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Basal Reinforcement

Tensar stabilised construction platform
Geocell installation
Reinforcing the base of a marine bund for reclamation
Tensar stabilised construction platform
Geocell installation
Reinforcing the base of a marine bund for reclamation

Basal Reinforcement

Tensar International basal reinforcement solutions are ideal for the many projects that require the construction of embankments over weak ground and they are a less expensive and less time consuming than excavation and the subsequent replacement of soft soils.

An economical solution for transferring foundation loads into piles on projects requiring negligible post construction settlements, are LTP's (load transfer platforms). Please refer to Foundations over Piles.

Tensar International offers high quality basal reinforcement solutions, which are suitable for many projects requiring a maintained structural integrity during the critical phases of the controlled settlement of a structure.

The Benefits

Tensar International has a range of proven and economical solutions for construction over soft or variable ground that:

  • Allow safe access for operatives and machinery
  • Allow rapid construction
  • Reduce loss of fill into weak foundations
  • Avoid excavation and replacement
  • Enable safe spanning of voids
Placment of fill on Basetex
Stabilisation of embankment over waste deposits and 

soft silt
Placment of fill on Basetex
Stabilisation of embankment over waste deposits and soft silt

To learn more about specific basal reinforcement applications, please use the menu on the left.

A list of brochures relevant to basal reinforcement, which can be downloaded are listed on the top right of this page. Alternatively click here for a full list of relevant brochures and case studies

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