Coalfields Link Phases 2 and 3 - Weldgrip Gripforce ® 22mm Soilnails

Project Title Coalfields Link Phases 2 and 3 Client Coalfields Link Phases 2 and 3 Main Contractor VHE Ltd Sub Contractor Keller Ground Engineering Featured Products Weldgrip Gripforce ® 22mm Soilnails

The Coalfields Link Road project is part of the coalfields regeneration scheme to the north-east of Barnsley.

The project involved construction of a new road and stabilisation of a steep embankment running parallel to the road to carry a footbridge. Stabilisation of the embankment was achieved by using Weldgrip 22mm diameter Gripforce ® Soilnails in lengths of four and five metres.

The embankment was then covered with a plastic mesh, the mesh being retained by means of non-metallic end plates fixed to the composite soil nails and nuts. The BBA approved system offers a 120 year working life, providing both reinforcement of the embankment and control of the surface of the excavation.

“Use of the Weldgrip Gripforce ® bar gave us several advantages over using a steel reinforcement system –

1: It was light and easy to handle.
2: The bar was delivered to site complete with spacers and hence ready to use – we needed no assembly crew or area.
3: Use of the Gripforce ® bar meant that no additional corrosion protection was required.
4: All of the above meant that installation was simpler and faster.”

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