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Construction of Slope Stabilization at Railway yard at Sumber Station, Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project (USBRL) Indian Railways, Jammu & Kashmir, India
Geoquest India proposed a unique solution of GeoTrel® system along with TerraLink® wall, to create an Integrated Innovative Engineering Solution for the client that is for more economical, safe, and aesthetic than any other conventional retaining structure. TerraLink® proved to be a unique innovation in reinforced soil structures, offered a safe, economical, and [...]
Construction of ArmaGreen® and Geotrel® Systems for road Widening, Solan, Himachal Pradesh
Widening and strengthening the road from Solan to Shimla could ease traffic congestion and boost tourism. However, any conventional retaining structure was unfeasible at such heights. Retaining such huge amounts of soil required proper reinforcement. M/s Airef Engineering Pvt. Ltd. assigned the construction of the Reinforced Earth® Wall to Geoquest India, which built [...]
GeoStrap® reinforcements, now certified by RTS for an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)
In October 2021, the Building Information Foundation RTS approved the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) of our GeoStrap® reinforcement, manufactured by our subsidiary Geoquest India. This document gathers information on the environmental impact of a product according to international standards. The certification covers the whole life cycle analysis for the product from cradle to grave [...]
Geoquest India builds the world’s tallest Reinforced Earth® structure
Download In September 2011, the town of Tindharia located in West Bengal, India experienced a massive landslide following an earthquake and heavy rainfall. The landslide significantly affected three locations – S1 (Height 34.9m), S2 (Height 102.8m) and S3 (Height 38.7m) – resulting in the collapse of a [...]
World-record bund test confirms Geoquest’s capacity to innovate, leadership in soil-structure interaction
Reinforced Earth® rockfall bund withstands impact of 5000 KJ Three years of research subjected to a few seconds of truth The excitement was palpable at the Montagnole rockfall test site near Lyon, France on June 16. Three years of collaborative research combining the expertise of Geoquest and Gustave Eiffel University (formerly [...]
TerraLink®solution to stabilize slope and widen road
In the last quarter of 2018, cyclone Titli took a toll on Odisha state, located on the east coast of India. It caused severe damages including landslides in various locations on National Highway 59. Near Daringbadi - a tourist destination about 200 km away from the state capital Bhubaneshwar - the existing [...]
New name,
Proven expertise,
Diverse solutions.
Geoquest is the continuation of Terre Armée.
We are opening a new chapter of our history with a unified identity, Geoquest, that embodies our expertise in geotechnical engineering and the constant pursuit of innovative solutions.
A new name, more coherent with
our diverse solutions: from reinforced structures to geosynthetics and geohazards protective solutions, we have forged an unrivalled level of expertise and experience to complete a wide range of challenges.
RETAIN, CROSS, PROTECT, STRENGTHEN
Our technical solutions are defined by four functions corresponding to the application: Retain, Cross, Protect, Strengthen. Retain: As the inventors of Reinforced Earth® and leaders in the soil reinforcement sector, we offer solutions for all retaining projects. Cross: Our customised crossing solutions are used to build bridge abutments, and bridges and tunnels under backfill. Protect: Our solutions help protect people, infrastructure, and the environment from natural and industrial hazards. Strengthen: Our engineered solutions help improve foundation of soil using high strength, low modulus proprietary Geosynthetics for Basal Reinforcement applications, bi-axial geogrids and woven geotextiles for Ground Stabilization applications alongside improvement of drainage systems with low creep, low intrusion and low deformation drainage geocomposites.
