Where there is not enough space on a project to construct a reinforced soil slope, it may be possible to use Soil Nailing to structurally stabilise the slope. With soil nailing providing the overall slope stability, Maccaferri can offer flexible surface reinforcement and protection options for use between soil nails.

Soil Nailed Slopes

Products	Product Duration	Risk of failure	Benefits
Armater	Medium term	Medium risk slopes	A synthetic cellular containment system for holding a depth of soil on slopes without slumping. It can be used on slopes up to 1:2 (h:v).
MacMat-R	Long term	Medium risk slopes	A unique 3-dimensional matrix of polymer filaments with an integral, flexible woven steel mesh reinforcement providing permanent erosion control, soil retention and plant root reinforcement. Integral steel wire spreads loads between soil nail heads.
Geomac	Long term	High risk slopes	A steel mesh mattress lined with filter fabric and filled with stone, soil and seeds offering a green finish to revetments when conventional soil cells are not suitable.
Rockfall Netting	Long term	High risk slopes	Woven steel mesh for use on steep or vertical locations to provide a containment system for loose rock fragments.
Steelgrid	Long term	High risk slopes	High strength rock fall netting reinforced with high tensile steel cables offering unstable rock retention and fragment containment. Can also be used with soil nailing.

              

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