Type of Soil

Groundwater table fluctuation

 Slope with cohesive soil
 Smaller surface runoff
like clay
 Shear resistance of soil against
 Slope with granular soil
slippage
are not suitable for soil
 Low pressure can prevent the
nailing
nail to drop

TYPE OF SLOPE
SUITABLE FOR Proper facility provided

SOIL NAILING  Slope with good drainage system

build
 Slope with good surface runoff
Design of soil nailing systems

 proper dimensioning of nail spacing,

length, and inclination to assure that
the ground mass is stabilized.
 When used to secure a rotational- Soil nailing can be used :
type slide, the nails must be secured
 On natural or excavated slopes,
well beyond any potential failure
where the slope is reinforced by the
surface.
insertion of tendons.
 The nails address the global slope
stability, which are connected in turn
to a facing system which provides
surficial stability