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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 662, 2025
IGS - 4th Technical Workshop on Soil Reinforcement (TCR): Reinforcement and Drainage in Soil Structures 2024
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| Article Number | 04005 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Case Histories | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202566204005 | |
| Published online | 14 November 2025 | |
GRS-IBS system with double-twist steel-mesh and geogrids combination in Oosterweel Verbinding (Antwerp, Belgium)
1 Maccaferri Central Europe s.r.o., Kaplinské pole 2859/24, 905 01, Senica, Slovakia E-mail: f.masola@maccaferri.com, web page: www.maccaferri.com
2 Maccaferri Central Europe s.r.o., Kaplinské pole 2859/24, 905 01, Senica, Slovakia E-mail: p.gualandi@maccaferri.com, web page: www.maccaferri.com
3 Texion Geokunststoffen NV, Admiraal de Boisotstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium E-mail: steven@texion.be, web page: www.texion.be
The Oosterweel Link project is a new 15 km-long motorway connection for completing the Antwerp ring road R1 (Belgium). The total estimated cost of the project is approximately €4.5bn. The Antwerp ring road is a key part of the Trans-European Transport (TEN-T) Core Network. The design and building of the Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls have been done with Double-twist steel wire mesh (DT-Mesh) reinforcement in combination with geogrids. This system enables the construction of infrastructures in tight urban corridors, forming retaining walls, road embankments, wing walls, and bridge abutments known as Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge Systems (GRS-IBS). This approach represents an evolution and a significant advantage for both cost-effectiveness and performance.
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