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begin the first segment of a soil nail wall, cut a five foot face along the
line of the future wall. |
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Drill a horizontal row of holes into the cut face on about five foot
centers. Drill through the unstable zone and into the stable zone. |
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Pump grout into each hole, filling it from the bottom-up. |
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Insert threaded bar or tendon into each hole. |
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Apply first layer of reinforced shotcrete, leave soil nail heads protruding. |
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Install bearing plates and locking nuts on each soil nail head. |
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Apply second coat of reinforced shotcrete, This segment of the soil nail
wall is now complete. |
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Build another wall segment along the same line and directly below the first
segment. |
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Continue adding segments until base of the soil nail wall is at desired
elevation. |
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