Chennai: The State government has adopted the latest scientific technique called ‘soil nailing’ to prevent landslides in various hilly regions of the State, particularly the Nilgiris, which will go a ...

Soil nailing is a widely adopted technique in geotechnical engineering that involves the installation of slender, typically steel, bars into soil to improve slope stability, reinforce excavation walls ...

The State Highways Department has announced that the slope stabilisation techniques being implemented in the Nilgiris, through “soil nailing” and “hydroseeding” are expected to prove to be a ...

IIT Roorkee associate professor Dr Satyendra Mittal’s technique of stitching loose soil has made the new Supreme Court complex safer from the banks of the Yamuna. Called ‘soil nailing’, this technique ...

Udhagamandalam: The state highways department has decided to implement the soil nailing technique in Yercaud, Valparai and Kollimalai Hills to prevent landslides. The soil nailing technique is ...

COIMBATORE: After successfully implementing soil nailing technology to prevent landslides in Kodappamund, the Coimbatore State Highways Department officials have extended the procedure from ...

Soil nailing will be used to stabilise a bank at the troubled Palmerston Park residential development. Plans for 26 homes were accepted at the site in 2015. However, the original developer went into ...