Luxurious Residential Complex - 3km from the Giza Pyramids.
Project comprises 500sq m of luxury villas connected by an extensive road network.

18 m high wall with a 4 m high slope above

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Keystone Compact I-Block wall TENAX TT geogrids

Location - Date: Giza, Egypt - 2007

Owner: Standout

Consultant: Standout & Prof. Mr. Mashour

Contractor: Standout

Problem
Pyramids Hills is a development for several luxurious villas of 500 sq m each built at an exquisite location overlooking the Giza Pyramids.

The difference in levels in the project area necessitated the use of reinforced earth technology as the preferred solution in place of costly traditional alternatives.

Solution
The use of the Keystone Compact I-Block walls coupled with mono-oriented geogrids TENAX TT has provided the project owners with an excellent costeffective solution saving almost 50% when compared to the traditional reinforced concrete walls.

The Keystone block walls also provided a pleasing architectural feature and modern appearance to the otherwise large bear walls that ranged from 4 to 22 m high.

They are and are now considered the highest reinforced earth walls in the world.

All walls were designed by TENAX in conjunction with Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mashour (geotechnical consultants) with the capacity to carry additional loads arising from the road above.

Conclusion
The use of block wall reinforced earth retaining walls coupled with mono-oriented geogrids TENAX TT have provided an economical solution with a great architectural look.

Construction methods were greatly simplified when compared with traditional reinforced concrete structures which resulted in the construction of a 7800 sq m wall to be constructed in less than one year. A remarkable achievement considering the majority of the walls were over 10 m high.