Engineered Solutions of Georgia

Creating space for site development

Liversedge Used in conjunction with a 150mm thick gabion wall filled with Yorkshire stone, soil nails provided the viable alternative to ordinary reinforced concrete retaining walls and provided a free- draining, aesthetically pleasing finish, as well as maximising the floor area available for development:- • Soil nails as an alternative to reinforced concrete retaining wall • 800No. 30/16 soil nails installed as excavation progressed

• 120 year design life

• 150mm thick gabion mattress

• Factory floor space was doubled

Ballylumford Power Station

The United Kingdom’s largest soil nail and shotcrete retaining wall was used to double the size of this electricity generating plant in Northern Ireland. After cutting back a natural slope comprising clay, large basalt bolders and cobbles, contractors exploited the outstanding performance characteristics of Titan soil nails to drill into these difficult ground conditions and stabilise the embankment

• 1400No. soil nails of between 9m and 18m

• 70mm carbide bits

• 120 year design life