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TENSAR GEOPIER FOUNDATIONS RAMMED AGGREGATE PIER® SYSTEMS your intermediate foundation™ solution

Use Rammed Aggregate Pier® systems by Tensar Geopier to Strengthen Soft Soils. Tensar® Technology - Proven Practical Solutions and the Know-How to Get them Built Intermediate Foundation™ technology is widely adopted for soil improvement of soft ground, delivering real savings in cost and time. We can help you apply Tensar® Technology to improve the bottom line on your project. Because of the cost effective and rapid installation process, Geopier Rammed ffe Aggregate Pier™ systems can avoid massive over excavation and deep foundations fo thus ensuring high levels of performance and...

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Construction Advantages Construction Advantages 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 KE Y EN V IRONMEN TA L BENEFIT S OF TENSA R KEY ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF TENSAR A GEOPIER SOLUTIONS: GEOPIER SOLU TIONS: Can replace steel or...

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Engineered to meet specific soil conditions and loads, the Geopier GP3™ system provides foundation support for sensitive structures. Houston Fuel Oil Terminal Company Tank Yard Construction Houston, Texas, USA Te Ta Ya Te The Geopier GP3™ System The Geopier GP3™ System 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...

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KIA Manufacturing Plant Construction West Point, Georgia, USA CONSTRUCTION ADVANTAGES ► Better quality control through visual inspection of drill spoils and modulus tests ► Besides a working platform no site infrastructure required ► Environmentally safe and sustainable offering ► Clean and rapid installation process ► Versatile system allows for use in a wider range of structures ► Reliable and cost effective Cement Clincer Dome Medgidia, Romania DESIGN / PERFORMANCE ADVANTAGES ► Strong and stiff elements ► Excellent settlement control ► High support capacity ► Increased bearing pressure ►...

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The Ceopier Impact™ and Ceopier Rampact™ Systems The Ceopier Impact™ and Ceopier Rampact™ systems are efficient and cost-effective Intermediate Foundation solutions for the support of settlement-sensitive structures Like the CP3 system, both the Impact and Rampact systems create stiff Rammed Aggregate Pier (RAP) elements using patented vertical ramming processes. Where the Ceopier CP3 system uses a replacement method, the Impact and Rampact systems use the displacement method, ideally suited for contaminated sites where spoils or overexcavation is not an option. Both systems are extremely...

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With more than two decades of proven foundation support, Geopier® systems provide resource-friendly, efficient, and cost effective foundation support. Wind Park Construction Purzien, Germany Geopier Rampact™ Construction USA The Geopier Impact Construction Process 1. A specially designed mandrel and tamper foot is driven into the ground using a strong static force augmented by dynamic vertical impact energy. Depths normally range from 3 m to 14 m, depending on design requirements. A sacrificial cap or other flow restrictors prevent soil from entering the tamper foot and mandrel during...

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Contac t Tensar Geopier or your local ins taller to r ecei ve fur ther information about: T h e G e op ie r GP 3™ Sy s t em The Geopier GP3™ System T h e G e o p i e r Im p a c t ™ S y s t e m The Geopier Impact™ System Your local installer is: Your local installer is: The Geopier Rampac t™ System The Geopier Rampact™ System Tensar Geopier is par t o f Tensar C or por ation, a leading global developer and manufacturer of proprietar y, highly engineered, nontraditional site-development solutions for infr as tr uc tur e end-markets, including tr anspor tation, commer cial and indus trial cons...

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