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Tensar Geopier is your experienced and reliable par tner in
soil improvement technologies for foundation suppor t of
commer cial, industrial, transpor tation, residential and
municipal construc tion. With more than t wo decades of
proven foundation suppor t, our Rammed Aggregate Pier
(R AP) s ystems provide resource-friendly, ef ficient and
cost-ef fec tive Intermediate Foundation solutions. Our
patented technologies utilise R A P elements that are
construc ted by densely compac ting successive thin lif ts
of qualit y aggregate in 450 mm to 900 mm diameter cavit y
of depths up to 14 m using patented ramming processes.
The ver tical ramming ac tion increases the lateral stress
and improves the soils surrounding the cavit y, which results
in foundation set tlement control, greater shear resistance,
and increased bearing pressure for design.
Construction
Advantages
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Rapid installation process
Specific on-site quality control through visual inspection of
drill spoils and modulus tests
Significantly reduce or eliminate spoils for removal or treatment
Besides a working platform no site infrastructure required
Displacement approach eliminates casing and allows for
construction below groundwater
Clean process results in little construction mess
or siltation concerns
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ENVIRONMENTAL
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BENEFIT S OF
OF TENSAR
TENSA R
GEOPIER
GEOPIER SOLUTIONS:
SOLU TIONS:
Can replace steel or concrete deep foundations with
natural, local aggregate
Reduces high fossil fuel consumption needed for massive
overexcavation and replacement
Reduces construc tion waste by using reclaimed
a g g r e g a t e s u c h as r e c y c l e d c o n c r e t e
Eliminates potential for harmful water runof f, siltation
and environmental disturbance with our dr y R AP
construc tion process
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Tensar Geopier developed the Geopier GP3 s ystem as an
ef ficient and cost ef fec tive Intermediate Foundation
solution for the suppor t of set tlement sensitive struc tures.
The Geopier GP3 s ystem has since become an ef fec tive
replacement for massive overexcavation and replacement or
deep foundations, including driven piles, drilled shaf ts or
augered cast-inplace piles. Thousands of struc tures are
currently suppor ted by Geopier s ystems proven experience
that ensures high levels of per formance and reliabilit y
compared with traditional s ystems.
Geopier GP3 Construction Process
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The Geopier GP3 s ystem uses replacement Rammed
Aggregate Pier (R AP) elements to improve good to poor soils,
including sof t to stif f clay and silt, loose to dense sand,
organic silt and peat, and variable, uncontrolled fill.
The installation process utilises pre-augering and ver tical
impac t ramming energ y to construc t R AP elements, which
exhibit excellent streng th and stif fness. R AP s ystems are
designed to provide reliable and imposing total and
dif ferential set tlement control and increased bearing suppor t
to meet projec t requirements.
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PPLIC ATIONS
Foundations
Transpor tation
Floor slabs
Embankments
Biofuel facilities
Railways
Industrial tanks
Liquefac tion
Wind turbines
Drainage to accelerate
consolidation process
Bogazici Shipyard
Altinova, Turkey
CONSTRUCTION ADVANTAGES
APPLICATIONS
Foundations
Transportation
Floor slabs
Embankments
Biofuel facilities
Railways
Industrial tanks
Liquefaction
Wind turbines
Drainage to accelerate
consolidation process
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