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In road construction, the two main types of pavement are rigid and flexible. These two types use different materials and methods of construction, resulting in different physical properties (more on …

Piling is one of the cornerstones of the construction industry today and indeed, it has been so for centuries – if not millennia. The function of piles is quite simply …

Knowing the shear strength of soil is key for ground engineers and is vital to any design project. At some point, everything that is built makes contact with the ground …

This guide explains the concept of the bearing capacity of soil (also known as ‘ground bearing pressure’), its significance in geotechnical engineering, the types of soil bearing pressure, and the …

From the Great Wall of China, to the Dubai-Fujairah Highway, the versatility, stability and strength of reinforced soil has been used by builders and engineers to build retaining walls for …

Retaining walls come in all types, shapes and sizes – from simple gravity walls to bored pile walls for basements and reinforced soil walls using geogrids – to suit a …

Happy New Year from all of us here at Tensar! We hope that you had a enjoyable break and had the chance to have a go at Andrew Lee's Christmas …

As we wrap up the award winning Ground Coffee blog for 2020, Andrew Lees gets into the festive spirit and gives a special thanks to the construction workers who have …

Tensar’s reinforced soil systems were used extensively on Highways England’s £1.5bn A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme, delivering permanent structures for junction improvements and load bearing abutments for temporary bridges …

Retaining walls are a versatile tool for geotechnical engineers, enabling construction on or along slopes and on sites with limited space in towns and cities. According to the Oxford Dictionary, …