SOIL SUPPORTS SHOT INTO UNSTABLE GROUND

French technology is being used in the United States to stabilize soil embankments without prior excavation or drilling. The process, called jet nailing, makes it possible to build retaining walls quickly: reinforcing steel is jetted into the ground under pressure of high-strength grout. Unlike soil nailing, there is no need to drill a deep hole before installing the rebar. The technique is being used in the construction of a multistory parking garage in Ogden, Utah. Details of the construction process are briefly summarized.

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• Publication Date: 1989-7-27

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 19
• Serial:
  • ENR
  • Volume: 223
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0891-9526

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Material reinforcement; Multistory structures; Parking garages; Retaining walls; Soil stabilization; Unstable soil
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Terminals and Facilities; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486735
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM