1963 | Patent filing for the Reinforced Earth concept First structure in Pragnère (France) |
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1968 | Creation of the company "La Terre Armée" First true abutment in Strasbourg (France) First great structures on the A53 motorway in France |
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1970 | Patent filing for the cruciform shaped concrete panel Creation of the the first subsidiary outside France: "Reinforced Earth" in Canada |
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1971 | Creation of "The Reinforced Eearth Company" in the USA | |
1972 | Creation of "Tierra Armada" in Spain | |
1977 | First industrial slot storage structure (USA) | |
1979 | Publication, in France, of the recommendations and standard of practices for Reinforced Earth structures (SETRA) | |
1988 | Launching of a wire mesh facing (TerraTrel) | |
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1989 | Launching of TechSpan® precast concrete arch system (in Spain and Canada) | |
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1992 | More than 10 million sqm of Reinforced Earth walls have been built in the world | |
1998 | Terre Armée Internationale became part of the Freyssinet Group and thus widens its products range with the Freyssisol system, a soil reinforcement process based on geosynthetic materials | |
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2005 | Launching of the GeoMega® system | |
2006 | Creation of "Reinforced Earth India" | |
2008 | Acquisition of Slaton Brothers and AFS in the USA | |
2010 | More than 40 million sqm of Reinforced Earth walls have been built in the world | |