{"id":79674,"date":"2025-08-06T12:45:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T10:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maccaferri.com\/ae\/solutions\/construction-over-soft-soils\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T12:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T10:45:45","slug":"construction-over-soft-soils","status":"publish","type":"solution","link":"https:\/\/www.maccaferri.com\/ae\/solutions\/construction-over-soft-soils\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction over Soft Soils"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-mac-container-block box-container\"><div class=\"wp-block-columns blockEditorJs is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p>Embankments constructed on cohesive or alluvial soils may be subject to settlement due to the compressible nature of the foundation soil.&nbsp;<br>A number of our solutions exist to reduce the effects of settlement:<br><\/p><ul><li>MacDrain\u00ae vertical wick drains to accelerate the consolidation of the soil&nbsp;<\/li><li>MacTex\u00ae H geotextiles to separate poor strata from better quality embankment construction materials&nbsp;<\/li><li>MacTex\u00ae W1 and W2 woven geotextiles to reinforce and separate the foundation materials&nbsp;<\/li><li>MacGrid\u00ae WG geogrids&nbsp;<\/li><li>Paralink\u00ae high strength-low strain geogrids to reinforce the embankment foundations.<\/li><\/ul><p><br><br>A combination of these solutions is often required to meet the service life and serviceability settlement requirements of the project.<br><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-mac-container-block box-container\"><div class=\"wp-block-columns blockEditorJs is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p>Maccaferri&#8217;s experience and expert knowledge<br><br><br>Note that all geogrids and geotextiles (regardless of manufacturer and polymer used) need to strain (extend) prior to providing functional reinforcement. 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