Launched nails install at up to roughly 250 twenty-foot nails per day, though steep or hard-to-access sites may take somewhat longer to mobilize equipment for.
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 Travis County using our patented Soil Nail Launcher™, which fires a launched nail into the slope at up to 250 miles per hour, a method well suited to Hill Country terrain where thin soil over rock and limited equipment access make conventional drilling difficult. GSI's Travis County soil nail projects typically involve:
Launched nails install at up to roughly 250 twenty-foot nails per day, though steep or hard-to-access sites may take somewhat longer to mobilize equipment for.
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 a site visit.
Yes. Every design is stamped by a licensed Professional Engineer and meets IBC and Texas Building Code requirements for permanent earth retention.
Yes. GSI offers 24/7 emergency response, and the compact Soil Nail Launcher can reach terrain that would be difficult for larger equipment to access quickly.
The launcher unit is mounted on a compact excavator base weighing about two tons, letting it access steep grades and narrow sites without requiring a graded equipment platform first.
We evaluate the actual depth and quality of rock exposure at the site, since nail design in thin-soil Hill Country terrain depends on the rock itself rather than soil strength alone.
The compact launcher footprint and top-down installation limit disturbance compared to equipment that needs a large graded platform to operate.
Yes. Because the launcher unit is compact and mobile, it can access narrow or steep sites that would otherwise require extensive site grading just to bring in a drill rig.
An unreinforced slope on Travis County's steep terrain can shed rock and soil with little warning after heavy rainfall. Call (855) 599-5217 to get a soil nailing assessment from a licensed engineer.
