CORPORATE SELECT COUNTRY Home Profile Innovation Center Sectors Applications Products Documents News Contact Us Home Solutions Excavation Consolidation And Reinforcement Excavation Consolidation and Reinforcement When and why Soil Reinforcement and Consolidation are required Excavation Consolidation and Reinforcement are techniques used to stabilise the tunnel faces and excavation, enabling the safe and rapid advance of even large diameter tunnels. This method enables fast progress with large sized excavations. It tends to be used in particular geological conditions and in soils considered to be difficult to excavate. The techniques involve reinforcing the excavated faces by installing fibreglass elements in sub-horizontal holes, which are then grouted to form a set of micro-piles around the entire section. Maccaferri portfolio of solutions for excavation consolidation and reinforcement We offer a range of solutions for the tunnelling professionals: Fibreglass profiles and elements of varying cross-sections. They are inserted throughout the tunnel section, to form an array of reinforcing elements, resisting loads generated during excavation and preventing collapse and enhancing worker safety. This stabilisation effect means that a full-face excavation approach can be undertaken (ADECO-RS approach) In problematic ground where achieving reinforcement or anchor performance is difficult, the P.E.R. Ground™ anchorage system can be used; an integral sheath around the reinforcement bar contains the injected mortars, compacting surrounding soils reducing grout-loss and washout. Hybrid anchors, P.E.R.Ground Drain and P.E.R. Ground COPE enable simultaneous reinforcement and groundwater drainage or blockage respectively. Accidental or sudden water ingress can be blocked with polyurethane resins, which create expanding closed-cell foams. Poor soils can be improved by the injection of Groutmaster™, a multi-function high performance grout which can; reduce the permeability of soils, control settlements, mitigate liquefaction, improve cohesion of granular soils, reduce the expansion of cohesive soils and be used in compensation grouting and void filling. We also offer fibreglass reinforcement bars for reinforcing concrete within temporary underground structures, e.g. diaphragm and retaining walls within the tunnel breakthrough ‘soft-eye’ zone. Rebar CRG simplifies future access through the reinforced concrete compared to traditional steel bars. Products Couplers Injection Pipes & Accessories Tunnelling – Drain Pipes Tunnelling – GFRP Bar & Stirrups Tunnelling – GFRP CRG Bolt Tunnelling – GFRP Pipes & Elements Tunnelling – GRTM Groutmaster Tunnelling – Groutexp Tunnelling – P.E.R. Ground Tunnelling – Poli_R + Iso_R Tunnelling – Steel Bolt Valves Related sectors Related applications Officine Maccaferri S.p.A. 40069 Zola Predosa (Bologna) Italy Tel:+39 051 6436 000 E-mail: info.hq@maccaferri.com Investor Relations Area Privacy Policy – GDPR Terms of Use Cookie Policy Glossary of Terms Frequently Asked Questions Work With Us All Rights Reserved © Officine Maccaferri Spa 2021 P.IVA IT 02145540379 This site uses technical cookies and analytics tools, including those provided by third parties, to understand how people use our site and to improve the browsing experience. By closing this banner or continuing to browse the website by clicking on one of its elements you accept the use of cookies. For more information on how to change your cookie preferences and browser settings, please read our Cookie PolicyAcceptX