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The Tensar Temporary Retaining Wall System

System overview for temporary walls built from wire-form baskets and geogrid, as an alternative to soldier piles or sheet piling on staged construction.

What it covers

  • The system components and what each one does
  • Uniaxial geogrid as primary reinforcement
  • UV-stabilized biaxial geogrid for surficial stability
  • Welded wire-form baskets, 18 in tall by 18 in deep by 10 in long
  • Wire struts that stiffen the facing and hold alignment
  • Geotextile to confine the backfill

Notes from us

The argument here is about equipment, not performance. A temporary wall built from soldier piles or sheet piling needs heavy lifting and pile driving, and needs toe penetration below the excavation. This system is baskets, grid and fill, built with what is already on a earthworks site.

On staged construction, where the wall exists for one season and then gets buried or removed, that difference is usually the whole business case.

Note the UV-stabilized biaxial grid for the face. Temporary does not mean unexposed: the face is going to sit in sunlight for the duration, and standard grid is not specified for that. Substituting it because it is what is in the yard is the mistake this system invites.

Road Fabrics supplies Tensar geogrid. Tell us about the staging and we will work out the reinforcement quantities.

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