Embankment Reinforcement With ParaLink

This project included the construction of a road embankment over an area of old mine workings near Lochgelly, where there was either too little rock cover to guarantee a subsidence-free life, or where the risk did not justify the cost of grouting.

ParaLink was laid both longitudinally and transversely to provide a high strength reinforcement capable of controlling deformation and preventing potentially catastrophic failure, by transferring load locally across voids, until remedial works have been carried out.

ParaLink has a polyethylene sheath, which protects the polyester core from installation damage.