Wood Middle School
April 2024
Re-design using InterAx geogrid allows City to reduce project budget.
- Contractor: Duran and Venables General Engineering Contractors
To accommodate students during improvements at Wood Middle School, classrooms had to be closed, with temporary buildings constructed nearby. However, the temporary classroom site had soft, sandy soils that couldn’t support the structures.
The engineer designed a geogrid stabilized raft using onsite soils stabilized with 3 layers of InterAx NX650 geogrid. The stabilized rafts supported 6 classroom structures and a playground area. Tensar InterAx geogrid confines and interlocks unbound fill materials creating a mechanically stabilized layer (MSL) with enhanced shear strength and bearing capacity. The geogrid stabilized raft is a cost-effective alternative to piers and other foundation improvement methods.
