Checkmate Geosynthetics

OVERVIEW :: PRODUCT APPLICATIONS

MSE Walls & Slopes

Reinforced soil walls create gravity retaining structures out of the fill itself by incorporating geosynthetic reinforcement into the design. Unlike conventional retaining walls, reinforced soil walls are constructed by compacting fill soil in layers between intermittent horizontal layers of RigidGrid UX.

Grade Separations

Depending on soil conditions, RigidGrid may be required for retaining walls as low as three feet. High retaining walls provide facing for real soil stabilizers, RigidGrid is typically laid between the segmental retaining wall block at a predetermined coursing and embedment length to provide strength to the soil mass along walls.

Transportation Infrastructure

RigidGrid can be a solution for multi-lane highways, dirt resource roads, railway beds, airport runways. Wherever poor soil conditions exist, heavy traffic, or a need for long term durability of transportation infrastructure, Checkmate Geosynthetics can be applied.

Building Foundations

In instances in which large building loads impact on poor surrounding soil conditions, RigidGrid can be used to distribute load impact onto larger areas. Grid applied in layers will act as a solid foundation along building sites. Depending on site and soils conditions, RigidGrid can save significant project cost compared to traditional construction methods.

Paving Stones

Whether a driveway or an entire resort development, paving stones have become a product choice for high end finishing. Protect your investment from differential settlement and depressions from heavy loads by using RigidGrid paving stone systems. Using RigidGrid, loads are distributed over entire stone areas making the entire system flexible enough to move when needed and strong enough to take heavy loads.

Steepened Slope

Where steep slopes are applied to gain areas at the top or bottom grades, RigidGrid can be used to reinforce slope areas. Apply RigidGrid along the top of the grade and if necessary tie back into the grade horizontally. The slope is then vegetated and it is virtually impossible to tell that the grade is an engineered slope.