Reinforced Earth - Retaining Walls and Precast Arches Australia

The Reinforced Earth Company (RECO) designs and supplies two major types of prefabricated construction systems to civil engineering and mining contractors: Reinforced Earth structures and TechSpan® precast concrete arch systems.
These construction systems are used for retaining walls, bridges, abutments, cut and cover tunnels and culverts, underpass and flyover arches, mine dump structures, ore storage silos and reclaim bunkers, conveyor and reclaim tunnels, haul road overpasses, containment dykes, wharf and quay walls, dams and weirs, materials handling, blast barriers and landscaping in the construction of road, rail, mine, energy, military, industrial and hydraulic infrastructure.

Reinforced Earth structures combine selected granular, engineered backfill with steel or synthetic tensile reinforcements and a modular facing system.  Systems supplied include those made of concrete (TerraClass®, TerraPlus®, TerraTilt®) , steel (TerraMet®) , wire mesh (TerraTrel®) and masonry (TerraMid®) .

Tunnels are constructed using TechSpan®.  TechSpan® is a custom-designed precast arch system made up of three-pin, two-piece, funicular curve shaped arch segments.  Unlike other systems, every TechSpan® design is carefully tailored, structurally and geometrically, to meet the individual requirements of the particular project. RECO uses finite element analysis and funicular curve theory to define the optimum curvature for the arch in consideration of span, clearance envelope, ground parameters and construction sequence.

RECO's experienced team of engineers and technicians offer assistance at every stage of the project life cycle:  conception and feasibility, tendering, design, manufacture, construction, maintenance and performance and upgrades . Each project is treated individually, combining innovation with technical expertise gained through the proven performance of over 30,000 structures installed on five continents over the past 40 years. Above all, RECO’s reputation for finding solutions to complex engineering problems, and our high level of customer service, is renowned throughout the world.