Coalfields Link Phases 2 and 3
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.

<< Light weight Gripforce ® bar makes transportation around site fast and convenient.

Geotextile mesh fitted over the bar.

<< Mesh secured by non-metallic end plates.


Comments from the Keller site engineer:

“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.”