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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Construction | | Dutch term or phrase: erfverharder | erfverharder - which I understand to be some kind of surfacing (e.g. paving, etc) - but this is made of moulded plastic.
Is there a special term for this kind of plastic ground surfacing? |
|  DianeGMKudoZ activityQuestions: 32 ( 1 open) ( 2 closed without grading) Answers: 11
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| | English translation:(polyethelene) geogrid / cellular (soil) reinforcement(s) | Explanation:
I don't think it so much has to do with surfacing as it does providing some type of reinforcement (synthetic or otherwise) to unstable soil/ground before putting in cobblestone, brickwork, asphalt and the like for courtyards, driveways, roads etc etc etc.
This is often done the traditional way in Holland and Belgium by draining the subsurface water, then overlaying the ground with a concrete base before putting in more aesthetic looking tiling or brickwork. Like this http://is.gd/q1VSoP which is very common.
OR... you can use what are called "geogrids" (or cellular ground/soil reinforcements), which are often made of polyethelene (i.e. plastic).
This is what I think you are referring to as they can be used not only for ground reinforcement prior to paving, but they can also be used in yards - especially yards with very loose soil, or parks with open grass areas, or areas where vehicles park.
This video may also be relevant to understanding how this works:
http://www.gridforce.co.uk/do-it-yourself-driveways.html
Here is another site with related products: http://www.grassform.co.uk/ground-reinforcement-solutions.ht...
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-09-29 13:13:30 GMT)
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The 1st image by the way was to only demonstrate the brickwork, but perhaps this series of images demonstrates the traditional process a bit better (follow the commentary): http://pieter.folkersma.org/erfverharding/erfverharding.html |
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 Bryan Crumpler
United States
Local time: 17:27
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1 hr confidence:   (polyethelene) geogrid / cellular (soil) reinforcement(s)
Explanation:
I don't think it so much has to do with surfacing as it does providing some type of reinforcement (synthetic or otherwise) to unstable soil/ground before putting in cobblestone, brickwork, asphalt and the like for courtyards, driveways, roads etc etc etc.
This is often done the traditional way in Holland and Belgium by draining the subsurface water, then overlaying the ground with a concrete base before putting in more aesthetic looking tiling or brickwork. Like this http://is.gd/q1VSoP which is very common.
OR... you can use what are called "geogrids" (or cellular ground/soil reinforcements), which are often made of polyethelene (i.e. plastic).
This is what I think you are referring to as they can be used not only for ground reinforcement prior to paving, but they can also be used in yards - especially yards with very loose soil, or parks with open grass areas, or areas where vehicles park.
This video may also be relevant to understanding how this works:
http://www.gridforce.co.uk/do-it-yourself-driveways.html
Here is another site with related products: http://www.grassform.co.uk/ground-reinforcement-solutions.ht...
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-09-29 13:13:30 GMT)
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The 1st image by the way was to only demonstrate the brickwork, but perhaps this series of images demonstrates the traditional process a bit better (follow the commentary): http://pieter.folkersma.org/erfverharding/erfverharding.html
| Bryan Crumpler
United States
Local time: 17:27
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| | Notes to answerer
Asker: Hello Bryan, thank you for sharing your expertise and sources - extremely helpful. I was thinking along the lines of 'synthetic/plastic ground reinforcement' but I had not found references to 'grid/cellular' which was exactly what I was looking for!
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