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Terraforce blocks adhere to local and international standards having undergone extensive laboratory testing - based on SANS 207, BS 8806 and ASTM-D6916-18 - by professional accreditation agencies over the last 4 decades. In addition, licensed manufacturers must adhere to strict minimum specification and regular compressive strength tests as set out by Terraforce Head office, ensuring that the end user is supplied a quality product.
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Testing of the Terraforce blocks in progress at the Curtin University, Perth
- Guide to the design of Terraforce retaining walls, Oct. 1992 by W G Technau of Hawkins, Hawkins & Osborn. Rivonia, South Africa.
- Guidelines for the use of the Terraforce retaining wall design spreadsheet, Nov. 1994 by G Bentel of Steffen, Robertson & Kirsten. Technology Park, W Australia.
- Terraforce, the living retaining wall system: Design and installation manual for geosynthetic reinforced soil applications, Feb. 1996 by Dr Richard J Bathurst of Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario and Colin Alston of Alston Associates Inc., Markham, Ontario, Canada.
- Terraforce design manual for Boral Besser Masonry Ltd, Oct. 1997 by Andrew Shirley of Shirley Consulting Eng. Sydney, Australia.
- Crushing tests of blocks subject to line loading, July 1998 by Damon Clark Associates. Durban, South Africa.
- Connection tests and interface shear tests, Nov. 1998 and Feb. 1999 by Dr Richard J Bathurst of Royal Military College. Kingston, Canada.
- Shear tests, 2018, determining shear strength between closed face Terraforce blocks and geo-grids in accordance with ASTM-D6916-18, by Johan Joubert, Wave International and Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
All information is given in good faith without warranty and no liability is accepted. Sole responsibility rests with the user who must ensure that a professional engineer is engaged to design and supervise the installation. The proprietary products and trademarks described herein are registered. All rights and copyright belong to Terraforce (Pty) Ltd.
Terraforce Design Guide & Book of Ideas
Please register here to access the Book of Ideas and the two-part Terraforce Design Guide, “Section 1 Gravity Retaining Walls”, and “Section 2 Reinforced Soil Retaining Structures”, respectively. Should you have any questions contact us admin@terraforce.com.
DESIGN, SPECIFICATION & INSTALLATION
General technical documents
Installation guides:
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DESIGN MANUALS AND TEST REPORTS
Shear tests
Determining shear strength between closed face Terraforce blocks and geo-grids in accordance with ASTM-D6916-18, by Johan Joubert, Wave International and Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
QUESTIONNAIRES AND SUBMISSION SHEETS FOR DESIGN ASSISTANCE
Planting, Irrigation and maintenance
T-NEWS (CASE STUDIES) IN PDF: FOR DOWNLOAD
EROSION CONTROL AND INFRASTRUCTURE
- Storm water and erosion control: 30/2004 | 12/2005 | 10/2007 | 1/2012 | CSIR Evaluation Report
- Slope stabilisation: 20/2003 | 4/2006 | 10/2006 | 8/2008
- Riverbank, lake and shoreline: 27/1993 | 1/2005 | 2/2005 | 5/2007 | 4/2009 | 5/2012
- Roads, driveways and parking: 21/2003 | 31/2004 | 1/2006 | 3/2007 | 2/2008 | 10/2008 | 2/2009 | 3/2009
LIGHT RETAINING
- Landscaping and terracing: 33/1994 | 25/2003 | 1/2008 | 5/2008 | 3/2009 | 6/2010
- Stairways, seating and ramps: 16/2003 | 18/2003 | 24/2003 | 27/2004 | 4/2007 | 4/2008 |11/2008 | 4/2009 5/2009 | 5/2007 | 7/2009 | 4/2010 | 8/2010 | 5/2011
- Urban renewal: 5/2005 | 7/2005 | 8/2005 | 5/2006 | 1/2007 | 2/2010 | 8/2010
- Planting: 10/2005 | 7/2008 | 3/2010
HEAVY RETAINING