Construction challenges are inevitable along the coast. In this case, the entire area of the parking lot was on land reclaimed from what had initially been mud flats comprising very soft/soft marine clay. The parking area is required to facilitate parking and movement of container trailers that cater to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port.

The Strata solution eliminated the lean concrete layer altogether and reduced the overall thickness of the composite paving by incorporating StrataWeb® geocells and StrataBase biaxial geogrids.

StrataWeb® geocells form a foundation reinforcement mat that improves the load-carrying capacity of the underlying weak soil by invoking a higher resilient modulus, thereby spreading the load onto the subgrade. With the improvement in the resilient modulus of the paving component, the section of the pavement was leaner but robust. The high resilient modulus owing to StrataWeb® and its infill also addressed differential settlement issues, providing an even working ground. The StrataBase biaxial geogrids catered to traction of vehicles braking, accelerating and tight turning.
 

StrataWeb® saved costs by 15% along with speedy, effective construction with minimum maintenance.