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ROCK 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.
The AFIWALL® Rock technology is used to design bridge abutments, retaining walls or acoustic bunds. 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 and GEOTER® F in most traditional cases
- a drainage geocomposite such as SOMTUBE® FTF to combat water ingress in the backfill
- “box” gabions made of wire mesh filled with granular material
Benefits
- A cost-effective solution consisting of 3 products supplied by AFITEXINOV for the reinforcement, facing, lining and drainage of the structure
- Construction of very high, stable structures
- Environmentally friendly solution making it possible to reuse granular material
- Gabions filled with granular material, also providing protection against fire and vandalism
- Better integration into the landscape
Features
Drainage
Reinforcement
Support
Characteristics
Dimensions of the gabion facing :
- Height : 0.5 m or 1 m
- Depth : 1 m or 2 m
- Various lengths : 1.5 m to 4 m
- 1, 2 or 5 compartments