MonoAxial GeoGrids

The Oosterweel Link project is a new 15km-long motorway connection developed by Lantis for completing the Antwerp ring road R1 (Belgium). It is a major project in Belgium and its design started in the 1990s to find a solution to the congestion problems in and around Antwerp. The total estimated cost of the project is approximately €4. 5bn. The Antwerp ring road is a key part of the Trans-European Transport (TEN-T) Core Network. Maccaferri collaborated with the design and building of the Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls with its main product family „Terramesh“. This is a well-known system used in Europe and in the rest of the world to support or enable the construction of infrastructures in tight urban corridors, forming retaining walls, road embankments, wing walls and bridge abutments known as Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge Systems (GRS-IBS). „Terramesh“ double twist steel wire mesh reinforcements have been used in combination with ParaLink® and Paragrid® geogrids representing an evolution and a significant advantage for both cost-effectiveness and performance. The project includes 15. 000 facing sqm of „Terramesh Green®“, 14. 000 facing sqm of „Terramesh Mineral® and System® and 5. 000 facing sqm of gabion cladding.

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The Oosterweel Link project is a new 15km-long motorway connection developed by Lantis for completing the Antwerp ring road R1 (Belgium). It is a major project in Belgium and its design started in the 1990s to find a solution to the congestion problems in and around Antwerp. The total estimated cost of the project is approximately €4. 5bn. The Antwerp ring road is a key part of the Trans-European Transport (TEN-T) Core Network. Maccaferri collaborated with the design and building of the Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls with its main product family „Terramesh“. This is a well-known system used in Europe and in the rest of the world to support or enable the construction of infrastructures in tight urban corridors, forming retaining walls, road embankments, wing walls and bridge abutments known as Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge Systems (GRS-IBS). „Terramesh“ double twist steel wire mesh reinforcements have been used in combination with ParaLink® and Paragrid® geogrids representing an evolution and a significant advantage for both cost-effectiveness and performance. The project includes 15. 000 facing sqm of „Terramesh Green®“, 14. 000 facing sqm of „Terramesh Mineral® and System® and 5. 000 facing sqm of gabion cladding.

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The Al Sahab Rest Area is a new tourist attraction in Khorfakkan, on the East Coast of the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Initially designed by M/s. Khatib & Alami, the project involves constructing a new mountain road to connect the city to the peak point of Khorfakkan and, after that, building a Rest House at an elevation of 600 m above mean sea level. At the peak point, the visitors can get a panoramic view of the entire city of Khorfakkan and the Gulf of Oman. The mountain road was constructed with traditional cutting and filling techniques. A wider plateau was constructed at the top through peripheral filling to build the Rest House and the parking area. Following the first cycle of rains, there were stability issues for the filling along the sides of the top plateau that necessitated proper slope stabilization solutions. As the height of stabilization reached up to 13m in some locations with extreme space constraints along the toe, retaining structures were required rather than conventional, gentle, stable slopes. Due to the time constraints and environmental issues, the project stakeholders looked for a Mechanically Stabilized Earth wall system (MSE wall) that could be constructed quickly but also minimally interfere with the Khorfakkan mountain surroundings.

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