SOIL

REINFORCEMENT

Miragrid® Geogrids
for Soil Reinforcement

TenCate Geosynthetics develops and produces APPLICATIONS

materials that function to increase performance, Miragrid® geogrids can be used in most MSE
reduce costs and deliver measurable results by applications for soil reinforcement including
working with our customers to provide advanced internally reinforced soil walls, segmental
solutions. retaining wall reinforcement, steep reinforced
Miragrid® XT
slopes, and reinforcement in a variety of landfill
The Difference Miragrid® Geogrids Make: applications including potential voids bridging Certain fill placement procedures may require
and veneer stability. When a project specifies for the reinforcement to be held in place by stakes,
• High long-term design strengths (LTDS). long-term design strength for structure stability sandbags, or fills, as directed by an engineer.
Miragrid® geogrids have more than 230,000 A razor blade, sharp knife or scissors may be
use Miragrid® geogrids.
hours of tension creep testing performed
used to cut the geogrid. Fill placement should
at an independent test laboratory. Credible,
INSTALLATION GUIDELINES follow the standard practice, or as defined in the
dependable long-term strength assured.
Before placing Miragrid® geogrids, the surface project specifications or directed by the Engineer.
• Cost effective. Creep resistant polyester fibers
should be cleared of all debris and the foundation Care should be taken to prevent wrinkles and/or
provide higher allowable tensile strength,
base proofrolled. The grids should be rolled out, slippage of reinforcement during fill placement
minimizing the required number of geogrid
cut to length, thus eliminating field connections and spreading.
layers. Wide rolls significantly reducing
placement time, lowering cost. and laid at the proper elevation, location and
orientation. Since geogrids vary in strength with These guidelines serve as a general basis for installation.
• Light weight, easy to handle. Detailed instructions are available from your TenCate
No sharp edges. roll direction, Miragrid ® geogrids should be laid representative.
in the direction of main reinforcement.
• Flexible, tough. Minimizes movement of
soil structure.
After rolling out, the geogrid should be
• Custom fabrication. Rolls fabricated to meet
tensioned by hand until it is taut, free of
your specific project requirements.
wrinkles, and lying flat. Adjacent geogrid rolls may
• Miragrid® geogrids provide the widest
be butted together side-by-side without overlap.
strength range, and are the highest strength
Splices in the main reinforcement direction should
be avoided.
Miragrid® Geogrids
for Soil Reinforcement

Property Test Method Units 2XT5 3XT5 5XT5 7XT5 8XT5 10XT5 20XT5 22XT5 24XT5

PET PET PET PET PET PET PET PET PET

Polymer – –
(coating) (PVC) (PVC) (PVC) (PVC) (PVC) (PVC) (PVC) (PVC) (PVC)

lbs/ft 2000 3500 4700 5900 7400 9500 13705 20559 27415
Tensile Strength @ ASTM D6637
Ultimate (Method B) (kN/m) (29.0) (51.1) (68.6) (86.1) (108.0) (138.6) (200.0) (300.0) (400.0)
(MARV)1
Creep Reduced ASTM D5262/ lbs/ft 1389 2431 3264 4097 5139 6597 9517 14277 19038
Strength2 D6992 (kN/m) (20.3) (35.5) (47.6) (59.8) (75.0) (96.3) (138.9) (208.3) (277.8)

Long Term Design lbs/ft 1203 2104 2826 3547 4449 5712 8240 12361 16483
Strength3 (kN/m) (17.5) (30.7) (41.2) (51.8) (64.9) (83.3) (120.2) (180.4) (240.5)

Packaging Units 2XT5 3XT5 5XT5 7XT5 8XT5 10XT5 20XT5 22XT5 24XT5

ft 4x50 6x150 12x150 6 12 6 12 6 12 6 12 12 12 12 12

Roll Width
(1.2) (1.8) (3.6) (1.8) (3.6)(1.8) (3.6) (1.8) (3.6) (1.8) (3.6) (3.6) (3.6) (3.6) (3.6)
(m)
50 150 1000 150 300 1000 150 300 1000 200 300 1000 200 300 1000 200 1000 200 1000 200 200 1000
Roll Length ft
(15) (46) (305) (46) (91) ( 305) (46) (91) ( 305) (61) (91) ( 305) (61) (91) ( 305) (61) ( 305) (61) ( 305) (61) (61) ( 305)
(m)
25 50 109 115 115 670 135 135 831 130 179 846 140 205 975 255 1235 360 1725 470 595 2840
Estimate Roll Weight lbs
(11) (23) (49) (52) (52) (304) (61) (61) (376) (58) (81) (383) (64 (93) (442) (116) (559) (163) (781) (213) (270) (1287)
(kg)

22 100 109 200 200 1333 200 200 1333 200 267 1333 200 267 1333 267 1333 267 1333 267 267 1333
Area yd2
(18) (84) (167) (167) (167) (1114) (167) (167) (1114) (168) (220) (1114) (168) (220) (1114) (220) (1114) (220) (1114) (220) (220) (1114)
(m2)
1
Minimum Average Roll Values (MARV) shown above are based on QC Testing per a defined lot not to exceed 12 months. Testing Frequency follows ASTM D4354, Table 1.
2
75-year design life based on NTPEP Report REGEO-2016-01-[TenCate-Miragrid® XT].
3
Long Term Design Strength for Type 3 Backfill (Sand, Silt, Clay). RFCR = 1.44, RDID = 1.05, RFD = 1.10
4
Note: Values shown for Miragrid 2XT® are both machine and cross-machine direction. Values for other Mirafi® products are machine direction only.
5
Available in various roll widths and roll lengths.

Miragrid® Geogrids Typical Applications

Veneer Reinforcement Retaining Wall Steepened Slope

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