Tag: soil stabilization
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Tensar Triax geogrid use in wind farms
Here you have a real world example of geogrid use. We are in a wind farm in southern Spain, and thanks to previous experience with this technology the client decided to use a Tensar Triax geogrid TX160. This is a triangular geogrid (the “old school” version was square). It seems that the triangular geometry guarantee…
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Geotextile vs Geogrid: which is the best solution?
This is a debate we are living each time we have to build internal roads on soils with a low (<5) to very low (<2) CBR. Basically when the others alternatives (mainly soil substitution and soil improvement) are not feasible we are adopting two different solution, either a strong geotextile with reinforcement and separation properties…