Soil nail wall is a construction method, which
stabilizes the slope and gives support to it. It provides steel bars to oppose
the force opposite to slope breakdown. Some of the suitable conditions to
perform soil nailing methods are sandy, silty and hard clay.
The nails are inserted from the top into the surface,
so, they are called as soil nails.
This avoids the mud slide trouble and requires less time to finish the work.
Construction
The Soil nails are the bars made up of
steel. These will be inserted in the holes and grouted with the materials like
shot-crete. The step-by-step process for the construction of the wall is as
follows:
·
Examine the area
to know whether it is suitable for the construction.
·
Install the first
bar and then lay shortcrete on it, to cover the nail.
·
Then, place head
plate over it.
·
Repeat similar
steps until the wall is completed.
Depending on the requirement construct either
permanent or temporary wall. They make complex constructions like constructing
flyovers etc to complete easily.
Benefits
·
There will be no
limitations on the height.
·
It will be used
to repair, alter and construct a new one.
·
Reduces
unnecessary expenses.
·
Less noise
disturbances.
It is
necessary to construct the soil nail walls higher than the ground water to
avoid future problems. Soil nail walls construction is the best economical as
well as affordable method with a lot of benefits.
