Gebze / Kocaeli
Site Conditions
- An earth fill retained by a stone retaining wall was located along the site boundary.
- A bored pile retaining structure had been constructed along the perimeter road alignment to prevent the existing stone retaining wall from being affected by lateral loads generated by the new road embankment.
Designed Solution
- Construction of the perimeter road embankment using lightweight geofoam block technology.
Advantages of the Applied Geotechnology
- The loads acting on the piled retaining structure were minimized, thereby improving the structural safety of the system.
- The geofoam solution enabled practical construction of the embankment within the restricted working area where equipment maneuverability was limited.
