Chennai: The State government has adopted the latest scientific technique called ‘soil nailing’ to prevent landslides in various hilly regions of the State, particularly the Nilgiris, which will go a ...

Soil nailing is a widely adopted technique in geotechnical engineering that involves the installation of slender, typically steel, bars into soil to improve slope stability, reinforce excavation walls ...

The State Highways Department has announced that the slope stabilisation techniques being implemented in the Nilgiris, through “soil nailing” and “hydroseeding” are expected to prove to be a ...

Udhagamandalam: The state highways department has decided to implement the soil nailing technique in Yercaud, Valparai and Kollimalai Hills to prevent landslides. The soil nailing technique is ...

Steve Kulchin helped bring the soil nailing process to the United States and along the way got patents for the method and for soil nails made of fiberglass. He was president of Kulchin Foundation ...

Soil nailing is a widely adopted ground reinforcement technique that involves the insertion of slender elements into unstable soil masses to enhance slope stability and support retaining structures.

COIMBATORE: After successfully implementing soil nailing technology to prevent landslides in Kodappamund, the Coimbatore State Highways Department officials have extended the procedure from ...

The State highways department is undertaking the stabilisation of slopes around the Nilgiris’ major roads at five locations by growing grasses to prevent soil erosion. The project, known as ‘slope ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Works (KKR) has proposed repairing the slope affected by the landslide at Taman Melawati using the soil nailing method. Deputy Works Minister Datuk ...