PlatipusPercussionDrivenEarthAnchors(PDEA )wereaperfectsolutionforthisrestrictedaccessprojectlocatedin ® the Swiss Alps. The installation team of Anteq SA excavated a small trench behind the wall to allow anchors to be driven from above with a mini-excavator. The wire tendon was then threaded through small pre-drilled holes to allowtheanchorstobeprooftested(25kN),loadlockedandterminatedagainsttheoutsideofthewall. The retaining wall running along the front of this private house had shown increasingly noticeable signs of movementovertime.Acosteffectivesolutionwasrequiredtostabilisethewallandstopanyfutureoverturning. Solution Retaining Wall - Liddes, Switzerland CASE STUDY Project Specification Soil Type: Morraine 191017 PDEA , ARGS and ARVS are Registered Trademarks of Platipus Anchors. ®® ®

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