Another common application of geofoam blocks in civil engineering projects is the construction of grade-raising fills and stepped fills in indoor and outdoor areas of buildings and structures, including residential and commercial buildings, industrial facilities, underground parking structures, shopping centers,…
One of the common applications of geofoam blocks is the construction of retaining wall backfills. Two different geofoam block application concepts have been defined for retaining wall backfill construction (Horvath, 2004; 2010). The first is the Zero Earth Pressure (ZEP)…
Highway embankments to be constructed over soft clay deposits require specialized geotechnical solutions. Where conventional compacted soil embankments are preferred under such ground conditions, an appropriate ground improvement method is selected and implemented to address bearing capacity and settlement problems.…
As a geotechnology, “Geofoam Blocks” were first used in 1972 by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA). The NPRA designed a geofoam block solution for the approach embankment of the Flom Bridge on Highway No. 159 (Oslo Ring Road), and…
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) blocks, commonly referred to as geofoam blocks, are lightweight, closed-cell geosynthetic materials used in geotechnical engineering applications. Their mechanical and physical properties are defined by relevant standards according to product class, and they are characterized by a…