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REINFORCED SOIL STRUCTURES

STEEL MESH FACED REINFORCED SOIL

The appearance of natural stone with the behaviour of a reinforced soil structure: mesh facing panels with rock fill instead of a massive gabion mass.

DISCUSS YOUR PROJECTSYSTEM BUILD-UP
Reinforced soil wall with an open galvanised steel mesh face, geotextile liner, geogrid layers and a granular drainage base.SYSTEM RENDER · NOT A PROJECT PHOTO
THE TASK

STONE OUTSIDE, REINFORCED SOIL INSIDE

The stone face provides the appearance and surface protection; the load-bearing work is done by the reinforced soil behind it.

SYSTEM BUILD-UP

THREE COMPONENTS, ONE STRUCTURE

Three components: mesh panel · polymer bar · HG-U geogrid.

01

MESH FACING PANEL

steel wire mesh with rock fill

02

POLYMER CONNECTOR BAR

panel-to-geogrid connection

03

HG-U GEOGRID

uni-axial, in the compacted fill

THE DIFFERENCE

NOT A GABION WALL

01

GABION

A gabion wall retains the soil by the weight of the masonry itself.

02

MESH FACING

The panel retains only the face of the structure.

03

CONSEQUENCE

Less stone, less masonry volume, a different design model.

HLG-F-04 · STEEL MESH FACED REINFORCED SOIL SYSTEM 70° – 85° B STEEL MESH FACING batter 70° – 85° REINFORCED FILL compacted in layers PRIMARY REINFORCEMENT HG-U uni-axial geogrid POLYMER CONNECTOR bar DRAINAGE AND FILTER behind the facing ROCK FILL in the facing units ORIGINAL GROUND LEVELLING PAD COMPACTED FOUNDATION B · FACING-TO-GEOGRID CONNECTION MESH FACING PANEL steel wire mesh POLYMER BAR panel-to-geogrid connection HG-U GEOGRID in the compacted fill ROCK FILL Three components: mesh panel · polymer bar · HG-U geogrid. STEEL MESH FACED REINFORCED SOIL SYSTEMSystem build-up and connection detail · no construction drawing supplied for this system, so no dimensions are shownHLG · F-04 LEGEND Primary reinforcement Connector bar Reinforced fill Rock · fill and drainage Original ground Steel mesh System build-up based on the client's technical material. No construction drawing was supplied for this system, so dimensions and layer count are not shown. Facing batter, reinforcement length and spacing, drainage detailing and foundation requirements are determined by project-specific design.

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HLG-F-04 · STEEL MESH FACED REINFORCED SOIL SYSTEM STEEL MESH FACED REINFORCED SOIL SYSTEM HLG · F-04 70° – 85° B 1 2 3 4 5 1 STEEL MESH FACING batter 70° – 85° 2 PRIMARY REINFORCEMENT HG-U uni-axial geogrid 3 POLYMER CONNECTOR bar 4 REINFORCED FILL compacted in layers 5 DRAINAGE AND FILTER behind the facing DETAIL B — SEE SHEET HLG · F-04a System build-up based on the client's technical material. No construction drawing was supplied for this system, so dimensions and layer count are not shown.
HLG-F-04a · B · FACING-TO-GEOGRID CONNECTION FACING-TO-GEOGRID CONNECTION DETAIL HLG · F-04a 1 2 3 4 1 MESH FACING PANEL steel wire mesh 2 POLYMER BAR panel-to-geogrid connection 3 HG-U GEOGRID in the compacted fill 4 ROCK FILL Three components: mesh panel · polymer bar · HG-U geogrid.
HLG · F-04System build-up and facing-to-geogrid connection detail

SYSTEM CAPABILITY

What the system can do and what a given project decides are different quantities, so they stay in separate columns.

PARAMETERSYSTEM CAPABILITYPER PROJECT
FACING BATTER70° – 85°system capabilityper projectto site conditions
FACINGmesh panels with rock fillsystem capabilitynot gabion masonrya different design model
REINFORCEMENTHG-U uni-axial geogridsystem capabilitylength and spacing by designper project

The facing batter is selected within the 70° – 85° range according to site conditions, structural requirements and landscape considerations.

System build-up diagram. Geometry, reinforcement length and spacing, drainage detailing and foundation requirements are determined by project-specific design.

WHERE STEEL MESH FACING IS USED

ROADS AND HIGHWAYS

RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE

BRIDGE APPROACHES

URBAN AND TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT

INDUSTRIAL AND LOGISTICS FACILITIES

WATER MANAGEMENT AND HYDROPOWER

SLOPES, TERRAIN AND RETAINING STRUCTURES

LANDSCAPE AND ECOLOGY

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