TemelTEK Mühendislik Ltd. offers soil nailing services including comprehensive design, planning and implementation. Our geotechnical engineers conduct on-site investigations including soil types and density, moisture content, soil stratification, groundwater conditions, seasonal changes and hydrology. Our highly experienced contracting team can also carry out the on-site works.TemelTEK Mühendislik Ltd. has been a part of many successful turnkey projects including several ongoing large-scale contracts in Turkey. .
Soil nailing is typically used to stabilize existing slopes or excavations where top-to-bottom construction is advantageous compared to other retaining wall systems. For certain conditions, soil nailing offers a viable alternative from the viewpoint of technical feasibility, construction costs, and construction duration when compared to ground anchor walls, which is another popular top-to bottom retaining system.
Soil nail walls are particularly well suited to excavation applications for ground conditions that require vertical or near-vertical cuts and have been shown to be particularly well suited in the following temporary or permanent applications:
- Roadway cut excavations.
- Road widening under an existing bridge end.
- Repair and reconstruction of existing retaining structures.
- Temporary or permanent excavations in an urban environment.
Soil nailing has proven economically attractive and technically feasible when the soil in which the excavation is constructed is able to stand unsupported in a 1- to 2-m (3- to 6-ft) high vertical or nearly vertical cut for one to two days. If soil nails are below the groundwater table, and the groundwater does not adversely affect the face of the excavation, the bond strength of the interface between the grout and the surrounding ground, or the long-term integrity of the soil nails (e.g., the chemical characteristics of the ground do not promote corrosion).