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Supermarket
Project
The Problem
The original scheme to construct a retaining
wall at a new superstore meant that a concrete
wall had to be built and then faced in brickwork.
This, however, took up a good deal of space and
another alternative was suggested
The Solution
Using a specially developed technique, engineers created a scheme whereby the excavated
cut face could be soil nailed and then secured to
the more aesthetically acceptable earth retention
system.
This produced a slimmer, near vertical wall
which fully integrated with the adjacent gravity retaining wall.
The Result
The idea, taken on by the developers, is the first
time that a walling system has been
successfully combined with a soil nailing
technique and this has resulted in universal
approval for its innovative engineering and
environmental acceptability.
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