Fiberglass Soil Nails

Williams Form fiberglass soil nails are ideally suited to be used for temporary shoring applications. Sireg Geotech, of
Italy, has created a dependable flat bar fiberglass system that has been used on large projects in the United States, and
now have teamed with Williams Form Engineering to provide local supply. The partnership between Williams and Sireg
allows customers the benefit to have quick access to engineering support services offered by Williams.
The intended use of this product line is for temporary applications (<2 years duration). As such, the considerations
documented in ACI 440.1R-06 are not pertinent to this application. Per ACI 440.1R-06, for permanent applications (sus-
tained loads) there would be an advised environmental safety factor of 0.7 applied for degradation of the resin within the
fiberglass strap as well as a sustained stress safety factor of 0.2. Since the intended use of this product is for temporary
application, no degradation of the resin takes place in less than 2 years and no sustained stress losses need be account-
ed for as it is a short duration. An acceptable working/service load should not exceed 50% of the ultimate tensile strength
of the tendon (equivalent to a reduction factor of 0.5).

Sireg 40mm x 9mm Geotech Durglass Soil Nails

Durglass Nominal Weight Ultimate Load Ultimate Load Average Elastic Type of Part
Soil Nail Area ± 8% Soil Nail Blocking System Modulus Spacer Number
0.55 in² 0.46 lbs./ft. 65 kips 33 kips 6000 ksi
1-Durglass Single RFA1
(355 mm²) (0.68 kg/m) (289 kN) (147 kN) (41 Gpa)
1.11 in² 0.91 lbs./ft. 130 kips 66 kips 6000 ksi
2-Durglass Double RFA2
(710 mm²) (1.36 kg/m) (578 kN) (294 kN) (41 Gpa)
1.67 in² 1.37 lbs./ft. 195 kips 100 kips 6000 ksi
3-Durglass Triple RFA3
(1065 mm²) (2.04 kg/m) (867 kN) (445 kN) (41 Gpa)

1-Durglass Soil Nail

2-Durglass Soil Nail

3-Durglass Soil Nail

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 Fiberglass Soil Nails
Long Lengths - No Splices Blocking System
•  he continuous fiberglass flat bars come in rolls and
T The Blocking system to be used with fiberglass soil
can be cut to the length necessary for each individual nails is composed of a Steel Head Wedge Cup and Plas-
nail. Also, by function of them being transported in rolls, tic Conical Wedges.
there is an option to assemble in the field and have very Part
Diameter Length Weight
long nails with no issues related to spontaneous length Number
adjustments. The only fasteners used are those of the 3-1/4” 3-3/8” 4.52 lbs
RFBS
blocking system of the tendon anchorage. (82 mm) (85 mm) (2.05 kg)

Lightweight
• The lightweight nature of the fiberglass bars lends to easy
handling in the field. The soil nail elements can be very
long and still require minimal lifting equipment.
• With a single fiberglass strap weighing a mere 0.454
pounds/ft, large quantities of this material can ship via flat-
bed, thus eliminating multiple shipments to project sites.
The bulk of the weight in shipping comes from the steel
bearing plates and wedge cups. The spacers and fiber-
glass wedges are non-steel and lightweight.
Removable
• With urban development requirements of no perma-
nent support of excavation steel tendons left in place Steel Plates
for the upper 25 feet of excavation in some urban cities, Durglass Number Length Part
the fiberglass product saves a great deal of time and Thickness
Soil Nail of Holes & Width Number
money by not requiring anchor or nail removal. These 6” 3/4”
fiberglass elements can simply be excavated through 1-Durglass 1 RFSP01
(150 mm) (19 mm)
and buried with no harmful environmental side effects 8” 3/4”
or costly damage to machinery. 2-Durglass 2 RFSP02
(200 mm) (19 mm)
8” 3/4”
3-Durglass 3 RFSP03
(200 mm) (19 mm)
Plastic Spacers
RFPS01 RFPS02 RFPS03

Project: Marmaray Tunnel Project: Seattle Northgate Link Extension

Contractor: Gama Nurol-Taisei JV  Contractor: DBM
Location: Istanbul, Turkey Location: Seattle, WA