Driven Soil Nail vs. Drilled Soil Nail (PDF)

APPLICATIONS

• Temporary excavation shoring
• Permanent site retaining walls
• Slope stabilization
  
  

INSTALLATION

• Excavate 5 feet
• Drill 4 – 6 inch diameter holes, grout in-place an all thread bar
• Place reinforcement and shotcrete face
• Proof test 5% soil nails
• Repeat process to bottom of excavation
  
  

CORROSION PROTECTION

• Epoxy coating
• Polyethylene sheathing

Soil nail walls are constructed by drilling soil nails on a close pattern and applying 4 to 6 inches of shotcrete facing in lifts. Soil nail walls provide an economical means to retain soils in a “top-down” construction method.