Products: Terram Series 500 geocell: 20/01, 20/06, 20/08. 20/10, 20/12, 20/14, 20/16 & 20/18

Terram Series 500 Geocell provides a cost-effective alternative to conventional earth retention structures. Its flexibility and it can be filled with a wide range of fill materials. The geocell is fabricated from geotextile which means that the 0.58m wide x 0.53m long x 250mm deep cells have permeable walls and there is no potential for cracking, spalling, splintering or corrosion associated with concrete, steel and timber facings.

The system is supplied as compact panels which are expanded on site to form a honeycomb area of cells measuring up to 10.6m x 5.5m. This, the largest panel, weighs 28kg.

Series 500 can be installed almost vertically by placing one horizontal layer on top of a filled layer. The cellular panels can be used to form the face or they can be used to face a composite wall in conjunction with horizontal reinforcement elements such as geogrids or with soil nails, rock bolts, helical anchors, etc.

One further facing detail is to step subsequent layers to form horizontal terracing which allows vegetative cover to be cultivated in topsoil-filled cells.

The cells can be filled with site-won materials (if suitable), topsoil, sand, aggregates and concrete.

Applications include:

• Steep slopes
• Dams and flood bunds
• Retention bunds
• Green walls
• Culvert head walls
• Sound bunds