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MSE Walls, Arches, and other Retaining Wall Systems for Mining Infrastructure
Mining operations require structural systems capable of supporting intense mechanical, geotechnical, and environmental loads. Retaining walls, MSE systems, precast tunnels, and engineered arches must sustain conditions such as heavy haul truck traffic, dynamic vibrations, chemical [...]
Lightweight Backfill for Geoquest Retaining Wall Systems: Reinforced Earth® and T-Wall®
Why Use Lightweight Backfill? There are several solutions for accommodating poor foundation soil and expected settlement when designing MSE and modular retaining walls. Reinforced Earth® MSE and T-WALL® Precast Modular Retaining Walls have been [...]
Bringing Art to MSE Walls: Reinforced Earth as a Canvas
Reinforced Earth Canvas Walls Art has the power to transform public spaces and bring communities together. Over the years, several talented artists have used Reinforced Earth walls as a canvas to create stunning murals. [...]
NEWS
GeoStrap® Soil Reinforcement Now Produced in USA
Geoquest USA now proudly offers the only geosynthetic MSE strip soil reinforcement manufactured in America! Congratulations to our Synthetex team at our Toccoa, GA facility for achieving the PEAS (NTPEP) approval. With this milestone, we [...]
Reinforced Earth is Now Geoquest
We Are Geoquest: A New Name for the Same Trusted Team For the past 54 years in the United States, we’ve been known as The Reinforced Earth Company—a name synonymous with innovation and engineering [...]
Geoquest announces the acquisition of Synthetex
As of September, 2023, Synthetex® (Atlanta, Georgia) has been acquired by Geoquest (formerly Terre Armée) and will remain an independently managed company under Geoquest USA, Inc. (formerly The Reinforced Earth Company USA). With nearly [...]
GLOBAL NEWS
- Geoquest.design, your new online preliminary design platform is now available April 3, 2026
- Reinforced Earth walls for a key crushing facility in Peru March 24, 2026
- Riverbank erosion control along the Ganga River with TechRevtment March 17, 2026
- Diversity, equity and inclusion at Geoquest March 9, 2026
- Branesti link road overpass with Reinforced Earth retaining walls March 3, 2026
- GeoTrel solution in Machu Picchu February 24, 2026
- Reinforced Earth structures in Loma Cová, Panama February 3, 2026
- Terre Armée is now Geoquest! February 2, 2026
- Integrated Geosynthetic solutions for mining infrastructure December 17, 2025
- Reinforced Earth wall delivered for Ihnetal Bridge December 9, 2025
