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      Embankment on soft soil, Mauritius Island

      Mauritius Island, Soreze

      The new A1-M1 Link Road crosses soft soil areas. Under the future access ramps to the bridge closed to Soreze, several geotechnical investigations have demonstrated that the bearing capacity was extremely low. To ensure the stability of the
      embankment, a basal reinforcement using a geosynthetic had to be realized.

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