Medusoil applied its flagship biomineralization product on a slope adjacent to a train platform of the Swiss Railways in the canton of Fribourg. The goal was to naturally increase the calcification content via a combination of minimally invasive injections and spraying techniques to ultimately mitigate the continuous erosion of the slope.
Application in two steps:
(i) Injection via 17Â mm-diameter drills (opened with light, handheld equipment) to saturate the mass and identify potential fissures.
(ii) Surface percolation over an area of 45 m² for additional mineralization.
Works concluded within a week. A year after the application, calcification is omnipresent on the slope. Pocket penetrometer measurements indicate the residual cohesion as follows:
| Zone | Cohesion (kPa) |
|---|---|
| Fully eroded sand | 5–9 |
| Weakly cemented zone | < 20 |
| Bio-cemented zones | > 70 |
During design and monitoring, Medusoil deployed an advanced GIS system combined with LiDAR to detect movements and soil mass loss over time. This approach offers a fast, cost-effective way to track the evolution of the digital terrain model down to the millimeter scale.
For more information:
Send us an inquiry for your projects and ask for a quotation at:
Nicolas Hermant
Technical Sales Executive
nicolas@medusoil.com
076 844 17 41
