REINFORCED EARTH

摘要

The present invention concerns a method of installing a reinforcement strip in a compacted fill retained by facing element together with the reinforcement strip extending between an anchorage zone and the wall. The anchorage zone is located away from the facing element and separated from the facing element. The method comprises: a) installing (503) the reinforcement strip in the fill by feeding the strip from a first location in the anchorage zone to the wall and looping the strip through a wall connection point back to a second location in the anchorage zone; b) tensioning (513) the strip by pulling the strip to a predetermined tension at the first location and at the second location; and c) anchoring (515) the strip to the fill at the first location and at the second location while keeping the strip under tension.

主权项

1. A method of installing and tensioning a reinforcement strip in a soil retained by a facing element together with the reinforcement strip extending between the facing element and an anchorage zone located away from the facing element and separated from the facing element, the method comprising:
installing the reinforcement strip in the soil so that the strip extends from a first location in the anchorage zone through a connection point at the facing element to a second location in the anchorage zone, wherein a section of the strip from the first location to the connection point forms a first leg, while a section of the strip from the connection point to the second location forms a second leg; tensioning the strip by pulling the strip to a predetermined tension at the first location and at the second location so that the first leg and the second leg have substantially the same tension; and anchoring the strip to the soil at the first location and at the second location so that the strip is kept under tension when anchored.