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BLOCK AFIWALL - mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall - AFIWALL
Use
The construction of infrastructure sometimes requires working on very steep slopes. The AFIWALL® range offers various simple and rapid construction methods which provide a variety of solutions to complete these structures.
For slope reinforcement, mechanically stabilised earth (MSE) retaining wall with vertical facing or facing at a slight angle, bridge abutments or acoustic bunds, the AFIWALL block technology is used whenever concrete facing is needed.
This solution consists of three products:
- a specifically designed reinforcing geosynthetic such as NOTEX® C in the event of aggressive granular backfill upon installation or NOTEX® GX or GEOTER® F in most traditional cases
- a drainage geocomposite such as SOMTUBE® FTF to combat water ingress in the technical embankment
- modular concrete blocks such as BETOATLAS® or LEROMUR®
Benefits
- Innovative and cost-effective solution consisting of 3 products supplied by AFITEXINOV for the reinforcement, drainage and lining of the structure
- Construction of very high retaining structures
- The modular concrete facing replaces the construction of traditional walls
- Quickly implemented
- Looks different depending on the type of modular block used
- Better integration into the landscape
Features
![Drainage](https://www.afitexinov.com/public/Thumbs/externe/picto_drainage_w106_h84_fitfill.jpg)
![Reinforcement](https://www.afitexinov.com/public/Thumbs/externe/picto_renforcement_w106_h84_fitfill.jpg)
![Support](https://www.afitexinov.com/public/Thumbs/externe/picto_murdesoutenement_w106_h84_fitfill.jpg)
Characteristics
BETOATLAS® block
- Weight of empty element : 24 kg
- Weight of full element : 50 kg
- Number of element per m2 : 20
- Packaging : 2.40 m2/pallet
- Maximum height : 11 m
LEROMUR® block
- Weight of elements :
100 cm module : 54 kg / 50 cm module : 27 kg / 25 cm module : 13 kg - Packaging on pallets :
100 cm module : 24 / 50 cm module : 48 / 25 cm module : 96 - Maximum height : 25 m
Projects completed with BLOCK AFIWALL
Comforting high-risk embankments
![Comforting high-risk embankments](https://www.afitexinov.com/public/Thumbs/externe/projet_rra_rabat_w400_h320_fillfill.jpg)
Doum & Maadid neighbourhoods - Rabat (Morocco) - 1 000 m2
In order to secure these slopes, AFITEXINOV intervened to propose its Block® AFIWALL solution.