ASTEC Active Anchors have been installed by Franki Foundations & Atlas Foundations for stabilizing excavation works of the Bagneux station (Metro M4 extension and future M15), in the North of Paris. The solution has been approved for this project by engineering consulting firm SYSTRA.
ASTECアクティブアンカー are the preferred solution for subway stations works as Tunnel Boring Machine and standard earth-moving equipment can simply cut anchors’ FRP tendons at any stage, removing all needs of unreliable anchors pull out.
After numerous successful projects in the Middle East, this was the first time ASTEC Active Anchors were installed in Europe.