by Andrew Lees, on 11-Jun-2020 07:30:22
Load-bearing reinforced soil walls can cut construction costs by up to 75% and halve build times compared with traditional solutions, while being robust and low-maintenance. Reinforced (or mechanically-stabilised) soil is …
Read Storyby Rajit Rajaram, on 27-May-2020 11:52:11
Removing barriers to adopting innovation, and ensuring standards keep pace with technical developments, is essential if we are to meet future highways infrastructure needs. In March 2020, just before the …
Read Storyby Yuli Doulala-Rigby, on 20-May-2020 05:41:41
There’s still time for kids to enter our Transport in 2120 art competition, by drawing up their ideas for what transport will look like in 100 years’ time. The competition, …
Read Storyby Andrew Lees, on 14-May-2020 05:39:55
Drainage is a key consideration when designing earthworks, including reinforced soil structures, using compacted clay fill. Without appropriate drainage, rainfall can saturate the clay and increase its pore water pressure …
Read Storyby Rajit Rajaram, on 07-May-2020 05:29:27
Research by the US Corps of Engineers (USCoE) has shown aggregate layers stabilised with Tensar geogrid deliver significant performance benefits to flexible road pavements, reducing surface rutting by up to …
Read Storyby Rajit Rajaram, on 01-May-2020 07:32:43
Pavement Optimisation, using geogrids to create mechanically stabilised aggregate layers, delivers high performing road pavements quickly and economically, while minimising environmental impact. Regular readers of this blog will know that …
Read Storyby Andrew Lees, on 23-Apr-2020 04:32:09
Many of Downtown Washington DC’s metro stations were designed by architect Harry Weese who used exposed concrete and repetitive designs to create huge cathedral-like underground spaces. Washington metro cathedral-like underground …
Read Storyby Andrew Lees, on 16-Apr-2020 05:05:53
In cities, where demand for space and the price of land are high basements are a common method of maximising development space. Constructing basements is more complicated than adding above-ground …
Read Storyby Andrew Lees, on 09-Apr-2020 04:15:42
Geosynthetic cellular foundation mattresses can be a cost-effective and greener alternative to traditional foundations and ground treatment when building embankments on very weak ground. Faced with the challenge of building …
Read Storyby Andrew Lees, on 02-Apr-2020 05:04:24
The degree of interlock of granular materials with geogrid is fundamental to the performance of mechanically stabilised layers. Granular materials can behave as liquids or solids – in an unconfined …
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