Ground Stabilisation for buildings and infrastructure

Geobear provides fast, non-intrusive ground stabilisation solutions using a specialist geopolymer resin. We have teams located throughout the UK and Ireland to deliver stabilisation schemes within days.

If you own a structure or asset that has suffered from movement, Geobear can stabilise the ground beneath the asset or foundations. We inject a geopolymer resin into the ground that expands stabilising the soils and preventing further movement.

The specialist technology was invented by Geobear 40 years ago and has been used at 200,000 sites around the world.

What is Soil Stabilisation?

Ground stabilisation or soil stabilisation is the process of making changes to the soil to improve its ability to bear weight and to increase its tensile strength. This creates a more reliable basis for building and construction works and can remedy issues within the earth and subsoils causing problems.

There are various different methods of soil or ground stabilisation available. The most modern and effective type, used by Geobear, is geopolymer resin injection.

Stabilisation Through Resin Injection

Our injection solution for ground, earth and soil stabilisation is a controlled process whereby geopolymer resin is injected into the ground to prevent movement, without raising any of the existing slabs or structures.

The stabilisation process uses resin injected at points beneath a slab, pad or foundation, where it expands to fill any voids in underlying soils and compact any existing made ground. This high-precision technique is used under properties, roads, railways, airports and ports.

Geobear Capabilities

Engineered solutions

Every resin injection stabilisation project we do is designed by our engineering team. Depending on the ground type and foundation, we choose a specific slow-expanding resin for each site, the scheme is designed by our chartered engineers to ensure its fit for purpose. View our CAPABILITY MATRIX.

To achieve precision control, we set up multiple monitoring systems to ensure no more than 0.5mm of resistance on the slab or floor. Fundamentally, this precision control measures a lateral lift far too small for the eye to see which indicates that the ground beneath has been stabilised and your building is now safe.

The wet resin is absorbed by the surrounding soil and the two bind together. The resin then expands as it dries and then fills the void. This is a much faster process than the concrete underpinning.

If soil subsidence is the main cause of your foundation woes, then resin injection is the far superior option, because of the way it binds with the soil. Concrete only adds mass to the existing foundation.

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Once your foundation has been stabilised by Geobear, you can rest assured that your building is completely safe from sinking damage.

For more information on how Geobear could make your property safe from subsidence, get in touch today on 0800 084 3503 and talk to our expert team or fill out the contact form below.

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