Patent ID: 9631338
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: E02D

Claim:
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 reinforcement 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 reinforcement strip from the first location to the connection point forms a first leg, while a section of the reinforcement strip from the connection point to the second location forms a second leg; tensioning the reinforcement strip by pulling the reinforcement 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 reinforcement strip to the soil at the first location and at the second location so that the reinforcement strip is kept under tension when anchored, wherein each leg is anchored individually by an anchoring element in the anchorage zone.