Soil nailing reinforces a slope from the inside. Steel bars are drilled and grouted into the ground in a grid, a mesh or shotcrete face ties them together, and the slope becomes a single stable mass. We then hydroseed the face so it looks like a hillside, not a wall.
The method
What soil nailing is
A ground reinforcement method for cut slopes, excavations and existing unstable slopes. Holes are drilled into the face at a designed angle and spacing. Steel bars are inserted and grouted. Plates and a mesh or shotcrete layer connect the nail heads.
The nails take the load that would otherwise push the slope out. It needs less space and less concrete than a retaining wall, and it can be built top-down as a cut proceeds.
Uses
Where it is used
- Cut slopes on hill roads and railways.
- Excavations next to existing buildings.
- Repair of distressed retaining walls and reinforced-earth walls.
- Landslide-prone faces.
The process
How we do it
- Survey and designSite investigation, soil parameters, nail length, spacing and angle. Design to the relevant Indian and international codes.
- Drill and groutNails installed in a grid from the top down.
- FaceMesh with plates, or shotcrete where the design requires it.
- DrainageWeep holes and drains so water does not build up behind the face.
- GreenHydroseeding over the meshed face, so the slope is stable and vegetated. Slopes and erosion control →
How the greening step works: the hydroseeding guide. What moves the price: the cost page.
Questions people ask
Straight answers.
Soil nailing or a retaining wall?
Nailing is usually faster, needs less space and less concrete, and suits cuts that are built top-down. Walls suit some soils and some loads better. The site investigation decides.
Can a nailed slope be green?
Yes. A mesh face takes hydroseeding well, and the vegetation hides the mesh within a season.
Do you provide design?
We provide or coordinate the design and submit it for approval. Tell us what the project needs.
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