SBIR/STTR Research Award
TIED-BACK ELEMENT & SOIL NAILING WALL
Award amount
$300,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1984Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Transportation
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Schnabel Foundation Company
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THIS PROPOSAL CONCERNS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE EARTH RETENTION SYSTEM. SPECIFICALLY, IT RELATES TO COMBINING PERMANENTLY TIED-BACK ELEMENTS WITH SOIL NAILING TO ENABLE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RETAINING WALL IN SOILS AND SOFT ROCKS. THIS EARTH RETENTION SYSTEM IS BUILT FROM THE TOP DOWN AS THE EXCAVATION PROCEEDS AND CAN BE USED FOR A PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY WALL, OR TO STABLIZE LANDSLIDES.
Technology keywords
Not reported