The Platipus ARGS (Anchor Reinforced Grid Solutions) system was specified by a local eotechnical ngineer who ® GE was very experienced in the local geology of the Piedmont region. Summit Design and Engineering performed a global stability analysis and concluded that the depth of failure was approximately between 5 – 10 feet deep. The design included a grid patterned of 2 TN anchors being driven to a minimum depth of 15' and pre-tensioned to 2,000 lbs. After all the anchors were tensioned, the slope was covered in a 4” thick reinforced concrete face including a 4”x4” welded wire mesh. The load plates and wedge grips were post tensioned to the concrete face once the concrete facing had cured. To provide much needed access to two remote parking lots at Winston Salem State University, a bridge

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