Launched nails install at up to roughly 250 twenty-foot nails per day, which matters for minimizing lane closures on active highway corridor work.
Soil nailing turns the ground itself into the retaining structure instead of building a separate wall to hold a slope or cut face back. Crews install a grid of near-horizontal grouted steel bars into the face from the top down as excavation proceeds, then finish the surface with shotcrete.
GSI installs soil nails across Tarrant County using our patented Soil Nail Launcher™, which fires a launched nail into the slope at up to 250 miles per hour instead of drilling a conventional borehole. That speed matters on active highway corridors like I-820 and 183, where minimizing lane closure time has real value, and the launcher's independence from a stable open borehole helps in the county's heavy clay growth areas. GSI's Tarrant County soil nail projects typically involve:
Launched nails install at up to roughly 250 twenty-foot nails per day, which matters for minimizing lane closures on active highway corridor work.
A soil nail wall typically costs 25 to 50 percent less than an equivalent-height soldier pile wall and becomes a permanent structure. We provide a fixed-cost proposal after reviewing site conditions.
Yes. Every design is stamped by a licensed Professional Engineer and meets applicable Texas Building Code and transportation agency requirements for the project.
Yes. GSI offers 24/7 emergency response and can mobilize quickly to address slope failures affecting roadway or logistics-site construction.
Because SuperNails™ install at up to roughly 250 twenty-foot nails per day, a launched-nail wall completes faster than a conventional drilled system, reducing the time lanes or shoulders stay closed.
We evaluate soil strength, existing movement, and site-specific clay conditions before finalizing nail length and spacing rather than applying a single county-wide assumption.
The launcher unit is mounted on a compact excavator base, letting crews work efficiently in active industrial or logistics environments with minimal footprint.
Yes. Because launched SuperNails™ don't depend on an open borehole, they install effectively in variable or loosely compacted fill common in rapidly developed growth areas.
An unreinforced slope along Tarrant County's growth corridors can keep moving until it threatens the roadway or structure above it. Call (855) 599-5217 to get a soil nailing assessment from a licensed engineer.
