SOIL NAIL - System that aims to contain the slopes and/or walls of steep ditches with a process of 'stapling' the soil and subsequent locking of this structure using steel cables.

The process consists of drilling holes in the soil walls, which are still unprotected or with temporary containments, and the insertion of cement grout under pressure together with the steel cables that will later be stretched and locked onto a specific concrete structure.

This system is highly effective for locking large areas of slopes, even with a large slope, thus replacing retaining walls and other solutions that usually generate loss of productivity and loss of useful land area.

Court has Soil Straightening solutions even for small and medium-sized works that need to equalize unevenness and seek, in addition to space optimization, cost optimization.

SHEET PILES – Modern systems for temporary or permanent containment of ditches and slopes that aim to ensure the safety of Employees and Equipment during the execution of services.

In this system, which can sometimes become definitive in the containment of vertical slopes and banks of rivers and streams, for example, the operating process consists of driving vertical piles, usually in soft soils or without the presence of stones, and in a sequentially form until that a 'wall' composed of successive piles is formed.

This Operating System allows that, after proper driving, the necessary excavations can be carried out in practically any type of soil without collapsing the side walls. For small projects, sheet piles made of Vinyl or PVC can also be used, lighter and easier-to-handle materials, which Court together with its technical partners can custom-develop for each Work.

GEOMEMBRANES AND GEOGRIDS - For the execution of Earthworks in soils with little mechanical resistance, where the most common options of soil reinforcement are normally modified from large volumes of stones or imported soil, the use of modern and safe Geomembranes or Geogrids to support soil without a huge waste of resources with large displacements.

These systems aim to create a reinforcement layer, such as a 'structuring sheet', normally located in the last layers of soil before the pavement, and which therefore generate the mechanical resistance necessary for the transit of heavy machinery and equipment - without the need for larger soil movements or even the execution of deep foundations and thick pavements.

To achieve the goals of cost reduction and quality assurance in soft soil works, these systems enable qualification and experience in the correct sizing and selection of different existing materials. Court have specialized partners who are not only experts in calculating these solutions, but also have knowledge in purchasing and applying the best materials available on the market.

 









  

GEOBAGS – The 'Geobags' or 'Geotubes' system consists of filling bags specially developed for containment of maritime or river currents, and may also, depending on the case, serve for the containment or reinforcement of soils.

For this system to be applied, large volumes of water and sand must be used, which will fill the bags, or 'Geobags'. With the particularity of being permeable to water, but not to the sand, using dredging pumps the bags are filled in their final position with a specific mixture of water and sand, generating great productivity in the realization of large containment or reinforcement structures.

It can also be used in contaminated soil situations that require the environmental treatment of large areas bringing a upside solution to these kind of work. Among the various technological systems already used by the Court, this certainly proves to be one of the most economical and strategic solutions for works on the coast or on the banks of rivers and dams.