Emami Developers of Kolkata was constructing a big residential township project near Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The project included about 20 km of internal roads within the complex. The developer had planned for concrete roads for longevity; however, a conventionally designed concrete road was costly.
Strata was approached to provide a cost-effective and long-lasting solution. A technically sound and economical solution was proposed by Strata using SW330-100 mm StrataWeb® geocells infilled with M20 concrete.
Concrete filled StrataWeb® was chosen to increase the life of the road’s wearing layer and give a good riding quality. StrataWeb®, infilled with concrete, provided a durable, low permeability, low maintenance interlocking system that is very simple to construct. The modular confinement of the concrete within the cells reduces any chances of surface cracking.
StrataWeb® provided cost-effective, long-lasting and aesthetically pleasing roads. StrataWeb® serves as three-dimensional sacrificial shuttering, which divide the concrete into modular cells that do not crack. The 244 mm x 210 mm cell size provides a jointed concrete block system, similar to interlocked paving. Such interlocking is created by the textured surface and perforations of the geocell walls. This provides a flexible but tough pavement surface.
