Weldgrip Geotechnical

Unit 19 Redbrook Business Park Wilthorpe Road Barnsley South Yorkshire S75 1JN Tel: 01226 280567 Fax: 01226 731563
e-mail: enquiries@weldgrip.com website: www.weldgrip.com

APPROVAL INSPECTION TESTING CERTIFICATION

TECHNICAL APPROVALS FOR CONSTRUCTION

Roads and Bridges Agrment Certificate 01/R123

Product Sheet 1

WELDGRIP GRIPFORCE REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM

The Highways Agency requirements to which this Certificate is subject are detailed on page 2

PRODUCT SCOPE AND SUMMARY OF CERTIFICATE This Certificate relates to Weldgrip Gripforce Reinforcement System for use in retaining walls, bridges, tunnels and rock cuttings. AGRMENT CERTIFICATION INCLUDES: factors relating to compliance with Highways Agency requirements where applicable factors relating to compliance with Regulations where applicable independently verified technical specification assessment criteria and technical investigations design considerations installation guidance regular surveillance of production formal three-yearly review. KEY FACTORS ASSESSED Strength and stability the elements of the system have sufficient strength and stiffness to sustain the design load (see section 5). Chemical resistance the elements of the system can satisfactorily resist the range of chemicals likely to be found in the soil structure (see section 6). Hydrolysis the elements of the system are not adversely affected by contact with the soil likely to be found in use (see section 7) Microbial attack the elements and assemblies of system are highly resistant to microbial attack (see section 8). Effects of temperature the performance of the elements is not adversely affected by the range of soil temperatures likely to be found in most applications and by temperatures not greater than 90C (see section 9). Durability the elements of the system will have adequate durability to achieve a design life of 120 years as required by the HA for permanent structures (see section 11). The BBA has awarded this Agrment Certificate to the company named above for the system described herein. This system has been assessed by the BBA as being fit for its intended use provided it is installed, used and maintained as set out in this Certificate. On behalf of the British Board of Agrment Date of First issue: 30 September 2009
Originally certificated on 14 September 2001

Brian Chamberlain Head of Approvals Engineering

Greg Cooper Chief Executive

The BBA is a UKAS accredited certification body Number 113. The schedule of the current scope of accreditation for product certification is available in pdf format via the UKAS link on the BBA website at www.bbacerts.co.uk

Readers are advised to check the validity and latest issue number of this Agrment Certificate by either referring to the BBA website or contacting the BBA direct.

British Board of Agrment Bucknalls Lane Garston, Watford Herts WD25 9BA

2009 Page 1 of 12

tel: 01923 665300 fax: 01923 665301 e-mail: mail@bba.star.co.uk website: www.bbacerts.co.uk

Highways Agency Requirements

All proposals for adopting the system shall comply with current HA design and certification procedures, as defined in the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works, Volume 1 (MCHW1)(1), and relevant design data shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements of section 3 of this Certificate. The design, materials specification and construction methods adopted with regard to rock-bolting applications, shall be in accordance with HA Advice Note BA 80/99 (DMRB 2.1.7). The design, materials specification and construction methods adopted with regard to soil-nailing applications, shall be in accordance with HA Technical Standard BD 70/97 (DMRB 2.1.5) and this Certificate.
(1) The MCHW is operated by the Overseeing Organisations: the Highways Agency (HA), Transport Scotland, the Welsh Assembly Government and The Department for Regional Development (Northern Ireland).

Regulations
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 In the opinion of the BBA, there is no information in this Certificate which relates to the obligations of the client, CDM co-ordinator, designer and contractors under these Regulations.

General
This Certificate relates to the Weldgrip Gripforce Reinforcement System for use in retaining walls, bridges, tunnels and rock cuttings. The system is based on the use of soil nails and rock bolts consisting of pultruded glass-reinforced vinyl ester/resin composite bars and tubes and a suitable nut assembly. The system, in conjunction with cementitious grout or polyester resin, forms a fully-bonded system for use in permanent structures where the full embedment depth can be drilled without the soil collapsing into the hole. The design and construction of the structure must be in accordance with the requirements of the Highways Agency (HA); acting on behalf of the Department for Transport, the Scottish Executive, the Welsh Assembly Government, and the Department for Regional Development, Northern Ireland; and the conditions set out in the Design Considerations and Installation parts of this Certificate. Marketing of the system is carried out by Weldgrip Geotechnical at their Barnsley address. The pultruded glassfibre components used in the system are manufactured by Exel Composites UK, Runcorn, Cheshire.

Technical Specification
1 Description
1.1 The Weldgrip Gripforce Reinforcement System comprises: Gripforce glassfibre bars or tubes threaded ends glass-reinforced nylon nuts metallic and filament-wound cones steel or non-metallic end plates. non-threaded ends

1.2 Gripforce soil nails and rock bolts are manufactured from pultruded glass-reinforced vinyl ester/resin composite bars and tubes (see Figure 1). They are pultruded using a specially developed, hybrid vinyl-ester resin and a modified-E glass roving. A peel-ply sacrificial tape, removed during the manufacturing process, roughens the external surface of the tubes and bars. Figure 1 Typical diagrammatic sectional view
end plate

soil nail centraliser nut grout or resin non-threaded end threaded end

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1.3 The walls of the hollow tubes are reinforced with an internal, helically-wound section of glassfibres. This reinforcement increases the burst strength of the tube, enabling higher pumping pressures during installation. 1.4 The soil nails and rock bolts have threaded and non-threaded ends. For the former, a reverse buttress type thread (see Figure 2) is ground into the end of the glassfibre bars or tubes (see Table 1). Figure 2 Typical buttress thread
1

15
C

B C

Table 1
Type

Soil nail and rockbolt specifications

A OD (mm) 22.2 25.3 30.4 22.2 30.4 B ID (mm) 12.00 15.00 C Pitch (mm) 6 6 8 6 8 Weight (kgm1) 0.71 1.02 1.41 0.52 1.12

22 bar 25 bar 31 bar 22/12 tube 31/15 tube

1.5 The non-threaded ends are cut at 90 to the nail length or chamfered at 30 (see Figure 3). The choice of nonthreaded end is dependent on the installation method. The chamfered ends are used in resin-capsule installations; they improve the mixing of the resin and catalyst by shredding the frangible sheath of the capsules. The straight-cut or chamfered ends are used in cementitious grout installations. Figure 3 Types of non-threaded end

30 chamfered

straight cut

1.6 The threaded end-assembly consists of a glass-reinforced nylon (GRN) nut with either a standard or high-end-load fitting (see Figure 4). Metallic or non-metallic end plates are used with these fittings. Figure 4 Types of nut

standard nut 22/12 mm tube and 22 bar

standard nut 25 mm bar

high-load nut 22/12 mm tube, 22 mm and 25 mm bars

high-load nut 31/15 mm tube and 31 mm bar

1.7 The standard nut has an integrally moulded, domed spherical section.

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1.8 The tapered high-end-load nut is used in combination with either a filament-wound glassfibre cone or a metallic cone (see Figure 5). The assemblies work on the principle of creating a wedge between the cone and tapered nut. Load is applied to the cone which exerts pressure on the tapered nut giving a gripping action to the threaded end of the bar. Figure 5 Types of cone

1.9 The end plates can be metallic or non-metallic and are typically 150 mm to 250 mm in diameter. The nonmetallic end plates are made of injection-moulded polypropylene (see Figure 6). Figure 6 Typical non-metallic end plate

1.10 The soil nails and rockbolts are installed in pre-drilled holes and are used as continuous lengths up to 12 m. 1.11 Centralisers should conform to BS 8081 : 1989, clauses 7.3.5 and 7.3.7 (see Figure 7). Figure 7 Typical centraliser

soil nail

centraliser

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Additional components 1.12 Where large voids are encountered in the drilling process, to help minimise the loss of grout, a grout sock assembly can be used. The assemblies can be used with tubes or bars and in both soil nail and rock bolt systems, and are prepared in the factory. Components include: grout sock elasticated cotton material with additional longitudinal spun yarns, capable of expanding diametrically by 500% plastic protective sleeve plastic end fittings centralisers plastic grout tube used in bar systems only. 1.13 Facings(1) may be used where it is necessary to stabilise the face of the wall or rock between the soil nails or rock bolts. Facings can be reinforced concrete, galvanized steel panels or galvanized steel mesh to BS 4483 : 2005.
(1) The facings should conform to the appropriate material standard given in BS 8006 : 1995 [also BS EN 14475 : 2006], Table 9, clause 3.3.1.

1.14 A typical system will include a two-component anchoring capsule, consisting of a slow- and fast-set polyester resin and catalyst, housed in separate compartments within a frangible sheath and in accordance with BS 7861-1 : 2007. Setting time is up to a maximum of four minutes at an ambient temperature of between 20C to 35C. 1.15 Cementitious grout must consist of cement in accordance with BS EN 197-1 : 2000, BS 4027 : 1996 or BS 1370 : 1979; have a minimum 28-day strength of 40 Nmm2; be in accordance with BS 8081 : 1989, clause 7.1.5.2; and mixed in accordance with the Weldgrip installation guide.

2 Delivery and site handling

2.1 The finished soil nails and rock bolts are packaged and delivered to site according to the requirements of each of the Certificate holders clients. 2.2 Each bundle has a label bearing the BBA Certificate number, manufacturers name, batch number and product code. 2.3 Grout sock assemblies with the appropriate tubes or bars are delivered ready assembled. 2.4 Care should be taken in the transit and handling to prevent damage. The threaded ends and nuts should be protected. During prolonged periods of storage the products should remain under cover in dry, clean conditions. 2.5 Other ancillary components should be handled and stored in accordance with HA requirements.

Assessment and Technical Investigations

The following is a summary of the assessment and technical investigations carried out on Weldgrip Gripforce Reinforcement System.

Design Considerations
3 General
3.1 The Weldgrip Gripforce Reinforcement System is satisfactory for use in retaining walls, bridges, tunnels and rock cuttings. The design, materials specification and construction methods adopted with regard to rock-bolting applications, shall be in accordance with HA Advice Note BA 80/99 (DMRB 2.1.7). 3.2 The design, materials specification and construction methods adopted for soil-nailing applications, ie those where the anchorage is provided by the grouted section beyond the predicted failure plane in soil/clay (as opposed to rock), shall be in accordance with HA Technical Standard BD 70/97 (DMRB 2.1.5). Additional design information is available in TRL Research Report 380 The development of specifications for soil nailing and TRL Report 373 The use of soil nails for the construction and repair of retaining walls. 3.3 The system is for use where the ground is capable of being drilled without the holes collapsing. 3.4 The basic design procedure for reinforcing existing retaining walls or similar structures should be carried out in accordance with recognised design principles: the pressure on the back of the wall or existing structure is determined using conventional techniques based on a worst case and with load factors applied in accordance with HA Technical Standard BD 70/97 from the design working loads given in this Certificate, the required quantity per square metre is determined to ensure the resisting force exceeds the ultimate load. From this, the horizontal and vertical spacing is determined for initial design purposes the existing structure is checked for its capability of accommodating the required loading between anchors the overall length of the nail is determined from the three contributory components, being the sum of: (1) grouted length in the ground beyond the predicted failure plane (2) length between the failure plane and the existing structure (in some cases this may be zero) (3) grouted length in the wall.
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 the thickness of wall is checked to ensure it provides adequate bond to attain the required ultimate load in the nail. The following equation derived from BS 8081 : 1989 can be used: L = 4 Tf / D bs where: L = grouted length in the wall (m) Tf = ultimate load to be resisted by the nail, including effect of surcharge where relevant (kN) D = borehole diameter (m) bs = working bond stress at borehole periphery (kNm2) (checked by site tests) the length of embedment beyond the failure plane is calculated based on the appropriate equation for cohesionless or cohesive soils: Cohesionless L = Tf /n tan where: L = grouted length (m) Tf = ultimate load to be resisted by the nail, including effect of surcharge where relevant (kN) n = drilling factor, based on soil report data, normally in the range of 130 kNm1 to 600 kNm1 (for fine to coarse gravels (see BS 8081 : 1989) = effective angle of shearing resistance (in degrees) from the soil report. Cohesive L = Tf / D Cu where: L = grouted length (m) Tf = ultimate load to be resisted by the nail, including effect of surcharge where relevant (kN) D = borehole diameter (m) = adhesion factor (normally taken as 0.45) Cu = average undrained shear strength over embedment depth (kNm2) from soil report. 3.5 Where appropriate on specialist projects, the designer must provide the main contractor with: working drawings these must include a plan view, representative cross-sections and elevations calculations these must include the magnitude and distribution of the earth pressures soil parameters which should be assessed according to current philosophy soil nail design pattern including spacing of rows and nails in row length of nails and inclination detail of end fitting assemblies and method of fire protection (where necessary) hole diameters type of facing. 3.6 Facings must be protected from loads associated with vehicular impact.

4 Practicability of installation
The product is designed to be installed by a contractor experienced with this type of product (see section 13)

5 Strength and stability

Tensile strength 5.1 The characteristics of Gripforce bars and tubes are given in Table 2 and shown in Figure 8. The stress rupture characteristics used to evaluate the long-term characteristic strength are shown in Figure 9. Table 2
Type

Characteristics of Gripforce bar and tube(1)

Effective crosssectional area (mm2) 385 508 725 239 447 Characteristic short-term tensile strength (kN) 387 511 730 241 449 Elongation at break (%) 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 Characteristic long-term tensile strength Tcr (kN) 116 153 218 72 135 Design strength(2) 60-year Td (kN) 70.5 93 132 43 82 Design strength(2) 120-year Td (kN) 58 77 110 36 68

(mm) 22 25 31 22/12 31/15

(1) Values based on a characteristic tensile strength of 1005 Nmm2.

(2) Based on appropriate value of fm (see section 6.3) and an fn value of 1.1.

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Figure 8 Tensile strength of bar and tube

120

Figure 9 Stress rupture characteristic

120 100 80 60 40 20

100

percentage of characteristic load

80

60

percentage of characteristic strength

0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 log time (hours)

40

20

0 0 1 strain (%) 2 3

5.2 For the serviceability limit state, the prescribed allowable post-construction strains in the nail are: bridge abutments 0.5% (over the period two months to 120 years) retaining walls 1.0% (over the period one month to 120 years). 5.3 From the appropriate isochronous curves (see Figure 10), values for Tcs (the tensile load in the nail including the relevant post-construction strain) may be estimated. However, for Gripforce nails, tensile strength is the critical case. Figure 10 Isochronous curves [based on a long-term creep modulus factor of 1.8 (as ISE guide)]
percentage of characteristic strength
60 50 40 30 Tcs 20 10 0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 strain (%) prescribed postconstruction strain limit

end of construction end of design life 0.8 1 1.2

Tensile strength of the threaded ends 5.4 The characteristics of the threaded end of the Gripforce soil nail and rock bolt are given in Table 3. In fullybonded systems, the nut assembly and faceplate are required to provide nominal short-term resistance to load to allow any play in the faceplate to existing wall connection to be taken up, and are not required to sustain such loads for the life of the structure (failure of the faceplate would not cause ultimate failure of the structure). Table 3
Type (mm) 22 bar 25 bar high load, metallic cone standard high load, glassfibre cone high load, metallic cone standard high load, glassfibre cone high load, glassfibre cone

Characteristics of soil nail and rockbolt with threaded ends

Nut types Characteristic short-term strength (kN) 198 77 139 198 68 101 201 Design strength Td(end fitting) (kN)(1) 132 51 92 132 45 and 22 bar 134

22/12 tube and 22 bar 31/15 tube and 31 bar

(1) Design strength based on a factor of safety of 1.5 (appropriate to fully-bonded systems only).

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5.5 To determine the design strength (Td) of the Gripforce soil nails and rock bolts, partial values are required for the material factors (fm) in line with BS 8006 : 1995. The partial material factors may be expressed as: fm = (fm111 x fm112) x (fm121 x fm122) x (fm211 x fm212) x fm22(1)
(1) The values of the partial material factor sub-components should be taken from Table 4.

Table 4

Partial material factor sub-component factors

Value 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0, 1.5 or 1.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 fm111 fm112 fm121 fm122(1) fm211(2) fm212 fm22

Partial material factor component

(1) The fm122 values are for a 20-year, 60-year or 120-year design life, respectively. The value of fm122 is based on a three-year programme. As more test results are obtained over a greater time span, then the value of fm122 may be reduced. The following formula taken from BS 8006 : 1995 can be used to calculate fm122: fm122 = log10 (td/tt) where: td = design life of reinforcement. tt = duration over which real time creep tests have been performed. (2) It has been assumed that the material is tough and durable and that significant damage will not be incurred on installation.

Design strength 5.6 For the Ultimate Limit State of collapse, the design strength (Td) can be calculated from the formula: Td = Tcr/fn.fm where: Tcr is the base strength (characteristic long-term) fn is the partial ramification of failure (normally taken as 1.1) fm is the partial material factor. 5.7 For the Serviceability Limit State, the design strength (Td) can be calculated from the formula: Td = Tcs/fm where: Tcs is the strain limited base strength (see section 5.3) fm is the partial material factor. Pull-out resistance 5.8 Calculations as described in section 4 may be carried out to estimate the pull-out resistance but site-specific, in-situ tests as defined in BS 8081 : 1989, should be carried out at up to 1.5 times the required design load to verify the calculations. The site-specific values should be used to refine the design, where appropriate.

6 Chemical resistance
Gripforce soil nails and rock bolts have a high resistance to a range of chemicals found in soil structures. They are also resistant to high values of pH, such as those found in cementitious materials.

7 Hydrolysis
The strength of the soil nails and rock bolts are not adversely affected by contact with cementitious materials or other soils environments likely to be found where soil nailing or rock bolts are likely to be used.

8 Microbial attack
Gripforce soil nails and rock bolts end assemblies are highly resistant to microbial attack.

9 Effects of temperature
9.1 The performance of the Gripforce soil nails and rock bolts is not adversely affected by the range of soil temperatures likely to be found in most applications. 9.2 The soil nails and rock bolts do not support the flame but degradation of the resin glass composite would occur at temperatures greater than 90C. 9.3 The nut is made of a glass-reinforced nylon and would melt with prolonged exposure to a temperature of 200C. 9.4 For exposed non-metallic nut and end-plate assemblies, additional fire protection is required where temperatures could exceed 100C. A metallic end-plate with composite bar and nut provides adequate resistance to temperatures up to 90C. 9.5 The polypropylene end plates have a lower temperature threshold, having a heat deflection temperature of 82C and a melt temperature of 120C.
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10 Maintenance
As the product remains wholly underground, maintenance is not required, but any damage should be repaired (see section 13 ).

11 Durability
In the opinion of the BBA, when used and installed in accordance with this Certificate, the Weldgrip Gripforce Reinforcement System can achieve a design life of 120 years, as required by the HA for permanent structures.

Installation
12 General
Installation should be carried out in accordance with this Certificate and the Weldgrip installation instructions.

13 Procedure
Resin capsules 13.1 The soil-nail or rock-bolt holes should be of small bore (ie from 28 mm to 32 mm in diameter) and not more than 3 m in length. 13.2 Competent ground is required to maintain hole symmetry. Rotary or rotary-percussive drilling methods can be used. 13.3 The orientation, depth and spacing of the holes depends on the designers recommendations as determined in accordance with the Design Considerations part of this Certificate. 13.4 Holes should be drilled 75 mm in length less than the nail or bolt length, with the hole diameter from 7 mm to 10 mm greater than the nail diameter. The optimum size is 7 mm oversize, eg with a 25 mm diameter bolt, a 32 mm diameter hole is drilled. 13.5 Debris in the holes should be cleaned out during drilling by air flushing or wet drilling. 13.6 Resin capsule(s) (see section 2.13) should be inserted into the hole and pushed to the full depth before the soil nail or rock bolt is inserted. 13.7 After the soil-nail or rock-bolt bar has been inserted into the hole, a spinning adapter should be fitted to the nut assembly, using either a direct drive adapter fitted to the nail head or an adapter incorporating a double-nut system. This will allow the nail and head assembly to be rotated together. 13.8 The soil nail or rock bolt should be rotated through the capsules until the back of the hole is reached and rotation should continue for a further five seconds to fully mix the resin. The optimum installation rotational speed is 300 rpm. 13.9 The optimum capsule size should be from 4 mm to 6 mm smaller than the hole size. The resin capsule length should be determined by the formula: Capsule length = [(Hd2 Nd2) El]/Cd2 where: Hd = hole diameter (mm) Nd = nail diameter (mm) El = encapsulated length(1) (mm) Cd = capsule diameter (mm).
(1) To ensure full bonding, the encapsulated length should be taken as nail length minus 75 mm.

13.10 A minimum of 10 minutes should be allowed for the resin to cure before fitting the nut and end-plate assembly. 13.11 The nut should be manually or mechanically tightened, to a minimum torque of 50 Nm to remove all slackness in the end-plate assembly. Cementitious grout 13.12 Hole diameters and lengths should be determined from the geotechnical information at the design stage. These diameters range between 50 mm and 200 mm and with a maximum length of 12 m. 13.13 Holes should be drilled to the required nail or bolt length. The drilling should conform to BS 8081 : 1989. 13.14 A minimum of three centralisers should be fitted onto the soil nail or rock bolt at suitable intervals over the total encapsulated length, with the last centraliser 300 mm from the end of each soil nail or rock bolt. 13.15 The cementitious grout should be mechanically mixed for about three minutes to ensure homogeneity and should be kept in continuous motion until pumped to its final position. Pumping should occur as soon as possible after mixing. For permanent structures, cementitious grout should comply with BS EN 197-1 : 2000, BS 4027: 1996 or BS 1370 : 1979. Bar installations 13.16 A soil-nail or rock-bolt bar should be inserted into a pre-drilled hole after the hole is fully filled with cementitious grout. Alternatively, the soil-nail or rock-bolt bar can be installed into the drilled hole and the sides grouted with a tremie pipe (typically 25 mm in diameter) to give full encapsulation.
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13.17 Where grout sock assemblies are used, the assembly incorporating a grout tube should be inserted into the hole, the plastic sleeve withdrawn and the grout pumped through the grout tube to expand the sock and completely fill the hole. Tube installations 13.18 The soil-nail or rock-bolt tube should be inserted into a pre-drilled, clean hole and cementitious materials pumped through the tube annulus to completely fill the hole. The maximum pumping pressure is 7 bar (100 psi). 13.19 Where grout sock assemblies are used, the assembly is inserted into the hole, the plastic sleeve withdrawn and the grout pumped through the grout tube to expand the sock and completely fill the hole. The maximum pumping pressure is 35 bar. Finishing 13.20 The cementitious grout should be allowed to cure for a minimum of 48 hours before the nuts are fitted and the end plates assembled. 13.21 The nut should be manually or mechanically tightened, to a minimum torque of 50 Nm to remove all slackness in the end-plate assembly. Where fire is a consideration 13.22 Additional fire precautions are only required at the nut and end-plate assembly. Approximately 100 mm to 150 mm of glassfibre pultruded bar, nut and end plate are visible at the head end. 13.23 Where additional fire protection is required, it should be incorporated at the installation stage and may be provided by: encasing the nut and end-plate assembly in concrete or other fire-resistant material, using a metallic top-hat system filled with a heat-resistant material to cover the end assembly, or countersinking the nut and end plate below the surface of the structure and grouting with a suitable fire-resistant material.

Technical Investigations
14 Investigations
14.1 The manufacturing processes for the product components were examined, including the methods adopted for quality control, and details were obtained for the quality and composition of the material used. 14.2 An examination was made of test data relating to: dimensional accuracy of the components long- and short-term tensile properties of bar and tubes (generally in accordance with ASTM D 638 : 2008) tensile properties of the threaded-end assemblies tensile creep rupture and creep strain properties of the material chemical resistance resistance to biological attack effects of temperature pull-out resistance. 14.3 Visits were made to installations in progress to assess the practicability of installation and ease of construction of the system and to witness pull-out resistance testing. 14.4 Assessment of case studies relating to existing sites where the product has been successfully used including: reinforcement of brick railway tunnel, Conisbrough tunnel refurbishment masonry retaining wall scheme, Nant Ffrancon A5 trunk road wall reinforcement sea wall reinforcement, Chatham Docks.

Additional Information
The quality management systems of Weldgrip Geotechnical has been assessed against BS EN ISO 9001 : 2000 by UK Certification Authority for Reinforcing Steels (CARES) (Certificate No 1133).

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Conditions of Certification
15 Conditions
15.1 This Certificate: relates only to the product/system that is named and described on the front page is granted only to the company, firm or person named on the front page no other company, firm or person may hold or claim any entitlement to this Certificate is valid only within the UK has to be read, considered and used as a whole document it may be misleading and will be incomplete to be selective is copyright of the BBA is subject to English law. 15.2 Publications and documents referred to in this Certificate are those that the BBA deems to be relevant at the date of issue or re-issue of this Certificate and include any: Act of Parliament; Statutory Instrument; Directive; Regulation; British, European or International Standard; Code of Practice; manufacturers instructions; or any other publication or document similar or related to the aforementioned. 15.3 This Certificate will remain valid for an unlimited period provided that the product/system and the manufacture and/or fabrication including all related and relevant processes thereof: are maintained at or above the levels which have been assessed and found to be satisfactory by the BBA continue to be checked as and when deemed appropriate by the BBA under arrangements that it will determine are reviewed by the BBA as and when it considers appropriate remain in accordance with the requirements of the Highways Agency. 15.4 In granting this Certificate, the BBA is not responsible for: the presence or absence of any patent, intellectual property or similar rights subsisting in the product/system or any other product/system the right of the Certificate holder to manufacture, supply, install, maintain or market the product/system individual installations of the product/system, including the nature, design, methods and workmanship of or related to the installation the actual works in which the product/system is installed, used and maintained, including the nature, design, methods and workmanship of such works. 15.5 Any information relating to the manufacture, supply, installation, use and maintenance of this product/system which is contained or referred to in this Certificate is the minimum required to be met when the product/system is manufactured, supplied, installed, used and maintained. It does not purport in any way to restate the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974, or of any other statutory, common law or other duty which may exist at the date of this Certificate; nor is conformity with such information to be taken as satisfying the requirements of the 1974 Act or of any statutory, common law or other duty of care. In granting this Certificate, the BBA does not accept responsibility to any person or body for any loss or damage, including personal injury, arising as a direct or indirect result of the manufacture, supply, installation, use and maintenance of this product/system.

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