Soil Nailing

Soil nail walls are particularly well suited to excavation applications for ground conditions that require vertical or near vertical cuts. They have been used successfully in highway cuts; end slope removal under existing bridge abutments during underpass widening; for the repair, stabilization, and reconstruction of existing retaining structures; and tunnel portals.

Soil nail walls can be considered as retaining structures for any permanent or temporary vertical or near vertical cut construction, as they add stabilizing resistance in situations where other retaining structures (e.g., anchor walls) are commonly used and where ground conditions are suitable. The relatively wide range of available facing systems allows for various aesthetic requirements to b e addressed.