What is a piled embankment?
A piled embankment consists of a field on piles, with on top of that an embankment. The bottom section of the embankment is composed of a granular material and reinforced with one or more geosynthetic layers. The embankment can be raised with sand or granular material. The piled embankment is finished with a road or a railroad construction.
Within the granular layer, a kind of arche occurs.. The load is transferred through these arches. This phenomenon is called arching.
Construction of roads or railroads with a piled embankment is far faster than many other techniques. A piled embankment is also a good solution:
Please find a list of Dutch piled embankmentsĀ hereĀ .