2 for 1: Two eco-friendly solutions in one project

The Challenge

In Hungary, a ViaCon customer sought a more cost-efficient and faster-to-implement design solution for replacing a reinforced concrete retaining wall.

With the rising costs of steel in the current economic climate, the customer needed a solution that required less steel, but they also required a more sustainable alternative to concrete in constructing a new retaining wall.

The Solution

ViaCon Hungary has tackled this challenge by proposing a two-part, mechanically stabilised earth (MSE) wall and gabion solution. The two methods included: first, the front face of the MSE wall made of small blocks, extruded geogrid and backfill material (crushed stone from a local mine), and second of gabion and geogrids. This approach met the customer’s cost and design – as well as sustainability – requirements.

To make the project possible, ViaCon provided a full, end-to-end solution, from design to technical advice to delivery.

The Advantage

The two-part solution is more eco-friendly than reinforced concrete retaining walls because:

ViaCon Hungary has tackled this challenge by proposing a two-part, mechanically stabilised earth (MSE) wall and gabion solution. The two methods included: first, the front face of the MSE wall made of small blocks, extruded geogrid and backfill material (crushed stone from a local mine), and second of gabion and geogrids. This approach met the customer’s cost and design – as well as sustainability – requirements.

To make the project possible, ViaCon provided a full, end-to-end solution, from design to technical advice to delivery.