Strengthening the slope using a gravity retaining wall
| Location: | Nizhny Novgorod Region, Bor, Steklozavodskoye Highway 1 |
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| Type of work: | Strengthening the slope using a gravity retaining wall of gabions and geosynthetic mats Makmat-R |
| Customer: | Praxa Rus LLC |
| Object: | Construction of a complex of facilities for nitrogen and hydrogen gas supply to AGC Bor Glass Plant OJSC (Phase 3) |
| The length of the retaining wall: | 31 meters |
| The height of the retaining wall: | 1.4 ÷ 2 meters |
| Terms of production: | May 2014 – June 2014 |
Problem: landslide slope under SCHURG (gas metering cabinet) and along a highway of variable height. A fire extinguishing tank with suitable utilities is placed in the body of the slope, the ground is contaminated with glass production waste. The customer made the highest demands on timing and safety of work. The task: to stop the landslide processes in the shortest possible time, to keep SHUURG fixed.
Solution: Specialists proposed to build a gravity retaining wall of gabions and to strengthen the slope by Makmat-R geosynthetic mats.
