Boddingtons' Bodcell™ cellular
confinement system is the perfect solution for tree
root protection where a road or driveway is required
whilst preventing soil compaction and protecting
tree roots.
RC Taylor have installed Bodcell™ as a tree
root protection system at a development in Crouch,
Kent. The access route to the new housing development
required the construction of a roadway which crossed
over an area where tree roots were close and at surface
level. In order not to damage the roots, Bodcell™ was
specified with the dual purpose of offering a strong
stable base for the access routes whilst protecting
tree roots.
Bodcell™ cellular confinement system ensures
that downward forces by vehicles are spread laterally
reducing loads on the underlying soils. Without the
cellular system, the surface would become compacted
and rutted with the forces pushing downwards damaging
the tree roots and possibly killing the trees.
Bodcell™ was installed onto the level surface
on top of a geotextile. The cells were filled with
a type 1 road stone and compacted flat. A geotextile
and binding layer were installed on top of the cells
and the surface finished with small angular gravel.
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