s near-uniform 360 degrees stiffness creates an efficient stiff composite layer.
How you benefit
Tensar has over 30 years experience in creating mechanically stabilised layers using geogrids, which can:
- Reduce aggregate layer thickness by up to 50%
- Reduce the excavation needed
- Control differential settlement
- Increase bearing capacity
- Cut construction CO2 emissions by up to 50%
Application areas
Geogrids can be used to mechanically stabilise unbound granular layers and so either reduce their required thickness or increase their bearing capacity prolonging their life.
Structural improvement – unpaved roads, including short term site haul roads to much longer term unsurfaced access roads, such as for onshore windfarm sites can be effectively reinforced using geogrids to prolong their life, increase their bearing capacity and reduce the amount of granular material used
Piling platforms and storage areas
- Working platforms for safe operation of heavy tracked plant such as piling rigs and cranes.