Vegetated facing for steep slopes

Built as earth retaining structures, slopes are constructed to an angle to horizontal typically between 45° and 76°. These reinforced soil structures are commonly referred to by engineers as Reinforced Soil Slopes (RSS) or Geosynthetic Reinforced Slopes (GRS). Geoquest’s success in this field has led to solutions that have reached a world record-setting RSS structure being built to a height exceeding 100m.

ArmaGreen is an engineered solution for reinforced soil slopes that allow for promotion of natural vegetation. The solution allows the reinforced soil slope to be integrated with surrounding live landscaping.

Applications

Steep slopes are used for a variety of applications such as:

• Earth retaining structures
• Platform support
• Slope rehabilitation
• Gravitational risk protection (rockfall, landslides, avalanches)
• Protective bunds (sight barriers, explosion and assault barriers, sight and noise barriers)
• Flood levees and dikes
• Landfills