Description  :

Soil filled mechanically stabilised earth (MSE) bagwork has been around for approximately 15 years in its current form and there are a number of comparable products on the market. In general, they all consist of geotextile bags containing typically free draining sandy soils for the construction of earthworks such as riverbanks, slopes and walls. In addition to the fabric bags, an integral component to the bagwork is the inclusion of spikes, pins or plates between the rows of bagwork which prevent slippage or movement of the bags. The characteristics of the geotextile bags, coupled with the soil that the bags contain, allow for the establishment and promotion of vegetation growth, both on and inside the bagwork. This not only greens up the bagwork to improve its appearance, it also strengthens the bagwork structure and improves both riverbank habitat and biodiversity.
As a form of construction, soil filled MSE Bagwork is very simple, requiring, in many cases, little or no specialist plant and no need for skilled labour. It is often a very cost effective, environmentally safe and ecologically beneficial form of riverbank, slope or wall construction.As with all forms of MSE Bagwork, SoluForm MSE bagwork consists of soil filled geotextile bags and spikes/pins between the rows of bagwork. SoluForm MSE bagwork is a prefilled bagwork product, meaning the bagwork arrives to site ready to place and there is therefore no requirement to hand fill bagwork yourself. This ensures a consistent and quality controlled end product, with the bagwork product then covered under our ISO 9001 and 14001 quality system. Bags are held together and prevented from moving by the inclusion of spiked shear keys between the courses of the bagwork and an equal number of shear keys are included along with the bags. For bagwork underwater, typically our underwater concrete filled hand placed bagwork is used to form a firm and secure base onto which the soil filled bagwork is placed. This is different from other suppliers who often rely upon gravel filled bagwork, rock rolls or compacting the ground as a suitable based for soil filled bagwork.
Lined concrete bagwork is however a much sounder foundation for soil filled MSE bagwork, and remember, our concrete bagwork is designed to provide clean and safe placement in water. Our concrete bagwork is also carbon neutral and EPD certified.