High elastic stiffness
Maintains confinement and structural response under repeated heavy and dynamic loading.
Military and emergency infrastructure must perform when time, access and resources are limited. Reliable roads, airfields, staging areas and protective earthworks are essential for moving personnel, relief teams, heavy vehicles, equipment and supplies during operations, disasters and recovery.
These projects often begin on weak or damaged ground, under severe weather and with restricted access to imported aggregate, specialized equipment and skilled labor. The solution must be fast to mobilize, practical to install and durable enough for repeated heavy use.
For defense and emergency decision-makers, ground performance directly affects mobility, response time, supply continuity, safety, asset protection and recovery cost.
Neoloy® Tough-Cells provide 3D mechanical soil stabilization and pavement reinforcement for rapid, heavy-duty infrastructure. Folded sections are transported compactly, expanded at the site and filled with project-approved local granular soil, sand, aggregate or recycled material.
The confined layer distributes loads over a wider area, improves bearing capacity and maintains compaction over weak ground. This helps crews construct or restore reliable access with less imported material, shallower structural layers and simpler logistics than conventional excavation and replacement.
For military and emergency projects, Neoloy® Tough-Cells can help:
Neoloy® Tough-Cells are manufactured from Novel Polymeric Alloy – NPA, with engineering properties suited to heavy loading, rapid deployment and long-term military and emergency infrastructure:
Maintains confinement and structural response under repeated heavy and dynamic loading.
Supports long-term dimensional stability and limits loss of cell geometry over the design life.
Resists hoop stresses as vehicle, aircraft and equipment loads transfer through the confined layer.
Supports deployment under water exposure, UV, chemicals, temperature extremes and demanding field conditions.
Creates stable working platforms for encampments, logistics hubs, storage yards, fuel or equipment areas and temporary support facilities.
Supports rapid repair or temporary replacement of damaged roads, railways, ports and access routes needed for aid, fuel, supplies and reconstruction.
Provides reinforced foundations and earth-retention structures for barriers, berms, protected facilities, security fences and asset protection.
Stabilizes slopes, channels, levees, flood walls, coastlines and damaged earthworks while supporting erosion control and long-term recovery.
Increase bearing capacity by approximately 165%, depending on subgrade conditions, loading and design.
Reduce aggregate or structural infill requirements by up to approximately 70%.
Reduce asphalt-layer requirements by up to approximately 35% in suitable pavement designs.
Create a thinner reinforced pavement structure while maintaining compaction and heavy-load performance.
Construct or restore roads, runways and working platforms within days where site access and resources allow.
Support deployment across severe climates, with documented service-temperature guidance from approximately -60°C to +60°C.
Reduce construction time by up to approximately 50%, depending on project scope and field conditions.
Transport compact folded sections and use local crews, equipment and infill to reduce supply-chain dependence.
Reopen or establish roads, airfields, platforms, ports and staging areas quickly for military, relief and reconstruction operations.
Reduce costs by limiting imported aggregate, thick pavement layers, excavation and subgrade replacement.
Reduce rutting, settlement and material degradation to limit maintenance interventions and operational disruption.
Use project-approved local granular soils, sand, recycled masonry or recycled asphalt as structural infill.
Lower aggregate demand by up to approximately 70%, reducing quarrying and imported-material requirements.
Lower asphalt-layer quantities by up to approximately 35% where supported by the pavement design.
Reduce material transport, excavation, disposal, fuel use and construction-equipment demand.
Improve confinement and maintain compaction to support longer-lasting infrastructure with lower maintenance demand.
A secure, all-weather transport route was required in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, to connect British Army patrol bases and support local communities. The 7.6 km route had to cross desert sand, irrigated fields, canals and a 300 m-wide wadi, while aggregate costs and security risks severely constrained conventional road construction.
The British Army Royal Engineers constructed Route TRIDENT using Neoloy® Tough-Cells filled primarily with locally excavated soil. The reinforced base distributed vehicle loads laterally, reduced stress on the sandy and waterlogged subgrade, and limited imported aggregate to the wearing course.
Project value delivered
View UK Royal Engineers Route TRIDENT Case Study
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