“This 3D network did more than just hold the soil in place; it physically transformed those mushy dredged spoils into a high-capacity platform capable of supporting 100-ton machines and rows and rows of heavy container stacks.”

Practical Engineering article · Aug 3 · Practical Engineering explains geocells strengthening Port of Long Beach

“There aren't many more difficult paving challenges than a container terminal. You have constant heavy traffic of cranes, forklifts, and yard trucks, and the local fill materials that are available are junk: soft, water-logged silt scraped from the bottom of the ocean that has the structural integrity of a cake in the rain.”

Practical Engineering article · Aug 3 · Practical Engineering explains geocells strengthening Port of Long Beach

“Soil can't just disappear under a vertical load, it doesn't crush like concrete or bend like a steel beam. Instead, it shears.”

Practical Engineering article · Aug 3 · Practical Engineering explains geocells strengthening Port of Long Beach