#soil stabilization system

All over the world, people are increasingly using geocells to build long-lasting roadways with flexible pavements. Offering increased service life and easy construction with local infill materials, these three-dimensional structures are the perfect solution for rapid infrastructure development.

Indian roads experience a relentless parade of heavy traffic and extreme weather conditions that combine forces to wreak havoc on the construction material and the unconfined subgrade, resulting in untraversable routes. The Enviroweb soil stabilization system offers high-quality cellular confinement cells that can be filled with locally-sourced materials for increased strength and resistance against natural wear-and-tear.

Here are a few points explaining why geocells are the perfect solution to India’s road woes:

Increased Durability-

One of the major factors contributing to road degradation is the contraction and expansion of soil that happens in sync with the changing seasons. The subgrade soil turns dry during the summer months and shrinks, while during the monsoon it soaks water and expands.

Geocell reinforced flexible pavements counter this problem by confining thesubgrade infill material irrespective of quality. A flexible pavement layer built with geocells experiences a uniform distribution of shrinkage during the hot months and the perforated inner cell walls let the subsurface water filter out during the rainy season, thereby keeping all the layers stable and undamaged. This, in turn, increases the project’s life and endurance.

Lower Construction Costs-

Geocells also help you save bigtime on construction costs by allowing the use of regional or local soils as the infill material even if they are of poor quality as the cellular confinement cells will ensure strength and integrity. Additionally, you also save on transportation costs and construction time as you no longer need to wait for truckloads of expensive infill material.

This property of geocells can also be used to build highways and extend road connectivity in rural areas with poor-quality or difficult soils.

Last, but not the least- when you use geocells to reinforce pavements, you automatically reduce the cost incurred on building the topmost layer which incidentally is also the costliest. Geocells offer an effective load support system that allows for a thinner bituminous layer, and reduces base material requirements by 50% or more, once again cutting down the cost of construction.

Reduced Maintenance Costs-

Geocells provide increased structural strength via equal load distribution and significantly increase the lifecycle of the pavement, thereby reducing maintenance and repair costs.

When roads begin to deteriorate the damage usually begins with ‘alligator’ cracks in the bituminous concrete layer caused by extreme horizontal strains and/or rutting caused by excessive vertical strains in the subsurface pavement layer.

On the other hand a geocell-reinforced pavement crust has a uniform load-distribution with increased strength and stiffness.  

Simple and Quick Instant Installation

Apart from being easy to transport, geocells are also easy to install. You can lay out the entire grid in a matter of hours and fill it up within as little as a day. Once your subgrade is secure, you can then move onto building the the upper layers.

5 Amazing Benefits Of Geocell Solutions

You have probably heard of geocells and how they are a sustainable Soil Stabilization System designed specifically for land reinforcement whether it be for agriculture or for major construction/infrastructure projects.

However, what is it exactly that makes geocells the ideal soil management solution for your project? Continue reading to find out.

Long-Lasting Infrastructure- Geocells are basically perforated Cellular Confinement Structures designed to hold in soil to provide a stable and at the same time flexible base for civil engineering projects including everything from pavements, roads and highways to channel protection systems and steep embankments.

Another major advantage of using geocells for construction/infrastructure projects is that they act as an efficient load distribution system, thereby preventing cracks in pavements, roads, etc., and making them long-lasting.

Increased Slope Protection- Geocells also offer a more durable slope protection system as opposed to conventional stone pitching or the use of mulch mats.

Unlike stone pitching that requires a considerable quantity of stones which have to be carefully set by a skilled craftsman and require regular maintenance or mulch mats that lack durability, geocells can be simply filled with locally-sourced materials and are suitable even for steep slopes.

An added bonus-you can even grow vegetation on slopes created with geocells or just fill them with good old concrete, with geocells you can do anything you want.

Economical- As mentioned above geocells do not call for the use of any exclusive material, so unlike other Soil Stabilization Systems, you do not have to spend a fortune on transporting expensive filling materials or any specific soil type. Geocells are designed to offer strength, flexibility and durability and you can fill them with locally available infill material that is best-suited to your needs.

This also reduces the overall time spent on procuring and transporting materials and speeds up your project.

Additionally, with geocells, you also save on maintenance and repair costs as projects constructed using geocells stay good for a long time.

Durability- When you go for soil stabilization with geocells, you are also signing up for a soil stabilization system that offers increased strength and endurance for your structures. Made from polymeric strips, these cellular structures exhibit high resistance against high temperatures and thermal cycling.

Environment-Friendly- Geocells are great construction solutions and not just because they are low in cost and high in strength. These 3-dimensional structures can be filled with anything from local soil to concrete and gravel and therefore do not require intensive quarrying. Since the material is sourced locally and does not have to be transported, this also lowers your carbon footprint.

Last but not the least- you can also use geocells to build green slopes or retaining wall systems with vegetation.