Reinforcement

Slopes that are not safe enough can be reinforced using a wide range of engineering techniques when they cannot be directly cut to a safer slope angle

CHASM ™ can accommodate slope reinforcement using both geo-textiles/geo-grids and earth nails. Their positive contribution to the shear strength of the slope is incorporated directly within the Bishop equation. In CHASM ™, earth nails add reinforcement by friction with the surrounding rock/soil and geo-textiles/geo-grids mobilise reinforcement due to the weight of ground above them. For both techniques, a factor of safety can be applied to all parameters supplied by the manufacturer to account for time degradation and parameter uncertainty.