Original certified system for application in retaining walls GWS
Original certified system for application in retaining walls GWS
The document discusses the Geostone Wall Systems, a certified method for constructing retaining walls using vibro-pressed concrete blocks. These systems are applicable in engineering fields such as road and railway infrastructure, watercourse banks, and hydro-technical structures.
Reinforced walls made from concrete blocks provide high load-bearing capacity, aesthetic appeal, versatility, and cost-effectiveness. The system uses geogrids for reinforcement, enhancing stability and reducing soil distortion. Plastic geogrids are preferred for their superior corrosion resistance compared to steel grids.
The concrete blocks have a compressive strength of ≥ 10 N/mm², with the concrete itself at ≥ 40 N/mm². They are frost-resistant and have a water absorption rate of ≤ 6%. Geogrids like Secugrid offer high tensile strength and UV resistance.
The Geostone Wall Systems include three types: GWS I, GWS II, and GWS III, each with specific components such as flat or bent Geostone blocks, connecting pins, and Secugrid geogrids. These systems cater to projects ranging from small landscaping to large infrastructure.
Installation is simple, requiring no special skills or equipment. The walls have an estimated lifecycle of 100 years, thanks to the durable concrete blocks and geogrids.
KB-BLOK offers MSEW 3.0 software for designing and evaluating reinforced retaining walls, supporting NCMA or AASHTO standards, and includes a database of geogrids and concrete blocks.
The Geostone Wall Systems offer a versatile, cost-effective, and durable solution for retaining walls in various engineering applications, suitable for both large-scale infrastructure and smaller landscaping projects.
- Direct Sliding: Stability considerations against sliding forces.
- Eccentricity and Overturning: Analysis of overturning potential due to eccentric loads.
- Internal Stability: Focus on geogrid strength, connection strengths, pullout resistance, and total length.
- Software generates geogrid lengths and height arrangements.
- Options include constant-distance, optimum-distance, or multi-type geogrids.
- Output formats: DXF, BMP, Excel, text document, or complete report.
- Available in Russian, Polish, Czech, and English.
- Software outputs include cross-sections of reinforced walls and wall load entries.
- Applications in retaining walls, bridge abutments, and sloped terrain stabilization.
- Case studies from Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.
- KB-BLOK systém, s.r.o., located in Postoloprty, Czech Republic.
- Products include PLAYBLOK blocks, KB blocks, and various walling systems.
- Applications in garden architecture, paving, transportation infrastructure, and more.
Catalog excerpts
PERFECT CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM vibro-pressed concrete block system GEOSTONE WALL n MSEW 3.0 - retaining walls calculation software wall system! ORIGINAL Vyzkumny ustav pozemnfch staveb Certifikadni spolednost
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GEOSTONE WALL SYSTEMS GEOSTONE WALL SYSTEMS INTRODUCTION The system is designed for road and railway engineering structures as well as other applications in traffic infrastructure. It is suitable for reinforcement of watercourse banks, dry polders, and hydro-technical structures. Segmental retaining walls (SRW) utilising concrete blocks are a relatively recent phenomenon in the Czech Republic. Development of SRW started in early 1960’s and has been rather intensive since 1985. However, the basic idea, i.e. the concept of reinforced soil with soil layers interlaced with reinforcing elements absorbing...
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vibro-pressed concrete block system KB L> BLOK JBL PERFECT CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM N A U E either by one or two persons, depending on the type of the block. Geogrids are lightweight and thus also easy to handle. A great advantage is represented by dry installation of segmental retaining walls. This means that they can also be installed in somewhat harsh weather conditions and in situations preventing supply and filling of concrete. Installation of segmental retaining walls is dry, which brings numerous benefits. Mortarless dry joints provide for relatively little shift and distortion between blocks...
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GEOSTONE WALL SYSTEMS retaining wall, Nowy Targ, Poland retaining wall, Nowy Targ, Poland bridge abutment pier, Prešov, Slovakia
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vibro-pressed concrete block system KB L> BLOK JBL PERFECT CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM N A U E retaining wall, Dobczyce, Poland retaining wall, NowyTarg, Poland
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GEOSTONE WALL SYSTEMS GEOSTONE WALL SYSTEMS I. Suitable applications and advantages of GWS I Geostone Wall System • the system is particularly suitable for construction of walls exposed to static and dynamic load , with a wide range of applications • the variability of design and shape makes the system suitable for landscaping in civil engineering as well as large projects in traffic infrastructure, industrial applications, and hydro-technical engineering • a universal system suitable for applications inside and outside urban areas • allows planting of vegetation Geostone GWS I. FLAT or Geostone...
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vibr o-pr essed concr ete block system retaining wall, Nowy Targ, Poland retaining wall, Nowy Targ, Poland bridge wingwalls, Studénka - Mošnov bypass
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GEOSTOIME WALL SYSTEMS -I GEOSTONE WALL SYSTEMS II. Suitable applications and advantages of GWS II Geostone Wall System • the system is suitable for construction of complex, architectonically attractive structures, both large and small • architectonical variability makes the system particularly suitable for application within urban areas • it is recommended to plant vegetation in the wall • suitable for applications in landscaping within civil engineering, traffic infrastructure and hydrostatic construction • Mini Geostone GWS II. FLAT or GWS • covering element Geostone® • geogrid SECUGRID® Mini...
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vibro-pressed concrete block system KB L> BLOK JBL PERFECT CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM N A U E retaining wall highway S7 Kalsk - Mitomtyn, Poland retaining wall highway S7 Kalsk - Mitomtyn, Poland
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GEOSTONE WALL SYSTEMS GEOSTONE WALL SYSTEMS III. Suitable applications and advantages of GWS III Geostone Wall System • the system is suitable for construction of tall retaining walls for the purpose of landscaping in traffic infrastructure, industrial applications, and hydro-technical engineering projects • retaining walls exposed to high static and dynamic load • retaining walls in heavy duty industrial operations • structural elements suitable for applications where increased mechanical and chemical resistance is required Geostone GWS III. FLAT or GWS III. BENT covering element Geostone® connecting...
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vibr o-pr essed concr ete block system retaining wall, Otice, Czech Republic retaining wall, Otice, Czech Republic retaining wall, Otice, Czech Republic R1 highway retaining wall near Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia
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RETAINING WALLS CALCULATION SOFTWARE retaining walls calculation software The company KB-BLOK system, s.r.o. has developed, for designers, software for calculating reinforced retaining walls. The software is called MSEW 3.0 (Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls) from the company ADAMA Engineering. Inc., Newark, USA. This software product is used for designing or assessing the reinforcement of retaining walls reinforced with geogrids and GeoStone, Gravity Stone, GeoGarden Stone and GeoZIQZAQ blocks in the face sections of these walls. There are two calculation modes to choose from: NCMA (National...
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vibro-pressed concrete block system KB L> BLOK JBL PERFECT CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM N A U E n examples of retaining wall installation Gravity Stone® Gravity Stone8
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GEOSTONE WALL SYSTEMS retaining wall highway S7 Kalsk - Miłomłyn, Poland retaining wall, Dobczyce, Poland viaduct, Nová Bystrica, Slovakia
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vibro-pressed concrete block system retaining wall, Mogilany, Poland PERFECT CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM retaining wall, Decin, Czech Republic
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KB-BLOK systém, s.r.o. Masarykova Street 635, 439 42 Postoloprty Czech Republic Phone: +420 415 778 311 e-mail: [email protected] vibro-pressed concrete block system General information PLAYBLOK blocks KB KLASIK walling system Overbuilding elements Supporting walls Garden architecture Paving Transportation infrastructure elements Supplements Fence sections, wicket gates, yard gates Smithcraft wares Technical section Price list and the rest
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