Soil Nail Walls
Soil nail walls are constructed by drilling soil nails on a close pattern and applying 4 to 6 inches of shotcrete facing in lifts. Soil nail walls provide an economical means to retain soils in a “top-down” construction method.
APPLICATIONS
- Temporary excavation shoring
- Permanent site retaining walls
- Slope stabilization
INSTALLATION
- Excavate 5 feet
- Drill 4 – 6 inch diameter holes, grout in-place an all thread bar
- Place reinforcement and shotcrete face
- Proof test 5% soil nails
- Repeat process to bottom of excavation
CORROSION PROTECTION
- Epoxy coating
- Polyethylene sheathing

